Mongolian chicken

2 servings

Experience

• made in 02/2026, it’s super tasty

Ingredients

• 6 chicken thighs
• 1/4 cup + 1 tbsp cornstarch
• 1/3 cup cooking oil
• 2 tsp garlic
• ginger (1-2 inches chunck)
• 1 red chili
• 4 tbsp hoisin sauce
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• 2 tsp sesame oil
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 stalk green onion

Recipe

1. Prep: dice chicken (6 thighs), mince garlic (2 tsp, 1-2 cloves), slice ginger (5 slices, skin on), slice red chili (1), slice green onion (1 stalk)
2. Mix 1/4 cup cornstarch with chicken dices with chopsticks
3. 1/3 cup cooking oil in a pan, medium heat, chicken in, cook until golden. Remove.
4. Mix 1 tbsp cornstarch with 1/2 cup water
5. Fry minced garlic, ginger and red chili for 20 seconds
6. Add hoisin sauce (4 tbsp), soy sauce (2 tbsp), brown sugar (2 tbsp), sesame oil (2 tsp). Cook for a bit
7. Add chicken, mix in.
8. Add 1 stalk green onion.
9. Serve, maybe with rice.

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