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Quick & Easy Black Pepper Chicken
Black Pepper Chicken. Tender chicken stir fried in a delicious black pepper sauce with crunchy celery, carrots, onions, garlic and ginger! Ready in 30 minutes.
Prep Time
23 mins
Cook Time
23 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 203 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Chinese
Ingredients
- 1 lb chicken breast skinless boneless
- 1 cup celery sliced on an angle
- ½ cup carrots thinly sliced into ¼ inch thick rounds
- ½ cup onion sliced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1.5 tablespoon vegetable oil or any neutral oil
Chicken marinade:
- 1 tablespoon Regular soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1.5 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 teaspoon Shaoxing wine or sub with rice vinegar
- ½ teaspoon baking soda do not skip!
Stir Fry Sauce:
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce or sub with vegetarian stir fry sauce
- 1 tablespoon Regular soy sauce
- ½ tablespoon dark soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon ginger peeled and grated
- 2 teaspoon white granulated sugar or sub with brown sugar
- ¾ teaspoon black pepper (add ¼ teaspoon more if you desire a strong black pepper taste)
- 1 teaspoon Shaoxing wine or sub with rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- ½ cup chicken stock unsalted
Instructions
- Slice chicken breasts into ¼-inch-thick pieces ensuring they are a similar size.
- Transfer sliced chicken breast into a medium bowl. Marinate chicken pieces with Marinade ingredients as listed above for 20 mins.
- In a small bowl, combine Stir Fry Sauce ingredients as listed above. Set aside.
- In a large skillet or wok on medium-high heat, add 1 tablespoon of oil. Once oil is hot, fry marinated chicken on both sides until cooked and slightly golden brown on the edges, about 3 mins in total. Remove chicken from pan and set aside.
- Reduce to medium heat. Add remaining oil with onions, garlic, carrots and celery. Fry until slightly softened but still crisp, about 1-2 minutes.
- Pour in prepared stir fry sauce. Toss everything together and allow sauce to simmer to thicken.
- Once sauce has thickened, toss back in cooked chicken until each piece is coated in sauce. Remove off heat. Enjoy!
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Nutrition Information
Calories
203kcal
(10%)
Carbohydrates
14g
(5%)
Protein
27g
(54%)
Fat
3g
(5%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
0.01g
Cholesterol
73mg
(24%)
Sodium
1095mg
(46%)
Potassium
638mg
(18%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
2824IU
(56%)
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Calcium
35mg
(4%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 203
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 203kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 14g | 5% |
| Protein | 27g | 54% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.01g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 73mg | 24% |
| Sodium | 1095mg | 46% |
| Potassium | 638mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 2824IU | 56% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 35mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.