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Garlic Chicken

Create this mouthwatering Chinese soy and garlic chicken dish at home. A recipe from Gok Wan, this sociable meal is best tucked straight into with your hands!
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Asian, Chinese

Equipment

  • wok

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp cornflour or potato flour
  • Salt and ground white pepper
  • 4 boneless and skinless chicken thighs cut into bite-size pieces
  • Groundnut oil to shallow fry
  • 4 cloves of garlic peeled and sliced
  • 3 spring onions cut into batons
  • 2 tbsp Shaoxing rice wine or dry sherry
  • 1-2 tbsp soy sauce
  • A pinch of caster sugar

Instructions

  • Put the cornflour into a shallow bowl and season generously with salt and pepper. Dust the chicken pieces in the flour, shaking off any excess, then set aside.
  • Heat a wok over a high heat and add the oil. Once hot, add the chicken pieces and shallow fry (in batches if necessary) for 3-4 minutes, or until golden and slightly crisp on the outside and cooked through in the middle. Remove from the wok with a slotted spoon and drain on kitchen paper, then set aside. Clean out the wok.
  • Add a dash of oil to the clean wok and heat over a medium to high heat. Add the garlic and spring onions and stir-fry for 1-2 minutes, or until the garlic is tender and aromatic. Add the Shaoxing rice wine, soy sauce, sugar and a pinch of pepper. Heat through and taste, adjusting the seasoning as necessary.
  • Put the chicken back into the pan and stir it into the sauce, mixing it well with the garlic and spring onions.
  • Taste, add a little more soy or seasoning if needed, and serve.

Notes

Original recipe found in Gok Cooks Chinese