Description
This Easy Mongolian Chicken recipe is a quick and flavorful Asian-inspired dish that combines tender chicken with a sweet and savory sauce. Perfect for a weeknight dinner, this dish pairs beautifully with steamed rice and your favorite vegetables.
Ingredients
Scale
Chicken:
- 1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs (thinly sliced)
Cornstarch Mixture:
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
Sauce:
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated
- 1/2 cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 teaspoon rice vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
- 3 green onions, sliced
- Cooked white rice for serving
- Sesame seeds for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Coat Chicken: Toss the sliced chicken in cornstarch until evenly coated.
- Cook Chicken: Heat vegetable oil in a skillet, cook chicken until golden brown, and set aside.
- Prepare Sauce: Sauté garlic and ginger, then add soy sauce, brown sugar, water, vinegar, and red pepper flakes.
- Simmer and Combine: Simmer the sauce until slightly thickened, then return chicken to the skillet and toss to coat.
- Finish and Serve: Cook briefly until the sauce coats the chicken, stir in green onions, and serve hot over rice, garnished with sesame seeds if desired.
Notes
- For extra crispiness, let the coated chicken rest before cooking.
- You can substitute honey for brown sugar for a different taste.
- Pairs well with steamed broccoli or snap peas.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Asian-Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 portion (without rice)
- Calories: 330
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 690mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 75mg
