Tai Ching Chicken Recipes

THREE-CUP CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat up the sesame oil in a wok or a large skillet on high heat.
• Add garlic, ginger and serrano peppers, stir fry until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
• Add the chicken pieces and cook until it's white in color, about 5 minutes.
• Stir together the soy sauce, rice wine and sugar in a bowl, pour over chicken.
• Bring to a boil, then turn down the heat to low.
• Let cook, uncovered, until sauce thickens, about 30 minutes.
• Turn heat back up to high and add basil and scallions, cook for another 2 minutes.
• Serve over steamed rice.

CHONGQING CHICKEN

Steps:

• Mix cooking sherry, soy sauce, cornstarch, salt and pepper for the marinade in a bowl. Add chicken pieces and set aside to marinate.
• Combine chicken stock, chile paste, soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, sugar, and cornstarch for the sauce in a bowl. Stir until well combined, add sesame seeds, and set aside.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add chile peppers and cook until they turn dark red, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from skillet and set aside.
• Add remaining 2 tablespoons oil to the skillet and fry chicken pieces until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Add cracked pepper, ginger, garlic, salt, white parts of scallions, and peanuts. Fry an additional 1 to 2 minutes. Add reserved chiles and sauce. Cook and stir until mixture has thickened or desired consistency is reached, about 5 minutes. Garnish with additional sesame seeds and green parts of scallions.

DRUNKEN CHICKEN NOODLES

Steps:

• Cook the noodles to packet instructions. Drain and refresh under cold water, drizzle 1 tablespoon peanut oil over, mixing well to stop the noodles from sticking, and set aside.
• Heat a wok over high heat and add the remaining peanut oil. Add the garlic, chiles, chili flakes and onions and stir-fry for a few seconds to release their aroma. Add the chicken thighs and stir for 2 minutes. As the chicken starts to turn brown at the edges and turn opaque, add the Shaosing rice wine.
• Add the mangetout, Romano peppers and carrots and toss together and stir well for 2 minutes. Add the noodles and toss well for 1 minute, and then season with the oyster sauce, soy sauce and fish sauce with sugar; toss well for 1 minute. Garnish with the scallions and serve immediately.

TA-CHIEN CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet or wok, heat oil over high heat. Add chicken and stir-fry for 8 minutes. Remove to a plate and reserve.
• Add peppers and celery to skillet and stir fry for 5 minutes.
• In a medium size bowl, whisk together chicken broth and cornstarch. Add soy sauce, hoisin sauce, hot sauce and ground ginger. Whisk until combined.
• Add chicken back to skillet; stir in broth mixture. Bring to a boil. Cook on medium-high heat for 2 minutes, until thickened.
• Serve immediately over cooked rice.