How to make 3 cups chicken at home

3 cups chicken - . Today I am sharing this 3 cups chicken! A quick and easy dinner that is ready in under 30 minutes! A true and authentic Taiwanese three cup chicken calls for basil leaves, the soul of the dish that lends an exotic aroma. Some fry the chicken before braising it, use more oil, less wine, different blends of soy sauce. Three Cup Chicken--regardless of whether or not you've heard of it, you'll definitely like it. It's hard not to--it's just that tasty. I developed this recipe with the help of my grandma, and thus.

Three cups chicken is originated from the province of Jiangxi in China. Legend has it that it was created by Wen Tianxiang who was a scholar-general in the last years of the Southern Song Dynasty. Tender chicken is braised with garlic and ginger in a sweet and savory sauce.

You can cook 3 cups chicken with 11 Ingredients and 7 steps. See the following guide!

1. 300 grams chicken.
2. 15 grams ginger.
3. 15 grams scallion.
4. 20 gram basil.
5. 1 chilli.
6. 3 pieces garlic.
7. 2 tablespoon soy sauce.
8. 2 tablespoon cooking wine.
9. 2 tablespoon sesame oil.
10. 1 tablespoon sugar.
11. 100 ml Water.

By cooking the garlic and ginger in the oil first, then adding the chicken and cooking liquid, the entire dish can be made. For my Three Cup Chicken, I like adding a little extra rice wine for the flavor and sweetness it imparts. The additional liquid allows you to cook the chicken for a bit longer, making it more tender. Stir together the soy sauce, rice wine and sugar in a bowl, pour over chicken.

1. Chop the chili, ginger, garlic and scallion as the picture below. Remove the seed of the chili if you prefer to cut down the spiciness..
2. Put the sesame oil and ginger into the pan before turn on the fire..
3. Add garlic when you can smell the ginger.
4. Add chicken and leave the side with skin facing down. Do not move it until it turns golden brown.Add chili and scallion once the chicken is golden brown on both sides..
5. Add sugar in the middle of the pan. Let it melted and caramelized. Stir fly evenly so the chicken is coated with sugar..
6. Add soy sauce. cooking wine and water. Let it boil for 10 mins until the sauce is concentrated.
7. Turn off the fire before putting basil in. Stir fly a bit before serving. Voilà ❤️.

Delicious Taiwanese-style chicken dish with its famous savory sweet three-cup sauce can be easily made with Instant Pot or on the stove. If you love Three Cup Chicken, you have to try this recipe! It's just as good (if not better than the restaurants) yet easy to make at home using organic. Originally, "three cup" refers to the equal usage of. It's a potent, salty and savory braised chicken dish with these ingredients alone, but the dish really gets its signature from the sheer volume.