Spicy Chinese Chicken with Onions, Garlic and Tomatoes
🌟Main ingredient:Chicken
✨secondary ingredients: onions and garlic
⏱️Cooking time: 60 minutes
🌶️Spice level: Spicy
👨👩👦👦Number of diners: Couple
Ingredients
4
chicken
breasts
2
onions,
sliced
4
cloves
of
garlic,
minced
2
tomatoes,
chopped
2
tablespoons
soy
sauce
1
tablespoon
chili
paste
1
tablespoon
ginger,
grated
1
teaspoon
sugar
1
teaspoon
sesame
oil
2
tablespoons
vegetable
oil
Salt
and
pepper
to
taste
2
cups
cooked
rice
Cooking steps
Step 1: Heat vegetable oil in a large pan over medium heat.
Step 2: Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper, then add them to the pan. Cook for 5-7 minutes until browned on both sides. Remove from the pan and set aside.
Step 3: In the same pan, add sliced onions and minced garlic. Cook for 2-3 minutes until onions are translucent.
Step 4: Add chopped tomatoes, soy sauce, chili paste, grated ginger, sugar, and sesame oil to the pan. Stir well to combine.
Step 5: Return the chicken breasts to the pan and coat them with the sauce. Cover the pan and let it simmer for 15-20 minutes until the chicken is cooked through.
Step 6: Remove the chicken from the pan and slice it into strips.
Step 7: Serve the spicy Chinese chicken over cooked rice, garnished with green onions if desired.
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