Flavorful, complex dish that enhances the bean sauce with ginger and garlic. Perfect with white rice to soak up the exquisite sauce. This chicken with scallions is so good you will want to make it again right away!
Atmosphere
As I wrote the post for this recipe, I remembered how good it is, so I decided to make it for dinner. I didn’t go the Asian atmosphere route but rather played the Dean Martin station on Pandora, dimmed the lighting, and opened a nice Red Zin. It was perfect, as was the dinner!
I’ve said it in other posts, but there is truly something special about listening to your favorite music while cooking. It heightens your senses and helps you make the process of cooking even more special.
Chicken With Scallions And Shallots Recipe
Chicken Breasts with Scallions and Shallots
Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- rinse and dry the chicken breasts with a paper towel. Place into a flat bottom container and add enough regular soy sauce to marinate in the refrigerator for an hour. Do not cover the container.
- add ginger, garlic, shallots, and bean sauce to a bowl and set aside
- add oyster sauce, sugar, salt, wine/sherry, and chicken stock to another bowl
- After marinating the chicken for an hour heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a wok until hot. Add the contents of the bowl with the ginger and garlic. Stir for one minute and add the two chicken breasts and soy sauce from the marinade. Add the contents of the second bowl with the oyster sauce and wine. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to an aggressive simmer. Cover for ten minutes. after the ten minutes flip the breasts and continue the aggressive simmer for another ten minutes. Check internal temperature with a meat thermometer until it registers 165. Remove the chicken to a cutting board.
- Cut the chicken into 1/2 by 1/2 squares.
- Add the cornstarch into one of the used bowls and add 1 tablespoon of cold water. Stir until smooth. Add to the wok containing the sauce, bring to boil, and stir until the sauce thickens.
- Add the chicken, stir to cover with sauce and turn off the heat.
- Chop the three scallions, including the white part.
- In a separate saucepan, add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil and heat until hot, then add the scallions. Stir fry for two minutes and add to the chicken and sauce.
- Stir well and serve with white rice.
I hope you enjoyed this chicken with scallions recipe!
