Recipe: Appetizing 3 cups chicken

3 cups chicken. A true and authentic Taiwanese three cup chicken calls for basil leaves, the soul of the dish that lends an exotic aroma. Three Cup Chicken--regardless of whether or not you've heard of it, you'll definitely like it. It's hard not to--it's just that tasty.

Tender chicken is braised with garlic and ginger in a sweet and savory sauce. By cooking the garlic and ginger in the oil first, then adding the chicken and cooking liquid, the entire dish can be made. Three cups chicken is originated from the province of Jiangxi in China. You can have 3 cups chicken using 11 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of 3 cups chicken

1. Prepare of chicken.
2. You need of ginger.
3. It's of scallion.
4. Prepare of basil.
5. It's of chilli.
6. You need of garlic.
7. You need of soy sauce.
8. It's of cooking wine.
9. It's of sesame oil.
10. Prepare of sugar.
11. It's of Water.

Legend has it that it was created by Wen Tianxiang who was a scholar-general in the last years of the Southern Song Dynasty. Three Cup Chicken is one of the classic Taiwanese favorites! From homes to restaurants, this simple yet flavorful dish has won many hearts & tummies, young & old. Taiwanese three-cup chicken with sweet basil, rice wine, soy sauce and sesame oil is a must try braised chicken dish.

3 cups chicken step by step

1. Chop the chili, ginger, garlic and scallion as the picture below. Remove the seed of the chili if you prefer to cut down the spiciness..
2. Put the sesame oil and ginger into the pan before turn on the fire..
3. Add garlic when you can smell the ginger.
4. Add chicken and leave the side with skin facing down. Do not move it until it turns golden brown.Add chili and scallion once the chicken is golden brown on both sides..
5. Add sugar in the middle of the pan. Let it melted and caramelized. Stir fly evenly so the chicken is coated with sugar..
6. Add soy sauce. cooking wine and water. Let it boil for 10 mins until the sauce is concentrated.
7. Turn off the fire before putting basil in. Stir fly a bit before serving. Voilà ❤️.

It has a well-balanced taste with strong aroma bought by the combination of the. If you love Three Cup Chicken, you have to try this recipe! It's just as good (if not better than the restaurants) yet easy to make at home using organic. Stir together the soy sauce, rice wine and sugar in a bowl, pour over chicken. For my Three Cup Chicken, I like adding a little extra rice wine for the flavor and sweetness it imparts.

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