Black Pepper Chicken Stir Fry
Easy, quick, Chinese Black Pepper Chicken recipe made with juicy, tender chicken thigh, bell peppers, onions, and delicious savoury peppery sauce. It’s incredibly easy to prepare, tastier, and faster than ordering from takeout!
Servings: 4
Calories: 326kcal
Ingredients
- 350 grams Chicken thigh Boneless skinless chicken thigh or breast
- 1 Bell pepper Red or green bell pepper, cut thin slices
- 1 Onion Cut thin slices
- 2 cloves Garlic Minced
- 2 tbsp Cooking oil Neutral oil
For Chicken Marinade
- 2 tsp Cornstarch
- 1 tsp Sesame oil
- 2 tsp Shao Xing Wine
- 1 tbsp Regular soy sauce
- ½ tsp Black pepper Freshly ground or crushed coarse black pepper
Stir Fry Sauce
- 1 tsp Black pepper
- 1 tbsp Light soy sauce
- 1 tsp Dark soy sauce
- 3 tbsp Oyster sauce Or hoisin sauce or vegetarian stir fry sauce
- 1 tbsp Shao Xing wine Chinese cooking rice wine or Japanese mirin
- 1 tsp Cornstarch or potato starch
- 3 tbsp Water or chicken broth ( low sodium )
- 2 tsp Sesame oil
Instructions
- Dice chicken thighs into bite-sized pieces. Marinate with soy sauce, sesame oil, cornstarch, sugar, white pepper, and garlic. Set it aside and let it rest for at least 15 minutes.
- Thinly slice bell peppers, spring onions, onions, and mince the garlic cloves. In a small bowl, combine light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, oyster sauce, freshly ground black pepper, sugar, Shao Xing wine, cornstarch and a splash of water to create the sauce. Set it aside.
- Heat a wok or large pan over medium-high heat and drizzle in some oil. Sauté the minced garlic until fragrant, then add the marinated chicken. Stir fry for 3-4 minutes until the chicken is about 80% cooked.
- Toss in the sliced onions and bell peppers, cooking for 1-2 minutes until slightly softened. Pour in the prepared sauce and stir until it thickens and becomes glossy. Add spring onions at the end, and toss everything together.
Notes
- What type of black pepper to use? You can use medium-coarse, crushed, or fine-ground black pepper.
- Extra spices like toasted crushed Sichuan peppercorns, a dash of white pepper, or Chinese five spices can also be added to your liking.
- You can swap chicken thighs with chicken breast, shrimp, prawns, beef strips, lamb, tofu, etc.
- Replace bell peppers with broccoli, zucchini/courgette, and mushrooms to your liking.
- For a spicer kick, drizzle some chilli oil or fresh hot chillies like bird-eye chillies.
- Serving - Serve with steamed rice, fried rice, or plain noodles for a complete meal.
Nutrition
Calories: 326kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 86mg | Sodium: 1814mg | Potassium: 316mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 1000IU | Vitamin C: 41mg | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 1mg
