The first time I tried Three-cup chicken was made by a Taiwanese friend. It was a love at first sight! It goes so well with steamed rice and I can't seems to have enough of it!
I planted some Thai basil this summer and made this dish a couple of times!
Ingredients: 1-2 lbs of Chicken pieces ( I prefer thigh) 1 box of enoki mushroom 3-4 cloves of Garlic (sliced) 5-6 slices of ginger 2 Thai/green chilies 1 cup of Thai basil
Seasoning: 1 tbsp black Sesame oil 2 tbsp Soy Sauce 1/2 cup cooking wine 1 tsp Sugar 1 Cup water
1. Cut chicken into bite size pieces, slice ginger and garlic and cut the green chilies into about an inch in length.
2. Blanch the chicken pieces for about 45 seconds and clean it under running water.
3. Heat up black sesame oil in a cooking pot/clay pot and stir fry the ginger pieces until crisp and fragrant. Add in the sliced garlic, stir for about 1 min before adding in the chicken pieces.
4. Stir in the green chilies, add all the seasoning with cooking wine and water, bring it to boil and turn the heat to medium, cook for about 20 minutes until chicken become tender.
5. When the liquid reduces to 1/3 left, Add mushrooms and Thai basil before serving, turn well and serve hot with steamed rice.