Name: Mongolian Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 Servings
Cuisine: Asian

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February 17, 2026

This Mongolian Chicken recipe is the ultimate comfort food that will never let you down. Next time you are craving takeout make this. Simple, flavorful, and delicious bite-size chicken pieces, perfectly crispy from the outside and juicy from the inside tossed in a sticky, sweet, and savory sauce and garnished with crisp spring onions. Serve Mongolian Barbeque Chicken with rice, noodles, or veggie stir fry.

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Mongolian Chicken

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Ingredients

WarningWheat and 3 other allergens identified

Instructions

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Instructions

In a bowl take chicken, add salt, black pepper powder, and cornstarch, and mix everything so that the chicken pieces are well coated.

In a pan heat 2 Tablespoons of oil and fry the chicken pieces on medium flame occasionally stirring until crisp and golden on the outside and evenly cooked from the inside (3-4 min). Once done, transfer the chicken onto a plate.

Heat 1 Tablespoon of oil in a pan; add garlic and ginger, and sauté on high flame for a few seconds until garlic becomes fragrant.

Add dried red chilies and half of the cut spring onions.

Next, add the fried chicken pieces. Mix well and sauté the chicken on high flame for 1 minute.

Mix all the ingredients given under the sauce, add this to the chicken, and mix.

Make cornstarch slurry by mixing 1 teaspoon cornstarch with 1 tablespoon of water.

Add it to the chicken and cook till the sauce thickens a bit, finally add the rest of the cut spring onion and switch off the flame.

Garnished with dried red chilies, sesame seeds, and chopped green onions if you like.

Serve hot with rice and enjoy.

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Tips & Tricks (5)

Cornstarch Coating Magic 🍗
Create a light, even cornstarch coating on chicken pieces by patting them dry first and using a sifter for uniform distribution.
Sauce Thickness Control 🥢
Adjust sauce consistency by adding cornstarch slurry gradually - start with less and increase to achieve the perfect sticky texture.
Flavor Layering Technique 🌶️
Toast dried red chilies and minced garlic briefly in hot oil before adding other ingredients to unlock deep, complex flavor profiles.
Chicken Cutting Pro Tip 🔪
Cut chicken breasts against the grain into uniform 1-inch pieces to ensure even cooking and maximum tenderness.
Spring Onion Freshness Hack 🧅
Separate white and green parts of spring onions - cook whites with the dish and sprinkle raw green tops as a fresh, crisp garnish.

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Hi! I’m Christina… welcome to my kitchen! It’s so nice to meet you! I share tried and true recipes that anyone can make. I believe, if you can read, you can cook.