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Three Cup Chicken

Taiwanese three-cup chicken with sweet basil, rice wine, sesame oil, soy sauce, garlic and ginger. Clay pot version.

Ingredients

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2 chicken leg quarters ( , you can use whole chicken, just cut it into small pieces)
2 cups fresh sweet basil leaves
2 tablespoons rice wine
2 tablespoons soy sauce ( , 1 and 3/4 tablespoons light soy sauce+1/4 tablespoon dark soy sauce)
1 teaspoon rock sugar
1 and 1/5 tablespoons sesame oil
2 garlic cloves ( , sliced)
1 thumb ginger ( , sliced)
3 green onion whites

1
Cut chicken into small pieces for better flavoring. Cook chicken in boiling water for around 2 minutes to remove impurities. Drain and set aside.
2
Heat up a clay pot over medium fire, add 1 tablespoon of sesame oil and then lay garlic, ginger and green onion whites in bottom.
3
Add chicken chunks, rice wine, light soy sauce and rock sugar. Cover the lid and simmer for 15 minutes to 20 minutes over medium fire or slow fire.
4
Add sweet brail leaves and turn up the fire to thicken the sauce.
5
Enjoy!