Ginger Chicken

"This isn't usually the ginger chicken that you get in Chinese restaurants. It is a simple and tasty recipe one of my Chinese friends likes to make. It has a good flavour and isn't too over powering. The amounts are an estimation because I have never measured it out. I usually use the liquid from the jar of the ginger not the vinegar. I usually have it with fried rice and a salad. Most of the time for this recipe is the marinating time."
 
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Ready In:
8hrs 15mins
Ingredients:
8
Serves:
4
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ingredients

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directions

  • Chop the pickled ginger finely.
  • Put chicken, ginger, garlic powder, soy sauce, and vinegar in a bowl and mix. The chicken should be fully covered.
  • Let chicken marinate for at least 8 hours, overnight is even better.
  • Heat pan with oil.
  • Add chicken with marinade to pan. Cover and cook for 5 minutes.
  • Turn the chicken and cover for another 5 minutes.
  • Remove lid and cook until the chicken is fully cooked and the sauce thickens a bit.
  • Serve and top with toasted sesame seeds.

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Reviews

  1. Mixed reviews in my household...hubby loved it...I thought it was way too salty...I did let my chicken marinade over night so it absorbed a lot of the soy sauce...I could only take two bites...the first one was way too salty so I tried it again just in case...hubby ate his all up...I served it with some leftover rice and recipe #347408 made for Spring PAC 2013 =)
     
  2. I put the sesame oil in the marinade (it's not a good cooking oil) and I used a garlic clove instead of the garlic powder. I made it in a non-stick pan and skipped the vegetable oil, I skipped the sesame seeds, and I served it over jasmine rice. This was really very tasty. The pickled ginger was just strong enough without being overpowering. I thought it could use a touch more sweetness; next time I might add a teaspoon or two of honey to the marinade. Made for Pick-A-Chef Fall 2009.
     
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  1. I put the sesame oil in the marinade (it's not a good cooking oil) and I used a garlic clove instead of the garlic powder. I made it in a non-stick pan and skipped the vegetable oil, I skipped the sesame seeds, and I served it over jasmine rice. This was really very tasty. The pickled ginger was just strong enough without being overpowering. I thought it could use a touch more sweetness; next time I might add a teaspoon or two of honey to the marinade. Made for Pick-A-Chef Fall 2009.
     

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