Sam Pui Kai 三杯鸡

This is a Taiwanese delicacy. Love it when I first tried it in a Taiwanese restaurant in Desa Sri Hartamas KL, named Fong Lye. So I have been searching for this recipe and attempted it myself. YUMMY!

Ingredients:

3 pcs of chicken thigh fillet

1 tbsp cooking oil

1 tbsp sesame seed oil

1 tsp light soy sauce

1 tbsp dark soya sauce

50g basil leaves

2 tbsp tomato sauce

3 tbsp shaoxing wine

100g ginger slices

5 cloves of garlic (chopped)

1 tsp sugar (or rock sugar)

2 red chili for garnishing (optional)

some spring onion for garnishing (optional)

Method:

Heat up cooking oil, add the chicken thigh fillet and stir fry for 3 minutes. Dish out and set aside.

Heat up sesame seed oil, add ginger slices and garlic.

Add tomato sauce, light soy sauce, dark soya sauce and sugar. Stir to combine all.

Add chicken and simmer on slow heat.

Add the shaoxing wine (this must be done only with slow heat)

Let it simmer till the sauce thickens, add the basil leaves and stir fry.

Add red chili and spring onion for garnishing. Serve hot.

by Aggie