Description
Hunan chicken is a popular Chinese-American dish made with tender pieces of chicken cooked with vegetables and tossed in a thick savory and spicy sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 pound skinless (boneless chicken breast, chopped bite size)
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 large egg (whisked)
- salt and pepper
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 clove garlic (minced)
- 1 thumb size ginger (peeled and finely chopped)
- 2 cups mix of zucchini, red bell pepper and carrot (sliced bite size)
For the sauce:
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons chili bean paste or chili paste (such as tobanjan, Sambal Oelek)
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1/4 cup low sodium chicken stock
- white ground pepper
Instructions
- In a bowl, combine egg and cornstarch and season with a little salt and pepper. Add chicken pieces and marinade for 5 minutes.
- Add all the ingredients for the sauce into a bowl and whisk until well blended.
- In a large pan over medium high heat, add 1 tbsp vegetable oil. Drop chicken pieces and cook until both sides are golden brown. Remove chicken from the pan and set aside.
- Add remaining 1 tbsp vegetable oil to the pan (still over medium high heat) and add garlic and ginger. Cook for 1 minute and add vegetables. Cook for 5 minutes.
- Return chicken to the pan and add sauce. Stir and coat vegetables and chicken for 1 minute and turn the heat off.
- Transfer to a plate or bowl and serve Hunan chicken with a side of white rice.
Notes
If you ran out or cannot find chile bean paste, substitute it for 2 tsp gochujang.
This Hunan Chicken Recipe is:
High in Vitamin A
Sambal Oelek is made of chilies with no other additives such as garlic or spices for a more simpler taste. Use this sauce to add heat to a dish without altering the other delicate flavors.
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 484
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 1216.7 mg
- Fat: 13.9 g
- Saturated Fat: 4.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 48 g
- Fiber: 11.6 g
- Protein: 39.8 g
- Cholesterol: 183.5 mg
