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Mongolian Chicken Recipe Video

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Mongolian Chicken stir fry loaded with the classic flavors of Mongolian sauce
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Course: Lunch, Dinner
Cuisine: Chinese
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Author :Nish Kitchen
Servings 4

Ingredients

Mongolian sauce:

  • ½ cup soy sauce
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ½ tablespoon Chinese rice wine Shaoxing rice wine (optional)
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch corn flour
  • 3 tablespoons water

Chicken Stir Fry:

  • 1 kg boneless chicken thighs cut into strips
  • ¼ cup cornstarch corn flour
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 2 teaspoon minced ginger ginger paste
  • 2 teaspoon minced garlic garlic paste
  • 4 scallions spring onions, chopped into 3 cm pieces
  • 1 teaspoon sriracha sauce
  • Chopped spring onions scallions, to garnish (optional)
  • Jasmine rice, basmati rice or noodles to serve

Instructions

Mongolian sauce:

  • Place cornstarch (corn flour) and water in a small bowl. Stir to combine. Set aside.
  • Combine together soy sauce, brown sugar, rice wine (if using) and corn flour-water mixture in a medium bowl. Set aside.

Mongolian chicken stir fry:

  • Place chicken strips in a bowl. Sprinkle with cornstarch (corn flour). Toss to coat.
  • Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon oil in a wok or large frying pan over high heat.
  • Add chicken strips. Stir fry for 5 minutes or until browned and cooked through. Fry chicken in batches if needed.
  • Remove cooked chicken from pan with a slotted spoon.
  • Remove excess oil. Reduce heat to medium.
  • Add ginger and garlic. Sauté, stirring, for a minute or until fragrant.
  • Add Mongolian sauce. Stir to combine. Simmer for 2-3 minutes or until the sauce thickens and sugar dissolves.
  • Add cooked chicken strips, sriracha sauce and scallions (spring onions). Stir fry for 2 minutes.
  • Garnish with chopped scallions (spring onions).
  • Serve with jasmine rice, basmati rice or noodles.

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Notes

    • You can add more veggies to this stir fry like broccoli, mushrooms, zucchini and bell peppers (capsicum)
    • You can substitute chicken with lamb, beef, vegetables or tofu

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 746kcal | Carbohydrates: 67g | Protein: 68g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 17g | Cholesterol: 305mg | Sodium: 2240mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 23g