Three-Cup Chicken

Name: Three-Cup Chicken
Ingredients: 1/3 cup sesame oil; 20 garlic cloves, minced (yes, twenty!); 10 slices thin fresh ginger; 2 serrano peppers, thinly sliced with seeds; 2 lbs chicken breasts or 2 lbs chicken thigh pieces, cut up into bite-size pieces; 1/3 cup soy sauce; 1/3 cup rice wine; 3 tablespoons sugar; 2 cups Thai basil; 1 cup of 1-inch sections scallion

10 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

1/3 cup sesame oil
20 garlic cloves, minced (yes, twenty!)
10 slices thin fresh ginger
2 serrano peppers, thinly sliced with seeds
2 lbs chicken breasts or 2 lbs chicken thigh pieces, cut up into bite-size pieces
1/3 cup soy sauce
1/3 cup rice wine
3 tablespoons sugar
2 cups Thai basil
1 cup of 1-inch sections scallion

Directions

1

Heat up the sesame oil in a wok or a large skillet on high heat.
2

Add garlic, ginger and serrano peppers, stir fry until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
3

Add the chicken pieces and cook until it's white in color, about 5 minutes.
4

Stir together the soy sauce, rice wine and sugar in a bowl, pour over chicken.
5

Bring to a boil, then turn down the heat to low.
6

Let cook, uncovered, until sauce thickens, about 30 minutes.
7

Turn heat back up to high and add basil and scallions, cook for another 2 minutes.
8

Serve over steamed rice.