Stir-Fried Chicken Cubes with Sauce
Tender chicken cubes are stir-fried with cucumber in a rich, savory sauce made from sweet bean sauce and broad bean paste.
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This quick stir-fry comes together in about 30 minutes, filling the kitchen with the aroma of sizzling aromatics and savory sauce. The tender chicken and crisp cucumber are coated in a thick, glossy glaze, making it a satisfying dish to serve over steamed rice for a simple weeknight dinner.
Ingredients
Chicken leg
1 whole
Cucumber
1/2 piece
Dried chili
6 pieces
Sweet bean sauce
1 tbsp
Broad bean paste
1 tbsp
Light soy sauce
1 tbsp
White pepper
a pinch
Cooking wine
1 tbsp
Starch
1/2 tbsp
Chicken powder
to taste
13-spice powder
a pinch
Scallion
1 small piece
Ginger
2 slices
Instructions
1
Step 1
One chicken leg
2
Step 2
Wash clean and remove the bone
3
Step 3
Cut into small pieces, add light soy sauce, white pepper, cooking wine, and starch
4
Step 4
Mix well and marinate for over ten minutes
5
Step 5
Add 1 spoonful of bean paste and 1 spoonful of sweet bean sauce to a small bowl, add a little water and mix well
6
Step 6
Dice the cucumber, mince the scallion and ginger, and cut the chili peppers into small rings
7
Step 7
Heat oil in a wok, not too much oil, add the marinated chicken cubes
8
Step 8
Stir-fry until the chicken cubes change color
9
Step 9
Add chili peppers, scallion, and ginger, stir-fry until fragrant
10
Step 10
Add chicken powder
11
Step 11
Add cucumber cubes, stir-fry for a while
12
Step 12
Pour in the sauce
13
Step 13
Stir-fry evenly until fragrant, until the sauce thickens
14
Step 14
Finished product
