Taiwanese-Style Three Cup Chicken

This chicken dish is one of the beer-lover's favorites in Taiwan. It requires three essential ingredients — soy sauce, rice wine, and sesame oil. An abundant amount of Thai basil and ginger make this chicken dish a heavenly spicy meal. Serve with noodles or rice.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 653 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ cup water
• 3 tablespoons white sugar
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• ⅓ cup soy sauce
• ½ cup dry sherry
• 2 cloves garlic, sliced
• ½ cup sesame oil
• 1 ½ pounds skinless, boneless chicken thighs, cut into chunks
• 10 slices fresh ginger
• ½ cup fresh Thai basil leaves
• 3 dried whole red chilies

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook until lightly browned on all sides, about 5 minutes. Remove chicken from the skillet and set aside.

Step 2

Heat sesame oil in the same skillet. Add ginger and garlic; cook and stir until ginger begins to brown, about 30 seconds. Stir in reserved chicken, sherry, soy sauce, water, and sugar. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until there is only 1/4 cup of liquid left in the skillet, about 20 minutes. Stir in basil and chiles; increase heat to medium and continue cooking until liquid is almost gone.