Simplest Chinese Garlic Chicken Recipe: Only A Few Ingredients

Garlic chicken is a dish loved by many chicken lovers. This chicken recipe is different than other chicken dish because of its bold garlic flavor with tender boneless chicken. I know many of my regular readers who like this chicken recipe. That’s why I am writing this blog.

This Chinese garlic chicken recipe is going to be easy. I will try to make this more easy by describing every step simply. It will be a 20-minute process, you can start the recipe now. So, let’s start the recipe.

Chinese Garlic Chicken Recipe Review

Before you start any recipe, you need to know important information about that recipe like calories, making time, number of servings, and many more. This is no exception. The following table contains all the information about the chicken recipe.

Course: Main Dish	Cuisine: Chinese		Difficulty: Easy
Total Time: 20 Minutes
Serving		Preparation Time	Frying Time	Calories
2 people		10 Minutes	10 Minutes	400

Chinese Garlic Chicken Recipe Utensils

This simple recipe will only need 6 utensils. All these utensils are very common. Here is a list of these utensils to complete the Chinese garlic chicken recipe.

• One Frypan
• One Stainer
• One Iron Plate
• One Chopper
• One Chopping Board
• Measuring Spoons

Ingredients Needed For Chinese Garlic Chicken Recipe

You will need 11 ingredients for this recipe. Most of these ingredients are very common and used as a seasoning. Your kitchen should also have these ingredients. Let’s see the list of these ingredients.

• Oil: 2 cups (Any cooking oil)
• Chicken: 250g (Boneless Chicken)
• Green Onion: 8-10 slices (2 inches long slice)
• Garlic: ½ cup (Chopped)
• Chinese Stock: ½ cup
• Ginger: 2 slices (Thin slice)
• White Pepper: 1 tsp
• Sesame Oil: 2 tbsp
• Cooking Wine: 2 tbsp
• Potato Sauce: 2 tbsp
• Onion: 1 cup (thick slice)

Step-by-Step Instructions For Garlic Chicken Recipe

Here are the steps of the Garlic Chicken recipe. These steps are discussed in short but each is important. So, carefully read all these steps. 

Step 1: Prepare the Ingredients

First of all, we need to prepare the main ingredients. We will start by chopping the green onion. We will chop it into 2-inch-long slices. We will also slice the ginger into thin pieces.

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Now take 2 or 3 garlic and peel them. Then chop the garlic into small pieces. We will also need onion at the end. So slice the onion into thick pieces. See the image to know what these ingredients should be like.

Step 2: Clean the Chicken

To make garlic chicken, we need boneless chicken. So, you have to carefully remove the bones from the chicken pieces. Then wash them to clean them and pat them dry.

Step 3: Deep Fry the Chicken

Now add 2 cups of oil to a frypan and heat the oil over a high flame. We will deep fry the chicken pieces in the hot oil for about 3 minutes. Flip the chicken pieces from time to time to ensure even cooking.

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After 3 minutes, add the green onion slices. Then fry them for another 2 minutes. After the fry is done, remove the chicken and green onion from the oil using a strainer.

Step 4: Prepare the Iron Plate

Heat an iron plate in an oven. This plate will be used for serving the chicken later. Make sure it’s hot enough to retain heat for the final presentation.

Step 5: Cook the Chicken with Garlic and Other Ingredients

Keep 2 tablespoons of oil in the frypan remove others and heat the oil. Then add chopped garlic to stir-fry for 1 minute. Keep an eye on the garlic so that it doesn’t turn brown for over-frying. 

Next, pour in the Chinese stock and add the ginger slices with garlic to pan. Return the fried chicken and green onions to the pan, and stir-fry everything together for about 2 minutes.

Step 6: Add Seasonings

In the middle of the fry, it is time to add seasoning. Add 1 teaspoon of white pepper, 2 tablespoons of sesame oil, 2 tablespoons of cooking wine, and 2 tablespoons of potato sauce to the frypan with the chicken.

Fry them again for a few minutes to coat the chicken with the sauce, and cook for another 2-3 minutes. This time, the cooking part will end.

Step 7: Serve on the Hot Plate

Take the heated iron plate out of the oven to serve the chicken. Arrange the thick slices of onion on the hot plate and then carefully pour the fried chicken and the garlic mixture over the onions. Now it is ready to serve hot and enjoy.

Do’s and Don’ts of The Recipe

There are key aspects of this recipe that require careful attention. Ignoring these could compromise both the taste and flavor.

• Don’t over-fry the chicken. In the image, you can see that I keep the chicken white even after frying. So, only 2 or 3 minutes is enough. Also, you have to flip the chicken pieces to ensure evenly fry. 
• Carefully handle the hot plate. Use gloves or pliers to handle it. Otherwise, it will burn your hand. 
• Fry the chopped garlic to avoid the smell of it. But you will also have to be careful about the over fry. Finally a health warning.
• You have to be careful about the calory of this recipe. As chicken is fried in deep oil, it will be a calorie dish. So remember it if you are on diet.

Chinese Garlic Chicken Recipe Nutrition Facts

As I already said, the Chinese-style garlic chicken is going to be a dish full of calories. Besides this, it will have plenty of fat and protein. More detail about the nutritional facts is described below.

• Total Fat: ~25g
  • Saturated Fat: ~4g
  • Trans Fat: 0g
  • Monounsaturated Fat: ~15g
  • Polyunsaturated Fat: ~5g
• Cholesterol: ~70mg
• Sodium: ~700mg (will vary based on Chinese stock and sauces)
• Total Carbohydrates: ~15g
  • Dietary Fiber: ~1g
  • Sugars: ~3g
• Protein: ~25g

Conclusion

All of you know that the Chinese-style Chicken with garlic is a delightful blend of flavors and textures. This is a perfect dish for a delicious and satisfying meal. But you have to serve it fresh on a sizzling hot plate.

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