🇹🇼 Taiwan
Three-Cup Chicken, made with supermarket ingredients
The authentic flavor in three easy steps with what any supermarket sells, in metric, for students and anyone cooking far from home (serves 2).
20 min2 to wash
3 lazy steps
- 1
Cut chicken into bite-sized pieces and slice ginger, garlic, and chilies.
- 2
Heat sesame oil in a wok or pan; sear chicken until lightly browned, then add ginger, garlic, and chilies.
- 3
Add rice wine, soy sauce, and sugar; simmer until reduced, then turn off heat and stir in basil leaves.
🇹🇼 How it's eaten in Taiwan
In Taiwan, it is served hot straight from the clay pot, garnished with extra fresh Thai basil and eaten alongside steamed white rice.
Ingredients (serves 2)
- chicken thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces450 g
- sesame oil2 tbsp
- dark sesame oil2 tbsp
- Shaoxing rice wine60 ml
Swap: 60 ml dry sherry（Easy substitute・Similar depth）
- soy sauce60 ml
- sugar1 tbsp
- garlic, peeled6 cloves
- cm ginger, sliced2.5
- red chili, sliced1
Swap: 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes（No knife needed・Common staple）
- fresh Thai basil leaves250 ml
Swap: 250 ml fresh sweet basil leaves（Everyday staple・Good aromatic）
Authentic ingredients in Taiwan
- chicken thighs450 g
- sesame oil60 ml
- Shaoxing wine60 ml
- soy sauce60 ml
- sugar1 tbsp
- garlic10 cloves
- cm ginger2.5
- red chilies2
- Thai basil leaves250 ml
Optional authentic touch
Traditionally cooked and served in a hot clay pot to deepen flavor and keep it sizzling.
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