Chinese Buffet Black Pepper Chicken

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⏱ 25 mins 🍽 2 serving(s) 🏷 Healthy

Recreate a popular Chinese buffet dish in your own kitchen. This recipe features cubes of chicken, dusted in cornstarch and fried until golden, then tossed with diced onion, peas, and carrots in a rich sauce flavoured with oyster sauce, soy sauce, and both black and white pepper. It's a quick and satisfying meal, perfect served over a bed of steamed rice.

Chinese Buffet Black Pepper Chicken

Ingredients

  • 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast (or thighs)
  • 6 tablespoons cornstarch (for dusting)
  • 1 white onion, diced
  • 1 cup frozen peas and carrot
  • oil (for frying)
  • 1/4 cup oyster sauce
  • 1 teaspoon soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
  • 1 teaspoon sake or 1 teaspoon rice wine

Method

  1. Combine all the sauce ingredients in a bowl and set this mixture aside.
  2. Slice the chicken into 1/2" cubes, then coat each piece thoroughly with cornstarch.
  3. Fry the coated chicken in batches without oil until the pieces turn a golden brown colour, then transfer them to drain on paper towels.
  4. Place 1 tbsp of oil in the pan, add the diced onion and cook for a few minutes before introducing the frozen peas and carrots, stir frying for another few minutes.
  5. Pour the prepared sauce into the pan with the vegetables and warm it through, then add the cooked chicken and toss everything until the chicken is fully coated in sauce.
  6. Serve the finished dish alongside rice.
  7. Enjoy your meal.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium1494400 mg

Recipe details

CategoryHealthy
AuthorChill