Quick & Easy Black Pepper Chicken
Ultra-tender chicken stir fried in a delicious black pepper sauce with crunchy celery, carrots, onions, garlic and ginger! This quick and easy black pepper chicken beats takeout and is a fantastic main dish best paired with rice.
- Prep time
- 23 min
- Cook time
- 7 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 lb chicken breast (sliced against the grain into 1/4-inch thick pieces)
- 1 cup celery (chopped)
- ½ cup carrots (sliced into ¼ inch thick rounds)
- ½ cup onion (sliced)
- 2 garlic cloves (minced)
- 1.5 tablespoon vegetable oil (or any neutral oil)
- 1 tablespoon regular soy sauce (or light soy sauce)
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch (or tapioca starch/potato starch)
- 2 tablespoon water (cold)
- ½ teaspoon baking soda (do not skip!)
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil (or any neutral oil)
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce (or vegetarian stir-fry sauce)
- 1 tablespoon regular soy sauce (or light soy sauce)
- ½ tablespoon dark soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch (or tapioca starch/potato starch)
- 1 tablespoon Shaoxing wine (or dry sherry wine/chicken stock)
- 2 teaspoon white granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon ginger (peeled and grated)
- ¾ teaspoon black pepper (add ¼ tsp more if you prefer a stronger taste)
- ½ cup chicken stock (low-sodium)
Instructions
- 1
Transfer sliced chicken breast into a medium bowl. Marinate chicken pieces with the marinade ingredients as listed above for 15-20 mins at most and don't marinate past this time frame.
- 2
In a small bowl, combine the stir-fry sauce ingredients as listed above. Set aside.
- 3
Heat 1 tablespoon or 15 ml vegetable oil in a large pan on medium-high heat. Fry marinated chicken on both sides until cooked and slightly golden brown, about 3 mins in total. Remove chicken from pan and set aside.
- 4
Reduce to medium heat and add remaining oil into the pan. Then add onions, garlic, carrots and celery and fry until veggies are slightly softened but still crisp, about 1-2 minutes.
- 5
Pour in prepared stir fry sauce. Toss everything together and allow sauce to simmer to thicken.
- 6
Quickly toss in cooked chicken and mix with the sauce and vegetables until evenly coated. Remove off heat. Serve and enjoy!