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Three Cup Chicken (San Bei Ji)
Three Cup Chicken, or San Bei Ji, is a popular Taiwanese/Chinese dish. The name refers to the recipe used to make it, including a cup each of the three ingredients that create the sauce: rice wine, soy sauce, and sesame oil.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 290 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Chinese
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 6 slices ginger
- 5 cloves garlic (sliced)
- 1 dried chili (halved)
- 2 1/4 pounds chicken wings (cut at the joint where the drumette and the wingette meet, wing tips discarded. You can also use 1 3/4 pounds/800g of pre-cut chicken drumettes and wingettes)
- 1/4 cup warm water
- 1/4 cup Shaoxing wine
- 2-5 teaspoons dark soy sauce
- 1 1/2 tablespoons light soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- Small bunch of Thai basil leaves or 2 scallions, cut into 2-inch/5cm lengths (or both!)
Instructions
- Start by putting the sesame oil, vegetable oil, ginger, garlic, and red chili into your wok over medium heat. Let the aromatics infuse the oil for a couple minutes.
- Then turn up the heat to high, and add the chicken wings to the wok all in one layer. Sear the chicken until golden brown on both sides. Then add 1/4 cup warm water, ¼ cup Shaoxing wine, dark soy sauce (2-5 teaspoons, depending on how dark you’d like the dish to be), 1 1/2 tablespoons light soy sauce, and 2 teaspoons sugar.
- Stir and cover the wok. Turn the heat down to medium and simmer for 15 minutes to cook the chicken through (cook for 20 minutes if you want the chicken to be more tender).
- Then remove the cover and turn up the heat to rapidly reduce the sauce for a few minutes until it clings to the chicken and gives it a rich, dark color. Make sure to stir the chicken during this process to prevent burning.
- Throw in your Thai basil and/or scallions and fry another minute until it’s wilted. Serve!
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Nutrition Information
Calories
290kcal
(15%)
Carbohydrates
4g
(1%)
Protein
18g
(36%)
Fat
21g
(32%)
Saturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Cholesterol
69mg
(23%)
Sodium
430mg
(18%)
Potassium
180mg
(5%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
365IU
(7%)
Vitamin C
2.1mg
(2%)
Calcium
22mg
(2%)
Iron
1.2mg
(7%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 290
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 290kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 4g | 1% |
| Protein | 18g | 36% |
| Fat | 21g | 32% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Cholesterol | 69mg | 23% |
| Sodium | 430mg | 18% |
| Potassium | 180mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 365IU | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 2.1mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 22mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1.2mg | 7% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.