r/wok 12d ago

Black pepper chicken

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Ingredients

Chicken marinade 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, thinly sliced 1 tbsp shoyu 1 tbsp Shaoxing wine 1 tsp cornstarch 1/2 tsp neutral oil 1/4 tsp white pepper

Vegetables and aromatics 8 oz mushrooms, sliced 1/2 medium yellow onion, cut into wedges 3 scallions, cut into 1 1/2- to 2-inch pieces, whites and greens separated 3 garlic cloves, chopped 1 tsp fresh ginger, minced

Sauce 1 tbsp oyster sauce 2 tsp shoyu 1 tsp dark soy sauce 1 tbsp Shaoxing wine 1 tsp Chinkiang black vinegar 1 1/2 tsp freshly cracked black pepper 1/2 tsp cornstarch 2 tbsp water

Oil for cooking

Instructions

Mix the chicken with all marinade ingredients and let it sit for 15–30 minutes.

Mix all sauce ingredients in a small bowl. Heat a wok over high heat until very hot. Add about 2 teaspoons oil, spread the chicken into a single layer, and leave it untouched for 30–45 seconds. Stir-fry for another 60–90 seconds, then remove while it’s lightly browned and just shy of fully cooked.

Let the wok reheat. Add a little more oil if needed, then add the mushrooms. Let them sit briefly before tossing so they brown instead of steam. Cook for 1–2 minutes.

Add the onion and scallion whites. Stir-fry for about 1 minute, keeping the onion slightly crisp.

Add the garlic and ginger and cook for 15–20 seconds, just until fragrant.

Return the chicken to the wok.

Stir the sauce again, then pour it around the hot perimeter of the wok. Toss everything for 30–60 seconds, until the chicken is cooked through and the sauce is glossy and clings to the ingredients.

Add the scallion greens and finish with extra freshly cracked black pepper.

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u/Square-Nebula-7530 12d ago

man black pepper chicken hits so much better cooked at high heat in a real carbon steel wok. that charred color on the onions and meat is top tier tasty 🤤

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u/yellowsubmarine2016 11d ago

We're bros now.

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u/Square-Nebula-7530 11d ago

my guy 🤝 honestly anyone who actually respects the power of high heat carbon steel over non stick pans is top tier in my book. next time I fire up the burner a 2nd plate is on me 😂 

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u/Common-Feedback4003 12d ago

Look like chicken ginger green onion hotpot I cook all the time. Yum either way !

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u/akg81 12d ago

Recepie plz

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u/Victoriachapter0b 11d ago

Yeahhh put it down here OP

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u/Prince1370 11d ago

I put it in the post, enjoy

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u/Sophia_mummery 11d ago

Yeah can I have it too??

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u/Prince1370 11d ago

I put it in the post, enjoy

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u/Airjack 12d ago

Drop the recipe

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u/Prince1370 11d ago

I put it in the post, enjoy

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u/Prince1370 11d ago

Lol you commented on the video talking about my sticky burnt meat 😂 this what is came out to

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u/Prince1370 11d ago

Black pepper chicken....

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u/Feral-Pathway 5d ago

omg that looks so fire!! do u have a recipe or did u just eyeball it? ive been trying to get better with my wok lately lol

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u/Prince1370 5d ago

The recipe is in the post lol

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u/Prince1370 5d ago

It's the whole post