San Bei Ji

Name: San Bei Ji
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Taiwanese
Ingredients: 1kg chicken pieces, bone-in; 60ml soy sauce; 60ml sesame oil; 60ml rice wine; 2 tbsp sugar; 6 cloves garlic, smashed; 5cm ginger, sliced; 2 long red chillies; large bunch Thai basil

Taiwanese three-cup chicken — cooked in equal parts soy, sesame oil and rice wine with masses of fresh basil.

Total time

40 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

30 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Taiwanese

Ingredients

1kgchicken pieces, bone-in

60mlsoy sauce

60mlsesame oil

60mlrice wine

2 tbspsugar

6 clovesgarlic, smashed

5cmginger, sliced

2long red chillies

large bunchThai basil

Instructions

Heat sesame oil in a clay pot or wok. Fry garlic, ginger and chilli 1 minute.

Add chicken. Cook 5 minutes until golden.

Add soy sauce, rice wine and sugar. Cover and cook 20 minutes, turning once.

Uncover. Cook 5 more minutes until sauce reduces to a glaze.

Add basil. Toss. Serve directly from the pot with rice.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

709

Protein

69.4g

Fat

41.5g

Carbs

10.6g

Fiber

0.6g

Sodium

1039mg

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