Three Cup Chicken - San Bei Ji

Author: Anita Jacobson

Categories: Main Dish

Cuisines: Chinese

Ingredients: Chicken

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 15 mins

Total Time: 45 mins

Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 1 chicken, cut into 8 pieces
• 10 cloves garlic, peeled and bruised
• 1 inch ginger, cut into 6 slices
• 2 scallion, cut into 2 inches length, separate the white parts from the green parts
• 2 tablespoon sesame oil
• 2 tablespoon Chinese wine (e.g. Shao Xing Hua Tiao Jiu)
• 2 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon sweet soy sauce
• 1 cup water
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon Chinese wolfberry fruit (Chinese: gou gi zi), soaked in water for at least 10 minutes.

Instructions

1. Heat sesame oil in a pot and stir fry garlic, ginger and white part of scallions until fragrant, about 2-3 minutes.
2. Add chicken pieces and stir fry until no longer pink, about 2-3 minutes each side.
3. Add Chinese wine, soy sauce, sweet soy sauce, water, and sugar. Mix evenly and bring to a boil. Cover the pot with a lid and simmer for 6 minutes or until chicken pieces are fully cooked.
4. Add the green parts of the spring onion and the wolfberry fruit. Cook another 2-3 minutes until the sauce is reduced.