Spicy Shredded Chicken

Name: Spicy Shredded Chicken
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1 piece Chicken breast; 1 Green pepper; 1 Red pepper; 1 handful Cilantro; to taste Ginger; to taste Garlic; to taste Oyster sauce; as needed Vegetable oil; to taste Starch; to taste Salt

A savory and spicy Chinese stir-fry featuring tender chicken breast, colorful green and red peppers, and aromatic cilantro. The chicken is marinated for tenderness and quickly stir-fried with ginger and garlic.

20 min

Easy

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This Spicy Shredded Chicken (Xiangla Rousi) is a quick and delicious home-style dish. It combines the soft texture of marinated chicken breast with the crispness of peppers and the unique aroma of cilantro. Perfect for a simple weeknight dinner served over steamed rice.

Ingredients

Chicken breast 1 piece

Green pepper 1

Red pepper 1

Cilantro 1 handful

Ginger to taste

Garlic to taste

Oyster sauce to taste

Vegetable oil as needed

Starch to taste

Salt to taste

Instructions

Step 1

Prepare one piece of chicken breast.

Step 2

Set aside the green peppers, red peppers, and cilantro stalks.

Step 3

Prepare all the seasonings (oyster sauce, vegetable oil, ginger, garlic, starch, salt).

Step 4

Trim the tendons and films from the chicken breast and cut into strips.

Step 5

Remove seeds and stems from the green and red peppers, cut into strips; cut the cilantro stalks into sections.

Step 6

Cut the ginger into shreds and slice the garlic.

Step 7

Add ginger, garlic, starch, and oyster sauce to the chicken breast.

Step 8

Add cooking oil.

Step 9

Mix well and marinate for 10-15 minutes.

Step 10

Pour oil into the pan, add ginger and garlic to sauté until fragrant.

Step 11

Add the marinated chicken breast.

Step 12

Use chopsticks or a spatula to separate the meat strips, stir-fry until the chicken strips change color to white.

Step 13

Add the pepper strips and cilantro stalks.

Step 14

Stir-fry until softened, add salt to taste.

Step 15

Turn off the heat and serve on a plate.