Chicken is one of the favorite ingredients in many families, and stir-fried chicken is a classic in home-cooked dishes. Chicken is tender, nutritious, and simple to make, making it a delicacy on the table. Today, we're going to take a look at how to stir-fry delicious chicken.
First, the selection of materials. First of all, choosing fresh chicken is the basis for stir-frying deliciousness. Fresh chicken is plump, delicious, and easier to flavor when stir-fried. When buying chicken in the market, choose one with bright color, no peculiar smell, and elastic meat.
Second, cut matching. Clean the chicken and cut it into palatable pieces or cubes. Generally speaking, the fried chicken should not be too large, so that it is easy to fry and the taste is more tender.
3. Pickling. In order to add flavor to the chicken, it needs to be marinated before stir-frying. Put the sliced chicken into a bowl, add an appropriate amount of salt, pepper, light soy sauce, cooking wine and other seasonings, stir well and marinate for 10-15 minutes. When marinating, you can add some ginger slices, green onions, etc. to enhance the flavor and increase the flavor of the chicken.
Fourth, stir-fry. The key to stir-frying chicken is to master the heat and oil temperature. Generally speaking, it is most appropriate to stir-fry chicken in a pan when the oil temperature is controlled at 50% or 60% hot. Too high an oil temperature can easily cause the surface of the chicken to burn, while too low an oil temperature will cause the chicken to absorb too much oil and affect the taste. Put the marinated chicken into the pan, stir-fry over medium heat, add a small amount of water after the surface of the chicken changes color slightly, cover the pot and simmer for a few minutes until the chicken is fully cooked.
5. Seasoning. Seasoning is the finishing touch to stir-fried chicken. When the chicken is about to be fried, you can add an appropriate amount of salt, sugar, chicken essence and other seasonings according to your personal taste, and stir-fry evenly before you can get out of the pot. If you want to make the chicken more delicious, you can also add some stock or chicken stock to the seasoning.
6. Plating. Place the sautéed chicken on a plate and garnish with chopped green onions or coriander to add color and texture to the dish. A delicious stir-fried chicken dish is complete!
In short, stir-frying delicious chicken requires attention to all aspects such as material selection, cutting, marinating, stir-frying, seasoning, and plating. With these tips mastered, it's easy to make delicious home-cooked dishes that family and friends can taste your cooking skills with. Try it now!