Chicken with Garlic Sauce

4.82 from 22 votes

Don't mistake this Chicken with Garlic Sauce dish with what’s on your Chinese takeout menu. This chicken and garlic sauce is 99 times better - Trust me!

Prep Time30

Cook Time5

Total Time35

Course: Chicken and Poultry

Cuisine: Chinese

Servings:

Calories: 233kcal

Author: Judy

Ingredients

For the chicken:

10 oz. chicken breast (280g; thinly sliced)
A pinch of salt
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1 teaspoon oil

For the sauce:

1 tablespoon light soy sauce
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
1 tablespoon Shaoxing wine
1 tablespoon sugar
3/4 cup chicken broth (or water)

Additional Ingredients:

2 tablespoons oil
12 dried red chilies
1 teaspoon ginger (minced)
3 cloves garlic (minced)
1 small winter bamboo shoot (outer husk peeled, thinly sliced, and then julienned)
1 cup reconstituted dried wood-ear mushrooms (julienned)
1/2 red bell pepper (thinly sliced)
¼ teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons chili oil (optional)
2 tablespoons cornstarch (mixed into a slurry with 2 tablespoons water)
1 scallion (sliced on an angle)

Instructions

Marinate the sliced chicken with salt, cornstarch, and oil. Set aside while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.
Before you start cooking, mix together the ingredients for the sauce in a small bowl. Set aside.
Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a wok over medium heat. Add the dried chilies, ginger, and garlic, and cook for a minute. Turn up the heat to high and immediately add the chicken. Stir-fry until the chicken is opaque.
Add the bamboo shots, mushrooms, and bell pepper. Cook for another 2 minutes. Add the prepared sauce, and give everything a stir. Bring to a boil. Add salt to taste, chili oil (if using), and the cornstarch slurry. Stir-fry for 30 seconds, allowing the sauce to thicken. Add the scallions, give everything a final toss, and serve with rice.

Nutrition

Chicken with Garlic Sauce by The Woks of Life. 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