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Three Cup Chicken (San Bei Ji)
Three cup chicken (San Bei Ji), is a Taiwanese chicken dish simmered in soy sauce, rice wine, and sesame oil with loads of fresh Thai basil. It is flavorful Asian chicken dish you should not miss.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 585 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Chinese
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 lb chicken party wings
- 2 tablespoon oil
- 3 tablespoon sesame oil divided
- 4-5 thin slices fresh ginger
- 10 cloves garlic sliced in half
- 4-5 dried red chili optional
- 1/2 cup shaoxing wine (Chinese rice wine)
- 3 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 1/2 tablespoon dark soy sauce
- 2 tablespoon sugar
- 2 cup Thai basil loosely packed
Instructions
- (Optional but recommended) Trim off the extra loose skin from the chicken party wings with a pair of scissors. Discard the skin.
- Heat oil and a tablespoon of sesame oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Brown chicken wings until slightly golden. Add the garlic and ginger slices; toss well.
- Splash in some shaoxing rice wine. Add soy sauce, dark soy sauce, sugar, and dried chilies (optional); toss well until all the wings are coated. Reduce the heat to medium and cover with a lid. Simmer the wings in the sauce for 15 minutes.
- Uncover and increase the heat to high. Continue to cook to reduce the sauce a little, about 3 minutes. Add the fresh Thai basil leaves (as much as you want) and stir. Remove the pan from the heat.
- Drizzle in the remaining 2 tablespoons of sesame oil and let the chicken rest for 5 minutes before you serve. The sauce will thicken more as it rests. Serve hot with rice.
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Notes
- Serving suggestion - It is best to serve San Bei Ji hot, and eat it all--don't plan on saving leftovers. Serve with rice and don't forget to spoon some of the sauce from the pan and drizzle it over your chicken and rice. Enjoy not only the wings, but the wilted basil and the garlic pieces as well.
- Side Dish Recommendation:
- Blanched Choy Sum with Garlic Sauce
- Broccoli Rabe Salad with Soybean Paste
- Pickled Cucumber Salad
Nutrition Information
Calories
585kcal
(29%)
Carbohydrates
12g
(4%)
Protein
31g
(62%)
Fat
42g
(65%)
Saturated Fat
9g
(45%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
12g
Monounsaturated Fat
18g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
118mg
(39%)
Sodium
1247mg
(52%)
Potassium
361mg
(10%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
888IU
(18%)
Vitamin C
6mg
(7%)
Calcium
59mg
(6%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 585
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 585kcal | 29% |
| Carbohydrates | 12g | 4% |
| Protein | 31g | 62% |
| Fat | 42g | 65% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 12g | 71% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 18g | 90% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 118mg | 39% |
| Sodium | 1247mg | 52% |
| Potassium | 361mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 888IU | 18% |
| Vitamin C | 6mg | 7% |
| Calcium | 59mg | 6% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.