Mongolian Chicken Recipe

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: low-sodium soy sauce

💰Cheaper: tamari

Low-sodium soy sauce reduces sodium intake.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Honey adds natural sweetness with fewer calories.

chicken breast

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Tofu offers a plant-based option, while thighs are more economical.

sesame oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil provides healthy fats with a milder flavor.

Cut chicken breasts into large thin slices.

Add garlic salt, cherry, and egg white to the chicken and mix thoroughly by hand.

Mix in cornstarch and stir fry oil, then let marinate at room temperature for 20 minutes.

Prepare other ingredients: cut green onions into long thin strips, mince garlic, and measure crushed red pepper.

For the sauce, mix hot water with hoisin sauce, soy sauce, rice vinegar, and hot chili oil.

To thicken the sauce, mix cornstarch with a little water until dissolved.

Cook marinated chicken in boiling water for 30 seconds until opaque, then drain and set aside.

Wipe out the wok, heat on high, and add peanut oil.

Add green onions and crushed red pepper, stir-fry for 30 seconds.

Add minced garlic and stir-fry for another 30 seconds.

Add the chicken and sauce to the wok and bring to a boil.

Add the cornstarch mixture to thicken the sauce, then remove from heat and serve.

Cooking Techniques

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