Hunan-Style Chicken

Hunan-Style Chicken

This easy chicken dish is flavored with honey, sherry, soy sauce, and Chinese bean sauce, along with fresh ginger, garlic, and scallions. Chopped dried chiles give it spice.

Preparation Time
20 mins
Cooking Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Calories
391 Calories

Recipe Instructions

Step 1
Stir together the honey, peppercorns, salt, soy sauce, and sherry in a large bowl; add the chicken and toss to coat.
Step 2
Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
Step 3
Add the ginger, garlic, red chile pepper, and green onions; cook and stir until fragrant, no more than 30 seconds. Stir in the chicken and soy sauce mixture; fry another 3 minutes. Reduce heat to low, cover. Simmer until the chicken is no longer pink in the center, 5 to 10 minutes.
Step 4
Whisk together the bean sauce, vinegar, and sesame oil in a small bowl; pour over the chicken and stir. Turn heat to high and allow to cook 1 minute. Serve immediately.
Hunan-Style Chicken
Hunan-Style Chicken
Hunan-Style Chicken
Hunan-Style Chicken

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 4 green onions, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger root
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 2 tablespoons dry sherry
  • 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
  • 6 boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into chunks
  • 1 tablespoon crumbled dried red chile pepper
  • 1 teaspoon hot bean sauce
  • 0.5 teaspoon salt

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