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Tai Chien Chicken / Tai Chin Chicken

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This dish is a variation of kung pow chicken that was modified by a Chinese painter from Szechuan. He changed the recipe to give it more of a Szechuan-style, and it was renamed after him. This dish is a combination of chicken thighs, leeks, pepper, chili sauce, and more. It is typically stir-fried in peanut oil and served over white rice. You can even stir-fry some slice yellow onions in this dish. In America, you typically substitute celery for the leeks in this recipe like I did, but if you want to be authentic be my guess. It does taste very good with celery. Chinese Leeks can be easily distinguished from common leeks by their size and flavor. Grown for use primarily as an onion, Chinese Leeks are smaller and more slender. Resembling green onions, Chinese Leeks have thicker leaves and a milder flavor (with occasional bitterness). https://onthegas.org/food/tai-chin-chicken/

Category: Asian
    Prep Time:   15    Cook Time:   20    Total Time:   35

Ingredients:

2 LBS Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast or Thighs, cut into 1 inch pieces/bitesize

2 TBS of Peanut Oil or Olive Oil
3 Bell Peppers -COLORFUL ONES- like Red, Orange, Yellow- cut into 2 to 3 inch strips
2 Large Celery Ribs cut into 1/4 inch slices, about 1 cup
2 Cups Chicken Broth (can use vegan chicken bullion cubes)
3 TBS Cornstarch
3 TBS Soy Sauce
2 TBS Hoisin Sauce
1 TBS Red Hot Chili Oil (you can substitute hot sauce)
1 tsp Ground Ginger (or 2 tsp of minced fresh ginger, as ground ginger is more potent)

Serve Over Rice, so make some rice (if you don't know how to make rice then don't make this dish). I generally make two cups of white rice. The dish serves 4 to 5 people.

Directions: You will need a large skillet or a wok.

Stir-fry chicken until done over high heat in the oil, then remove it to a plate & reserve
Stir-fry the Bell Peppers & Celery until softened, but don't over cook them, about 5 minutes
In a medium size bowl combine and whisk together the remaining ingredients with the chicken broth,cornstarch, ginger, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, & red hot chili oil. (The heat and spiciness comes from the chili oil so cut the amount back, if you don't like spicy foods.)
Add the cooked chicken back to skillet containing the cooked bell peppers & celery, and stir in the broth mixture. Cook for about 2 minute, until sauce thickens.

Serve over rice. (You did make the rice, right?)

Another Recipe Source for this dish is:
https://onthegas.org/food/tai-chin-chicken/


Recipe Source: https://www.food.com/recipe/ta-chien-chicken-148483

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