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Taiwanese-Style Three Cup Chicken

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"One of the beer-lovers' favorites in Taiwan. This dish requires three main ingredients - soy sauce, rice wine, and sesame oil. An abundant amount of Thai basil and ginger make this chicken-stew like dish a heavenly spicy meal to have. Serve with noodles or rice." — eli2884

Directions

Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken pieces, and cook until lightly browned on all sides, about 5 minutes. Remove chicken from skillet and set aside.
Heat sesame oil in skillet, then add ginger and garlic. Cook and stir until the ginger begins to brown, about 30 seconds. Stir in the reserved chicken, sherry, soy sauce, water, and sugar. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until there is only 1/4 cup of liquid left in the skillet, about 20 minutes. Stir in the basil and chiles, and increase heat to medium; continue cooking until the liquid is almost gone.

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PREP 20 mins
COOK 40 mins
READY IN 1 hr

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Most Helpful Positive Review

Jul 30, 2009

The soy sauce amount for this recipe was reduced by the Allrecipes staff on 7/29/2009 at the submitter's request.

—the allrecipes staff

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Most Helpful Critical Review

May 23, 2011

It's pretty good if you don't have an Asian market nearby, but I recently found another recipe I like better, which uses grated ginger, shaoxing wine instead of sherry, a small amount of dark sesame oil (for flavor) in addition to the light, and a darker, thicker soy sauce called kecap manis.

—Pie

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32 Ratings

Dec 10, 2007

I make this dish all the time and I never get tired of it. I was about to share it myself but you beat me to it :D (traditionally... rice wine is used instead of sherry, but it's not that big of a difference)

—Patty Lin

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Jan 22, 2009

Recently I ate some chicken with basil at a local Taiwanese restaurant and wanted to recreate it at home. I found this recipe and tried it. The result was definitely was very close to what I ate and easy to boot. I've made the recipe twice, once with sherry and the other time without it (substituting chinese cooking wine instead) and have found it to be more or less the same. The sherry just makes it a little bit more sweet. Also, since I couldn't get my hands on Thai basil leaves or whole red chilies, I used regular basil and 2 jalapeno peppers instead. Finally, I cut down on the soy sauce a bit, wary of other reviewers who said the dish was too salty. All in all, I enthusiastically recommend this recipe.

—ZucchiniFan

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Jan 04, 2012

This is a pretty good recipe. Like others, I've made a few modifications of my own: 1) reduced the amount of soy sauce to just 1/4 cup, 2) substituted the dry sherry with Chinese cooking wine, 3) reduced amount of sesame oil to just 3 tablespoons, and 4) added a full cup of basil leaves.

—Lanie

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Mar 03, 2011

Very good. I salted the chicken prior to browning, and omitted the water and chilies. I did add some red pepper flakes but not too much because of my two young children. I think it would have been even better if I'd had Thai sweet basil rather then regular, but I used what I had.

—rachelereyna

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Mar 22, 2011

I tried this chicken in Taiwanese restaurant before, therefore I decided to DIY it at home. By using this recipe the cooking result is better than what we get locally. I put in 50g of Thai basir leaf, it really give the dish a slight peppery kick. Home grown basil leaf is always taste the best and it can be grown effortlessly by sticking stem into soil. Lisa

—sokelengl

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Feb 22, 2010

Excellent dish! Thank you very much for sharing your great recipe!

—Eiko

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Nutrition

Calories
653 kcal
33%

Carbohydrates
28.4 g
9%

Cholesterol
108 mg
36%

Fat
44.9 g
69%

Fiber
0.4 g
2%

Protein
33.7 g
67%

Sodium
1554 mg
62%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Taiwanese-Style Three Cup Chicken

Serving Size: 1/4 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 4
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 653
Calories from Fat: 404

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 44.9g 69 %
Saturated Fat 7.9g 39 %
Cholesterol 108mg 36 %
Sodium 1554mg 62 %
Potassium 603mg 17 %
Total Carbohydrates 28.4g 9 %
** Dietary Fiber 0.4g 2 %
Protein 33.7g 67 %
** Sugars 10g
** Vitamin A 7 %
Vitamin C 7 %
Calcium 7 %
Iron 37 %
** Thiamin 10 %
** Niacin 110 %
** Vitamin B6 29 %
** Magnesium 15 %
** Folate 9 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.