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Cantonese Chicken Recipe

Aarthi
Cantonese chicken is one of the easiest chicken you could ever make. It taste delicious with rice, noodles or fried rice. It is sweet and savoury at the same time and taste so delicious. Meanwhile check my cantonese ginger pudding. This Cantonese chicken is made with chicken, ginger, garlic, onions and sauces. The chicken is stir fried with oyster sauce, soy sauce and vinegar along with some ginger, garlic and onions which adds wonderful flavour to the dish. Learn how to make delicious cantonese chicken with step by step pictures.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Main
Cuisine Chinese
Servings 4 servings
Calories 261 kcal

Equipment

  • Wok or Cooking Pot
  • Mixing Bowl

Ingredients
  

For Marinating Chicken

  • ½ kg Boneless Chicken cubed
  • 2 tablespoon Oyster Sauce
  • 1 tablespoon Dark Soy Sauce
  • 1 teaspoon Vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon Sugar
  • Salt to taste

For Making Cantonese Chicken

  • 2 tablespoon Oil
  • 2 tablespoon Garlic chopped finely
  • 2 tablespoon Ginger chopped finely
  • 1 medium Onions chopped finely
  • 1 cup Chicken Stock
  • 2 teaspoon Cornstarch
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Mix cornstarch with some water till smooth. Set aside.
  • Take chicken, soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar, salt and vinegar in a bowl and mix well. Let it marinate for few minutes.
  • Heat oil in a pan, add ginger, garlic and onions. Saute for a min. Add in the chicken and stir fry for 2 mins.
  • Pour in chicken stock and bring it to a boil. Simmer for 5 mins. Now add in cornstarch slurry which is mixed with water into this. Stir well. Cook till it is thickened as per your liking.
  • Serve over rice.

Notes

  • You can use chicken thigh instead of breast.
  • You can add in any vegetables like carrots, bok choy, cabbage and more.
  • Always taste and adjust the seasonings and sauces.
  • Cantonese dishes has sweet taste to it, so sugar is important. If you want to skip sugar, you can use honey or brown sugar instead.

Serving & Storage

Cantonese chicken taste great with steamed rice, It taste delicious with rice, noodles or fried rice. Cooked leftover chicken can be stored in fridge upto 2 to 3 days. Reheat when serving. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 261kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 29gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.04gCholesterol: 82mgSodium: 730mgPotassium: 611mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 40IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 26mgIron: 1mg
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