Chinese Ginger Garlic Chicken Recipe
Chinese ginger garlic chicken recipe with step-by-step pictures. Simple stir-fry chicken recipe from China seasoned with soy sauce, salt, white pepper powder and flavoured with ginger and garlic.
Ingredients
For Stir Frying
- 1 tablespoon Peanut Oil
- 2 tablespoon Garlic peeled & chopped finely
- 2 tablespoon Ginger peeled & chopped finely
- 2 teaspoon Sesame Seeds
For Marination
- 2 large Boneless Chicken Breast sliced thinly
- 1 teaspoon White Pepper Powder
- 1 teaspoon Salt or to taste
- 1 tablespoon Water
- 1 teaspoon Cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon Peanut Oil
For Frying Chicken
- 4 tablespoon Cornstarch
- Oil for Deep Frying
For Sauce
- 1 cup Chicken Stock
- 1 tablespoon Soy Sauce
- 1 tablespoon Rice Vinegar
- 2 tablespoon Sugar
Cornstarch Slurry
- 2 teaspoon Cornstarch
- 3 tablespoon Water
Instructions
- Slice boneless chicken breast thinly and set aside. Add Salt, White pepper powder, oil, 1 tablespoon cornstarch, water. Mix it really well and set aside for five minutes.
- Now let's make the sauce. In a small mixing bowl, take chicken stock, soy sauce, vinegar and sugar. Mix well and set aside.
- Now for frying the chicken take a wok and Heat some oil for frying. Add 4 tablespoon of cornstarch into the marinated chicken and mix well. Now Add the chicken in hot oil in batches and fry for 30 seconds on high heat. Remove it to a bowl. Now let's double fry the chicken. Reheat the oil till it is nice and hot. Add in the fried chicken and cook on high heat for 30 to 45 seconds. Remove it to a bowl and set aside.
- Mix 1 tablespoon cornstarch with 3 tablespoon water. Set aside till use. Now drain all the oil reserving just 1 tablespoon of oil in the wok.
- Now add in chopped ginger and garlic in the wok and sauté for 30 seconds. Pour in the sauce and bring it to a full boil. Add the fried chicken along with some cornstarch slurry and toss well. The cornstarch will thicken the sauce and coat the chicken beautifully.
- Serve the chicken with a sprinkle of sesame seeds with some rice or noodles.
Video
Notes
- Make sure the chicken and sliced thinly so it cooks really fast without drying when frying.
- When frying the chicken make sure the oil is really hot.
- Prepare all the ingredients in advance before you start cooking.
- Make sure you cook the dish and really high.
- You could use chicken stock powder or chicken bouillon cubes instead of fresh chicken stock.
- Instead of chicken stock you could use vegetable stock as well.
- Chicken thighs can be used instead of chicken breast but the cooking time be vary.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Chinese Ginger Garlic Chicken Recipe
Serving Size
1 servings
Amount per Serving
Calories
582
% Daily Value*
Fat
22
g
34
%
Saturated Fat
4
g
25
%
Trans Fat
0.03
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
6
g
Monounsaturated Fat
9
g
Cholesterol
148
mg
49
%
Sodium
2105
mg
92
%
Potassium
1054
mg
30
%
Carbohydrates
39
g
13
%
Fiber
1
g
4
%
Sugar
14
g
16
%
Protein
53
g
106
%
Vitamin A
72
IU
1
%
Vitamin C
6
mg
7
%
Calcium
57
mg
6
%
Iron
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.