Hello everybody, it is Jim, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, 3 cups chicken (三杯雞). One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

3 cups chicken (三杯雞) is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look wonderful. 3 cups chicken (三杯雞) is something which I have loved my whole life.

If you love Three Cup Chicken, you have to try this recipe! It's just as good (if not better than the restaurants) yet easy to make at home using organic. 'Three Cup Chicken', a classic Taiwanese recipe which is a personal favourite and easy to cook after a long day at work. Three-cup chicken (San Bei Ji 三杯鸡) is original from Jiangxi province (江西省). Now it is popular in Taiwan.

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook 3 cups chicken (三杯雞) using 11 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make 3 cups chicken (三杯雞):

1. Prepare chicken
2. Get ginger
3. Take scallion
4. Take basil
5. Take chilli
6. Take garlic
7. Get soy sauce
8. Get cooking wine
9. Take sesame oil
10. Take sugar
11. Make ready Water

The dish originates from the Jiangxi province of southern China, and is a specialty of Ningdu. The dish has become especially popular in Taiwan, being introduced to the island by the Hakka people. Originally, "three cup" refers to the equal usage of three main condiments: sesame oil, soy sauce and rice wine. Traditionally, three cup chicken is made with an entire chicken, carved-up, bone-in, and skin-on.

Steps to make 3 cups chicken (三杯雞):

1. Chop the chili, ginger, garlic and scallion as the picture below. Remove the seed of the chili if you prefer to cut down the spiciness.
2. Put the sesame oil and ginger into the pan before turn on the fire.
3. Add garlic when you can smell the ginger
4. Add chicken and leave the side with skin facing down. Do not move it until it turns golden brown.Add chili and scallion once the chicken is golden brown on both sides.
5. Add sugar in the middle of the pan. Let it melted and caramelized. Stir fly evenly so the chicken is coated with sugar.
6. Add soy sauce. cooking wine and water. Let it boil for 10 mins until the sauce is concentrated
7. Turn off the fire before putting basil in. Stir fry a bit before serving. Voilà ❤️

Originally, "three cup" refers to the equal usage of three main condiments: sesame oil, soy sauce and rice wine. Traditionally, three cup chicken is made with an entire chicken, carved-up, bone-in, and skin-on. It's braised in a sweet and savory broth until it gets a nice, sticky glaze. Then, fresh basil is added for the finishing touch. I've found a way to preserve this authentic flavor while using a simpler cut of chicken.

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