
Taiwanese Three-Cup Chicken
台式料理三杯雞
If you love rich aromas and tender, juicy chicken, then you must try Three-Cup Chicken! The name of this classic Taiwanese dish comes from three key ingredients: soy sauce, sesame oil, and rice wine. Cooked with garlic, ginger, and fresh Thai basil, it is savory, aromatic, and perfectly balanced with a hint of sweetness. 🤤 Ready to amaze your taste buds? Let me know if you want the full recipe!
- servings
- 👥 2 servings
- time
- ⏱ 40 min
- Cuisine
- 🍽 Taiwanese
by @Kangacook_official · Original recipe on kangacook.com
English text is machine-translated from the original Chinese and has not been reviewed by a person.
Ingredients
- 150 gchicken wing
- 10 ggarlic
- 20 gtaiwanese basil
- 20 gscallion
- 10 gginger
- 4chili pepper
- 10 grock sugar
- 20 gsesame oil
- 30 gsoy sauce
- 100 mlcooking rice wine
Quantities are parsed from the author's free text; lines the parser is unsure about are shown as written and not scaled.
Nutrition per serving
- calories
- 245 kcal
- protein
- 14.5 g
- fat
- 13.8 g
- carbohydrate
- 11.2 g
As published by the author; KangaCook estimates these automatically.
Steps
- 1
Add scallions, ginger, and rice wine to the pot and bring to a boil.

- 2
Drain the water after bringing to a boil.

- 3
Heat the pot, then add sesame oil, garlic, and chili peppers.

- 4
Add the chicken and stir-fry until golden brown, then add rock sugar.

- 5
Add soy sauce and stir-fry until evenly colored.

- 6
Add rice wine and bring to a boil.

- 7
Cover with a lid and cook for 10 minutes.

- 8
Add Thai basil, mix well, and reduce the sauce.

- 9
Done!
