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Black Pepper Chicken
If you want to add a burst of flavor to weeknight dinners, this Chinese-inspired black pepper chicken is the perfect recipe to try! With its amazing homemade sauce, each bite is packed with savory, peppery, and slightly tangy flavors that will leave your mouth watering.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 222 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
Chinese
Ingredients
- 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into 2 inch pieces
- ½ cup cornstarch
- ¼ cup all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 yellow onion coarsely chopped
- 1 large green bell pepper coarsely chopped
- 1 large red bell pepper coarsely chopped
Black pepper sauce
- 1 teaspoons black pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- ½ cup soy sauce
- ¼ cup Shaoxing wine
- ¼ cup Chinkiang vinegar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
Instructions
- In a large bowl, toss your cubed chicken in the cornstarch, flour, salt and pepper. Heat your oil in a large skillet over medium high heat and saute your chicken until it is just cooked through. Remove your chicken from the pan and set aside.
- Add your onion and bell peppers to the skillet, saute in the remaining oil and juices from the chicken until they begin to tenderize.
- In a small bowl, whisk together all the ingredients for sauce, taking care not to let the cornstarch clump together.
- Reduce the heat to medium low and add in your sauce mixture. Simmer until the sauce begins to thicken.
- Add your chicken back to the skillet and toss to coat in the sauce. Saute everything together for a few minutes more until your sauce has reduced to the desired thickness.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
222kcal
(11%)
Carbohydrates
18g
(6%)
Protein
26g
(52%)
Fat
3g
(5%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
0.01g
Cholesterol
73mg
(24%)
Sodium
1236mg
(52%)
Potassium
525mg
(15%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
503IU
(10%)
Vitamin C
21mg
(23%)
Calcium
20mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 222
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 222kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 18g | 6% |
| Protein | 26g | 52% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.01g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 73mg | 24% |
| Sodium | 1236mg | 52% |
| Potassium | 525mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 503IU | 10% |
| Vitamin C | 21mg | 23% |
| Calcium | 20mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.