Easy Stir-Fried Chicken With Ginger and Scallions
- ⏱ 50 minutes
- Easy
- Serves 3
- 👥 2-cook recipe
Chicken is marinated, stir-fried with ginger, scallions, onion, and garlic, and served immediately with steamed rice.
Adapted from Serious Eats.
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COOK 1COOK 2
1Mise en place
2Prepare the ginger
Julienne the 10 thin slices of ginger and prepare one...
Cut the scallions into 2-inch segments
Finely mince the garlic cloves
3Plate and serve
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COOK 2COOK 1
1Mise en place
Prep 1/2 lb chicken breast: slice about 1/8 inch thick
2Prepare the ginger
3Plate and serve
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Ingredients
- 1/2 lb chicken breast (sliced about 1/8 inch thick)
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp sugar
- 1/8 tsp ground white pepper
- 1/2 tsp Shaoxing wine
- 1/2 tsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp vegetable oil
- 1/2 tsp cornstarch
- 10 slice ginger (thin slices julienned)
- 4 scallions (cut into 2-inch segments)
- 1 medium onion (sliced)
- 3 garlic cloves (finely minced)
- steamed rice, to taste
The full plan
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1. Mise en place COOK 1
- Prep 1/2 lb chicken breast: slice about 1/8 inch thick
2. Prepare the ginger COOK 2
- Julienne the 10 thin slices of ginger and prepare one 1/4-inch-thick slice
- Cut the scallions into 2-inch segments
- Finely mince the garlic cloves
3. Marinate the chicken COOK 1
- In a large bowl, place the sliced chicken and add the salt, sugar, ground white pepper, Shaoxing wine, soy sauce, 1 teaspoon oil, and cornstarch
- Mix well and marinate for 30 minutes in the refrigerator
4. Slice the onion COOK 1
- Slice the onion
5. Heat the wok COOK 1
- Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a wok over high heat until smoking
- Add the 1/4-inch-thick slice of ginger
- Cook, stirring, for 30 seconds
- Remove and discard the ginger
🤝 Cook 2 hands over the ginger.
6. Stir-fry the chicken COOK 1
- Add the chicken
- Spread the chicken out with a spatula and cook without moving until slightly browned, about 1 minute
- Continue to cook while stirring regularly until nearly cooked through, about 2 minutes longer
- Transfer to a bowl and set aside
7. Cook the aromatics COOK 1
- Heat the remaining tablespoon oil in the wok over high heat until smoking
- Add the scallions and onion
- Season with salt and cook, stirring, until the onions are tender, another 2 minutes
🤝 Cook 2 hands over the scallions.
8. Finish the stir-fry COOK 1
- Return the chicken to the wok along with the julienned ginger and minced garlic
- Cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute
🤝 Cook 2 hands over the garlic.
9. Plate and serve BOTH
- Transfer to a serving platter and serve immediately with steamed rice
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