Chestnuts can be eaten as snacks or make it into a dish with chicken or pork. That’s our all time favorite snacks when we watch our tv show or movies at home. It is working like popcorn for most people.
Anyway, today i have made it into a dinner dish with chicken thighs and it is totally oriental is taste by using the basic combination of Chinese condiments such as light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, sesame seeds oil etc
Oriental Braised Chestnut with Chicken
Ingredients:
Frozen chestnuts – 100g
Chicken thighs (cubes) – 400g (marinated with pink salt & black pepper for 30 minutes)
Garlic – 3 cloves (mince it)
Thai chilies – 3 pcs (cut into cubes)
Ginger – 3 slices
Green Scallions – 3 stalks (cut into cubes)
Duck fat – 1 tbsp
ShaoXing Cooking Wine – 1 tbsp
Seasoning:
Light soy sauce – 2 tbsp
Dark Soy sauce – 1 tbsp
Oyster sauce – 1/2 tbsp
Black pepper – 1 tsp
sesame oil – 1 tsp
water – 2 tbsp
How to make Oriental Braised Chestnut with Chicken
- Preheat the cast iron with duck fat
- Add in ginger, garlic and thai chilies, stir fry until fragrance
- Add in the chicken cubes and stir fry at high heat
- Add in the frozen chestnuts, mix well with the chicken cubes
- Add in the seasoning mix, mixed evenly with all ingredients
- Add in 1 cup of water, braised the chicken at medium heat and cover with lids for 30 minutes or until the chestnuts are soften
- Turn to high heat and add in the ShaoXing cooking wines
- Turn off the heat and sprinkles the green scallions
- Ready to serve!
