Onion Chicken Stir-Fry | Easy & Flavorful Chicken Recipes for Dinner

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: low-sodium soy sauce

💰Cheaper: tamari

Low-sodium soy sauce reduces sodium intake, while tamari is gluten-free.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Coconut oil is healthier with medium-chain fats, while canola is often cheaper.

chicken breast

🥗Healthier: chicken thighs

💰Cheaper: ground chicken

Chicken thighs are juicier and often less expensive than breasts.

cornstarch

🥗Healthier: arrowroot powder

💰Cheaper: flour

Arrowroot is a healthier thickening agent, while flour is more economical.

Mix 600g chicken thigh meat with 1 tbsp rice wine, 1 tsp light soy sauce, 1/4 tsp dark soy sauce, 1/8 tsp white pepper, and 1 tsp cornstarch. Marinate for 10 minutes.

Chop 350g onions, 50g green pepper, and mince 9 garlic cloves. Prepare 5 dried chili peppers.

In a bowl, mix 2 tsp light soy sauce, 1/2 tsp sugar, 1 tsp oyster sauce, and 80ml water to create a sauce.

Make a slurry by mixing 1 tsp cornstarch with 30ml water.

Heat cooking oil in a large skillet over medium heat.

Add the marinated chicken to the skillet and pan-fry until golden on one side, then stir-fry to cook both sides golden, about 5 minutes.

Add minced garlic and dried chili peppers to the skillet and stir-fry until fragrant.

Add half of the chopped onions and cook until they are slightly soft.

Pour in the prepared sauce and stir well. Cover and simmer for 3 minutes.

After 3 minutes, add the green pepper and remaining onions. Cook until the onions are slightly soft.

Add the cornstarch slurry to the skillet and stir until the sauce thickens.

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