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Mongolian Chicken

Mongolian Chicken

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.

Author: It is a Keeper

Meal Type: Milk Free

Cuisine: Asian

Difficulty: EASY

Prep. Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Servings: 4 Servings

Calories: 375 kcal per serving

Ingredients

  • 1 lb - Chicken breasts
  • ¼ tsp - Salt
  • ½ tsp - ground black pepper
  • 1 tbsp - Cornstarch
  • 3 tablespoons - Sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp - garlic
  • ½ tbsp - ginger
  • 3–4 - Dried red chilies
  • 2 - Spring onions
  • 1 tsp - Sesame oil
  • 2 tablespoons - Hoisin sauce
  • 3 tablespoons - Dark soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons - brown sugar
  • ¼ cup - Water
  • 1 tsp - Cornstarch
  • 1 tbsp - Water

Instructions

  1. In a bowl take chicken, add salt, black pepper powder, and cornstarch, and mix everything so that the chicken pieces are well coated.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Add dried red chilies and half of the cut spring onions.
  5. Next, add the fried chicken pieces. Mix well and sauté the chicken on high flame for 1 minute.
  6. Mix all the ingredients given under the sauce, add this to the chicken, and mix.
  7. Make cornstarch slurry by mixing 1 teaspoon cornstarch with 1 tablespoon of water.
  8. 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.
  9. Garnished with dried red chilies, sesame seeds, and chopped green onions if you like.
  10. Serve hot with rice and enjoy.

Nutrition

Energy: 375 kcal | Total Fat: 23 g | Saturated: 5 g | Trans: 0 g | Unsaturated: 0 g | Cholesterol: 73 mg | Total Carbs: 15 g | Fiber: 1 g | Sugars: 9 g | Proteins: 26 g | Sodium: 925 mg | Polyunsaturated: 8 g | Monounsaturated: 9 g

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