Three Cup Chicken
Chicken braised down with sesame oil, soy sauce and rice wine until sticky, finished with basil.
Prep
10 min
Cook
30 min
Total
40 min
Serves
4
Per serving
524 kcal
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Instructions
Step 1: Fry the sliced fresh ginger and whole garlic cloves in the sesame oil until golden.
Step 2: Add the chicken thighs and brown them well on all sides.
Step 3: Pour in the light soy sauce, Shaoxing wine and sugar with the dried red chillies.
Step 4: Cover and braise until the chicken is cooked through and the sauce reduces to a sticky glaze.
Step 5: Stir through the Thai basil off the heat so it just wilts.
Ingredients
Quantities update automatically for 4 servings.
- 800 gChicken thighs — cut into chunks
- 60 mlSesame oil
- 60 mlLight soy sauce
- 120 mlShaoxing wine
- 40 gFresh ginger — sliced
- 8 clovesGarlic — whole
- 1 ½ tbspSugar
- 2 wholeDried red chillies
- 25 gThai basil
Nutrition
Nutrition per serving, calculated from the ingredient list. Not yet reviewed.
- Calories
- 524 kcal
- Protein
- 39.9 g
- Carbohydrates
- 12.5 g
- Fat
- 31.3 g
- Saturated fat
- 6.6 g
- Fibre
- 0.8 g
- Sugar
- 6.7 g
- Sodium
- 1093 mg
These figures are estimates for general information only and are not medical or dietary advice.