Dinner for 4

Chinese Peppered Chicken

Name: Chinese Peppered Chicken
Total time: 33 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 4 tbsp reduced sodium soy sauce; 2 tbsp + 2 tsp oyster sauce; 1 tsp toasted sesame oil; 1/2 tsp baking soda; as needed kosher salt and ground black pepper (optional); 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts; 5 tbsp + 2 tsp cornstarch; 1/3 cup chicken stock or vegetable stock; 2 tbsp rice vinegar; 1 tbsp chinese cooking wine or mirin; 1 tbsp light brown sugar; 3/4 tsp freshy ground black pepper; 4 tbsp peanut oil; 1 small white onion; 2 ribs celery; 1 small bell pepper; 2 cloves garlic; 1 heaping tsp grated ginger

Cornstarch-coated chicken stir-fries with vegetables, then cooks in a savory pepper sauce until tender and fully cooked.

$1.44per serving $

33 minstart to table

4servings

Chinese Dairy-free Budget Family Dinners

Ingredients

4 tbsp reduced sodium soy sauce
2 tbsp + 2 tsp oyster sauce
1 tsp toasted sesame oil
1/2 tsp baking soda
as needed kosher salt and ground black pepper (optional)
1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts
5 tbsp + 2 tsp cornstarch
1/3 cup chicken stock or vegetable stock
2 tbsp rice vinegar
1 tbsp chinese cooking wine or mirin
1 tbsp light brown sugar
3/4 tsp freshy ground black pepper
4 tbsp peanut oil
1 small white onion
2 ribs celery
1 small bell pepper
2 cloves garlic
1 heaping tsp grated ginger

Steps

Whisk soy sauce, one tablespoon oyster sauce, sesame oil, baking soda, and two tablespoons cornstarch in a bowl, then coat the sliced chicken and rest it for 5 minutes.
Whisk the stock, remaining oyster sauce, rice vinegar, cooking wine, brown sugar, black pepper, and two teaspoons cornstarch in a small bowl.
Heat two tablespoons peanut oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat, then stir-fry the chicken for 7 to 9 minutes until it reaches 165 F.
Heat the remaining peanut oil in the skillet, then stir-fry the onion, celery, bell pepper, garlic, and ginger for 5 minutes.
Return the chicken to the skillet, add the sauce, and cook for 3 to 4 minutes until thickened and bubbling.

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