{"id":7822,"date":"2026-09-25T14:23:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T14:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=7822"},"modified":"2026-09-25T14:23:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T14:23:20","slug":"better-than-takeout-chinese-chicken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/25\/better-than-takeout-chinese-chicken\/","title":{"rendered":"Better Than Takeout Chinese Chicken"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Better Than Takeout Chinese Chicken<\/h1>\n<p>Juicy, tender chicken coated in a glossy sweet-and-savory garlic-ginger sauce, tossed with crisp bell peppers and onions. Serve it over steamed white rice for an easy homemade Chinese-inspired dinner.<\/p>\n<h2>Ingredients<\/h2>\n<h3>For the Chicken<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1\u00bd lb chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons cornstarch<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon soy sauce<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon sesame oil<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon black pepper<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons vegetable oil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>For the Sauce<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00bc cup soy sauce<\/li>\n<li>3 tablespoons honey<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons brown sugar<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons rice vinegar<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon oyster sauce<\/li>\n<li>3 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup water<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon cornstarch<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>For the Vegetables<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 red bell pepper, chopped<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd onion, chopped<\/li>\n<li>3 green onions, sliced<\/li>\n<li>Sesame seeds, for garnish<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>For Serving<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Steamed white rice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Instructions<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Prepare the chicken:<\/strong> Place the chicken pieces in a large bowl. Add the soy sauce, sesame oil, black pepper, and cornstarch. Toss well until every piece is evenly coated.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cook the chicken:<\/strong> Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat. Add the chicken in a single layer and cook until golden brown and fully cooked through, about 5\u20137 minutes. Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cook the vegetables:<\/strong> Using the same skillet, add the chopped onion and red bell pepper. Stir-fry for 2\u20133 minutes, keeping the vegetables slightly crisp.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Make the sauce:<\/strong> In a small bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, honey, brown sugar, rice vinegar, oyster sauce, minced garlic, grated ginger, water, and cornstarch until smooth.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Combine:<\/strong> Pour the sauce into the skillet with the vegetables. Cook for 1\u20132 minutes, stirring constantly, until the sauce begins to thicken.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add the chicken:<\/strong> Return the cooked chicken to the skillet. Toss everything together for another 1\u20132 minutes, making sure the chicken and vegetables are completely coated in the glossy sauce.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Garnish:<\/strong> Remove from the heat and sprinkle with sliced green onions and sesame seeds.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Serve:<\/strong> Serve immediately over hot steamed white rice.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Tips<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Cut the chicken into similar-sized pieces so they cook evenly.<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t overcook the vegetables\u2014they should remain slightly crisp.<\/li>\n<li>For extra heat, add a pinch of red pepper flakes or a little chili sauce.<\/li>\n<li>For the best texture, serve the chicken immediately while the sauce is hot and glossy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Better Than Takeout Chinese Chicken Juicy, tender chicken coated in a glossy sweet-and-savory garlic-ginger sauce, tossed with crisp bell peppers&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7823,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7822","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7822"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7822\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7824,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7822\/revisions\/7824"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7823"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7822"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}