Beer-Braised Chopped Free-Range Chicken
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Ingredients
free-range chicken
1/2
long red chili peppers
8
Thai chili peppers
3
garlic cloves
5
ginger
1
scallion
1
beer
1 can
Instructions
1
Step 1
Heat vegetable oil with ginger slices over high heat until fragrant.
2
Step 2
Add the chopped chicken pieces.
3
Step 3
Stir-fry over high heat.
4
Step 4
Continue stir-frying until the moisture from the chicken has evaporated, then add dark soy sauce for color.
5
Step 5
Stir-fry until the chicken turns golden, then transfer everything to a pressure cooker and pour in one can of beer.
6
Step 6
Add salt to taste, cover with the lid, and pressure-cook on high heat for 15 minutes. Since this is free-range chicken, it needs the full 15 minutes; for regular feed-raised chicken, 5 minutes is enough.
7
Step 7
The pressure-cooked chicken can be eaten as is at this point.
8
Step 8
Pour the contents into a pan and reduce the sauce over high heat, then add ginger slices and garlic cloves.
9
Step 9
Add the chopped red chili peppers and stir-fry over high heat; finish with a splash of aromatic vinegar just before serving.
10
Step 10
Sprinkle with chopped scallion. Free-range chicken has a firm, chewy texture and smells fantastic!
