Ta Chien Chicken
Take a walk through the world's cuisine and make this spicy Chinese chicken! Expect the burst of flavors in your mouth, as it's piquant, sweet, and umami all at once.
Equipment
- nonstick skillet
Ingredients
Ta Chien Chicken
- 2 chicken thigh (boneless)
- 2 tbsp sunflower oil
- 1 egg white
- 2 tbsp corn starch (1 for the marinade and 1 for the sauce)
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- 1 pinch salt (or more to taste)
- 1 pinch pepper (or more to taste)
- 1 tsp ginger (fresh and minced)
- 1 tbsp celery (fresh and chopped)
- 4 cloves garlic (sliced)
- 1 tbsp Hoisin sauce
- 1 tbsp chilli sauce
- 1 cup chicken broth
Side Dishes
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch pepper
- 1 pinch chilli flakes
- 1 pinch granulated garlic
- 1 block noodles
- ½ red bell pepper
- ½ green bell pepper
- ½ zucchini
- 1 tbsp chilli-garlic oil (For serving.)
Instructions
Marinating the Chicken
- Chop the boneless chicken thighs into ½ inch cubes, and place them into a bowl. Keep in mind that sauces are already salty, so hold back when sprinkling salt and pepper.
- Add the next ingredients into the same bowl: egg white, corn starch, and soy sauce.
- Use your fingers to mix the marinade and coat the chicken evenly. Set on the side.
Chopping, Frying, and Simmering
- Mince fresh ginger and some garlic, plus chop celery stick very finely.
- In a nonstick skillet, pour sunflower or any other frying oil and heat it up to high temperature. Arrange marinated chicken and fry it quickly to crisp it up.
- A few minutes in the pan will be enough to form the crunch and adopt dark brown color. Take out the chicken.
- In the same pan golden minced garlic. Add ginger and celery, fry for 2 minutes while stirring occasionally.
- Mix up hoisin and chili sauce into the same pan and add crisped chicken.
- Give it a proper stir and combine meat and sauce well. Pour in some chicken broth, and simmer lightly. Spice more according to your taste – but test it first!
- When the broth is half reduced, mix up cornstarch in water and combine it with the sauce. Simmering will take about 10 minutes
Preparing the Sides
- While the chicken is simmering slice zucchini, red, and green bell pepper.
- Ignite a bit of vegetable oil in a skillet and fry peppers first.
- When they soften, add zucchini, salt, and pepper, and finish frying. This will take about 10 minutes.
- Boil some water and cook the noodles in it, 5 minutes is enough. Season it to taste – salt, chili, and garlic powder.
Serving
- On a plate, place the noodles first, and top them with saucy chicken and stir-fry vegetables.
- Drizzle it with chill-garlic oil and sprinkle with some chopped spring onion. Enjoy!