Easy Hunan Chicken
Hunan Chicken is a classic Chinese takeout favorite featuring tender chicken stir-fried with colorful peppers in a garlicky Hunan-style sauce. It’s bold, spicy, and perfect over steamed rice.
Servings: 4
Equipment
- 1 wok or large frying pan
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 pound chicken breast thinly sliced into pieces
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 1 medium red bell pepper sliced
- 1 medium green bell pepper sliced
- optional garnishes: sesame seeds and green onion
Sauce
- 3 tablespoon 3 tablespoon soy sauce
- 2 tablespoon 2 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon chili garlic sauce
- 1 teaspoon rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- ¼ cup water
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch + 1 tablespoon water to make slurry
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat. Add sliced chicken and cook until lightly browned and just cooked through (4–5 minutes).
- In the same pan, stir-fry garlic and bell peppers for 2–3 minutes until tender but still crisp.
- In a bowl, whisk together soy sauce, oyster sauce, chili garlic sauce, vinegar, sugar, water and cornstarch slurry.
- Pour the sauce into the pan with vegetables.Toss everything to coat. Simmer for 1–2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper if necessary. Serve hot over rice or noodles if desired.
Notes
Garnish with sesame seeds or chopped green onion if desired.