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Chinese Shredded Chicken with Spicy Sauce
This dish is a combination of shredded tender chicken mixed with a spicy sauce. The flavorful chicken goes perfect with warm rice for an easy weeknight dinner.
👥 2 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 50 min⏳ Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 35 min👤 Dana Rao📖 cookwithdana
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●bowl
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Boil water on medium heat. Add green onions, slices of ginger and cooking wine (optional). When the water is boiling, add chicken and cook for ⏱️ 20-25 minutes.
Water (for boiling chicken)5 cupsinger (slices)3 Gginger (grated)1 tablespoon
2
While the chicken is cooking, make the scallion oil. Add green onions and purple onion to 1 cup of avocado oil. Once added, then turn on the heat to medium and fry for ⏱️ 10-12 minutes.
purple onion (or 1 shallot)1/2
3
Fry onions while mixing together until they are golden (brown is OK). Make sure it is not too hot so you don’t burn the onions. Keep temperature at 285-300F.
4
Once golden, take the onions out of the oil and turn off heat.
5
The chicken should be done after ⏱️ 20-25 minutes, check with a thermometer to see if the chicken is at 165 degrees Fahrenheit. Then transfer to ice bath.
6
Shred chicken in small pieces.
7
To make the sauce, grate garlic and ginger and place in a bowl. Add sliced green onions, sesame seeds and chopped chili (optional). Heat up the scallion oil until hot and add 1/2 cup of oil in the bowl until your desired taste. Watch it sizzle. Then, add oyster sauce and soy sauce. Mix together.
garlic (grated )1 tablespooninger (slices)3 Gginger (grated)1 tablespoonsesame seeds1 teaspoonoyster sauce1 tablespoonsoy sauce1 tablespoon
8
Add the sauce in the chicken (to taste) and mix together. Garnish with sliced cucumber. You can eat right away or place in the fridge for up to one day and eat it cold!
cucumber (sliced)
Nutrition Facts
calories
1088 kcal
fat Content
113 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
2 g
sugar Content
2 g
sodium Content
790 mg
protein Content
3 g
trans Fat Content
0.4 g
cholesterol Content
2 mg
carbohydrate Content
12 g
saturated Fat Content
8 g
unsaturated Fat Content
103 g
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