Name: Black Pepper Chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1/4 cup cornstarch; 1 tablespoon reduced-sodium soy sauce; 1 tablespoon Shaoxing wine; 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken thighs, cut into 1-inch pieces; 1/4 cup low-sodium chicken broth; 1/4 cup oyster sauce; 2 tablespoons Shaoxing wine; 2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce; 1 tablespoon water; 1 tablespoon cornstarch; 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 3 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided; 1 tablespoon minced garlic; 1 teaspoon minced ginger; 1 cup red or green bell pepper, cut into 1/2-inch pieces; 1 cup white onion, cut into 1/2-inch pieces; 2 cups cooked white rice, for serving

Black Pepper Chicken

This black pepper chicken tastes just like the Chinese takeout favorite, golden-fried chicken with peppers in a soy, wine, and black pepper sauce, and served over white rice.

45 min total 15 min prep 15 min cook 4 484 cal

Instructions

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1 Gather Ingredients.
2 For Chicken Coating, whisk together cornstarch, soy sauce, Shaoxing wine, and pepper in a large bowl. Mixture will be quite thick. Add chicken pieces to bowl; stir to coat chicken. Let stand at room temperature for 15 minutes.
3 Meanwhile, for Black Pepper Sauce, whisk together chicken broth, oyster sauce, Shaoxing wine, soy sauce, water, cornstarch, and pepper in a medium bowl.
4 Heat 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add half the chicken. Cook and stir until lightly browned and no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Transfer chicken to a plate; set aside. Repeat with remaining chicken. Remove chicken from skillet.
5 Add remaining 1 tablespoon vegetable oil to skillet. Stir in minced garlic and ginger. Cook and stir until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in bell pepper and onion. Cook and stir until crisp-tender, 2 to 3 minutes.
6 Pour in Black Pepper Sauce and cook until sauce has thickened, 2 to 3 minutes. Return cooked chicken to skillet. Cook and stir until all ingredients are coated with sauce. Serve immediately over cooked white rice.