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This easy stir-fry recipe makes a mouthwatering bowl of spicy chicken with black pepper sauce in a matter of minutes.
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Black Pepper Chicken

Spice up your busy weeknight dinner routine with this irresistible black pepper chicken recipe with bold flavors that'll have you ditching Chinese takeout.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Chinese-American
Keyword black pepper, chicken, spicy
Level Beginner
Main Ingredient Poultry
Diet Dairy-Free
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 3 servings
Calories 360kcal
Author Marc Matsumoto

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 350 grams skin-on boneless chicken thigh
  • 8 grams garlic (grated)
  • 8 grams black peppercorns
  • 1 tablespoon Shaoxing wine
  • 1 teaspoon potato starch
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 140 grams onion (cut into ¾-inch squares)
  • 50 grams red bell pepper (cut into ¾-inch squares)
  • 50 grams green bell pepper (cut into ¾-inch squares)
  • 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
  • 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
Grams + US Cups - US Standard

Instructions

  • Add 8 grams black peppercorns into a mortar and crack them coarsely with a pestle.
    8 grams black peppercorns
    Black peppercorns cracked with a mortar and pestle.
  • Cut 350 grams skin-on boneless chicken thigh into large bite-sized pieces.
    350 grams skin-on boneless chicken thigh
  • Put the chicken in a medium bowl along with 8 grams garlic, 1 tablespoon Shaoxing wine, ¼ teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon potato starch, and add in most of the freshly cracked black pepper. Mix the ingredients together until evenly distributed, and let the meat marinate in the black pepper sauce while you prepare the other ingredients.
    8 grams garlic, 1 tablespoon Shaoxing wine, 1 teaspoon potato starch, ¼ teaspoon salt
    Marinating chicken with black pepper sauce.
  • Add 1 tablespoon vegetable oil to a frying pan and heat over medium heat. Add the marinated chicken in a single layer, skin-side down, and let it brown undisturbed (about 2 minutes).
    1 tablespoon vegetable oil
    Arranging black pepper marinated chicken in a frying pan.
  • When the skin has browned, flip the chicken pieces over and brown the second side (another 1 minute).
    Browning black pepper chicken in a frying pan.
  • Add 140 grams onion, 50 grams red bell pepper, and 50 grams green bell pepper. Turn up the heat to high and stir-fry the mixture until the vegetables are vibrant in color but still crisp, and the meat is cooked through (another 1-2 minutes).
    140 grams onion, 50 grams red bell pepper, 50 grams green bell pepper
    Stir-frying black pepper chicken.
  • Add 2 tablespoons oyster sauce, and 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil, and continue stir-frying until everything is coated with the sauce.
    2 tablespoons oyster sauce, 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
    Tossing black pepper chicken in a frying pan with oyster sauce.
  • Garnish with the remaining cracked pepper and serve with a side of steamed rice.
    Bowl of black pepper chicken garnished with freshly cracked black pepper.

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Nutrition

Calories: 360kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 114mg | Sodium: 616mg | Potassium: 432mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 690IU | Vitamin C: 39mg | Calcium: 44mg | Iron: 1mg