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Pan-Fried Chicken Thighs

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A simple yet gourmet weeknight dish featuring tender, juicy chicken thighs with a crispy exterior. This recipe includes tips for deboning and achieving an even cook, along with a flavorful marinade.

00:20:00 total

Serves 4

medium

Meat Main Course

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Ingredients

  1. chicken thighs - watch the video to see (skin-on, bone-in preferred; deboned)
  2. oyster sauce - 1 tablespoon
  3. light soy sauce - 1 tablespoon
  4. cooking wine - 1 tablespoon (Shaoxing rice wine preferred)
  5. salt - 1 teaspoon
  6. sugar - 1 teaspoon
  7. white pepper - 1/2 teaspoon
  8. cornstarch - 2 tablespoons (for marinade)
  9. ginger - 1/2 ounce (minced)
  10. white onion - 1/2 (half, sliced)
  11. red onion - 1/2 (half, sliced)
  12. garlic - 3 cloves (minced)
  13. cornstarch - 3 tablespoons (for coating)
  14. corn oil - 2 tablespoons

Instructions

  1. Prep the Chicken: Debone the chicken thighs if bone-in. Slice into the thick side to even out the thickness for uniform cooking.
  2. Marinate the Chicken: Combine oyster sauce, light soy sauce, cooking wine, salt, sugar, white pepper, cornstarch, and minced ginger in a bowl. Marinate the chicken thighs in this mixture.
  3. Prepare Aromatics: Slice the white and red onions. Mince the garlic.
  4. Coat the Chicken: Dredge the marinated chicken thighs in cornstarch to coat evenly.
  5. Pan-Fry the Chicken: Heat a pan with corn oil. Add the chicken thighs skin side down and pan-fry until golden brown, then flip to cook the other side.
  6. Serve: Serve the chicken thighs with the prepared aromatics.

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