3 cups Chicken (三杯鸡)
3 cups Chicken (三杯鸡)

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The name three cup chicken (三杯鸡) comes from the three key ingredients in the recipe: Sesame oil. A true and authentic Taiwanese three cup chicken calls for basil leaves, the soul of the dish that lends an exotic aroma and minty nuance to the taste. Traditionally, three cup chicken is made with an entire chicken, carved-up, bone-in, and skin-on.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook 3 cups chicken (三杯鸡) using 9 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make 3 cups Chicken (三杯鸡):
  1. Take Chicken legs (cut into pieces)
  2. Get 4 tbsp sesame oil
  3. Get 4 tbsp shao xing wine (GF)
  4. Take 4 tbsp soya sauce (GF)
  5. Make ready 10 slices ginger (thinly sliced)
  6. Take 4 gloves garlic (whole)
  7. Prepare 10 basil leaves
  8. Make ready 2 red chilies (sliced)
  9. Prepare 2 tbsp white sugar

Legend has it that it was created by Wen Tianxiang who was a scholar-general in the last years of the Southern Song Dynasty. He created the chicken dish by using only a cup each of rice wine, lard, and soy sauce. Three Cups Chicken (San Bei Ji; 三杯鸡) is a popular chicken dish in Taiwanese cuisine. The name is catchy and fancy - in layman terms, it is basically chicken simmered in the trio combination of sesame oil, soy sauce and Chinese wine.

Instructions to make 3 cups Chicken (三杯鸡):
  1. In a large pot, add sesame oil and ginger in cook for another 10 mins.
  2. In another bowl, marinate chicken with soya sauce.
  3. Add garlic and white part of spring onion into the pot cook for about 2 mins.
  4. Reduce the heat and move the ingredients in the wok to the side. add chicken in.
  5. Leave the chicken and do not move them too much, let them settle and cook for about 3 mins. Flip them to cook on both sides.
  6. Increase the heat and mix all ingredients together.
  7. Add 2 tbsp soya sauce and chilies paste (optional).
  8. Add 2 tbsp of shaoxing wine and 1 tbsp sugar.
  9. Add half cup of water in.
  10. Do not cover the lid and cook for 15 mins for the water to evaporate.
  11. Add green spring onion, cut chillies, and basil leaves in.
  12. Serve.

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