Are we what we remember or are we who we are remembered of? Let’s make some chili chicken that is worth being remembered of!
What is chili chicken?
Chili chicken can be a tricky dish if we are in search of a dish, we ate at a restaurant or at a party where the origin of the food couldn’t be discussed for various reasons.
At first try, chili chicken isn’t really a too complicated dish because it’s nothing else but chili and chicken. When we dig deeper into the nuances of the recipes though, there is an unfathomable bottomless pit filled with various methods, spices and herbs that all can be used to prepare the dish.
Although there is a myriad of options to choose out of, at the bottom of all, there is chili and chicken as the main defining ingredients of the dish. How we reach to it, is a different matter though.
How to prepare chili chicken?
We have two popular and simple methods that can be used to enjoy the dish, yet not barring the way from further possibilities.
Breading the chicken before immersing it in the chili sauce is probably the most popular method due to the popularity of refined grains but if we are on a diet or plan to have some other carbs with our protein intake, it’s not a necessary step at all.
Using our favorite cooking method to prepare the chicken is all that needed before bathing it in the chili sauce to create a dish, worthy of songs and unforgettable memories. If we are thoughtful enough, we can prepare more sauce than we need so we can use it with other meat, creating chili beef or pork or even fish.
Ingredients
Chicken
- 1½ lb / 600g Chicken breast
- 2 teaspoon / 10g Salt
- 1 teaspoon / 1g Black pepper (optional)
- Optional
- ¾ cup / 80g Flour
- 1 tablespoon / 15ml Cooking oil
Sauce
- 2 teaspoons / 12g Ginger
- 4 cloves / 12g Garlic
- 1 piece / 1g Chili (or to taste)
- 2 teaspoons / 10ml Sesame seed oil
- 1 cup / 250ml Water
- ½ cup / 100ml Tomato sauce
- 2 tablespoons / 30ml Soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons / 30ml Vinegar
How to make Chili chicken
Chicken
- Stripe then season the meat with salt and optional black pepper.
- We can cover the striped meat into flour if desired.
- Sear the meat on both side until golden brown, about 2 minutes each side.
- Set it aside and start making the sauce.
Sauce
- Grate or chop ginger, garlic and chili very finely.
- Pour sesame seed oil into the skillet and on medium high heat stir fry ginger, garlic and chili until golden brown, about 2 minutes.
- Add water, tomato sauce, soy sauce and vinegar. Reduce the amount of liquid until desired thickness achieved.
- Add the the chicken back.
Enjoy!
Chili Chicken Recipe
Ingredients
Chicken
- 1½ lb Chicken breast
- 2 teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Black pepper optional
- Optional
- ¾ cup Flour
- 1 tablespoon Cooking oil
Sauce
- 2 teaspoons Ginger
- 4 cloves Garlic
- 1 piece Chili or to taste
- 2 teaspoons Sesame seed oil
- 1 cup Water
- ½ cup Tomato sauce
- 2 tablespoons Soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons Vinegar
Instructions
Chicken
- Stripe then season the meat with salt and optional black pepper.
- We can cover the striped meat into flour if desired.
- Sear the meat on both side until golden brown, about 2 minutes each side.
- Set it aside and start making the sauce.
Sauce
- Grate or chop ginger, garlic and chili very finely.
- Pour sesame seed oil into the skillet and on medium high heat stir fry ginger, garlic and chili until golden brown, about 2 minutes.
- Add water, tomato sauce, soy sauce and vinegar. Reduce the amount of liquid until desired thickness achieved.
- Add the the chicken back.
Notes
Flourless chicken
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The quantity of chili is missing from the list of ingredients.
Thanks for spotting it! It’s been added now but keep in mind that there are many chili peppers out there with various level of hotness. Use your favorite chili pepper and adjust to amount needed according to taste.