Easy Black Pepper Chicken Recipe

• servings: 4 servings
• active time: 10 minutes
• total time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

500 gram or 1.1 lbs skinless chicken breast (cut into bite size cubes)

2 tablespoon peanut oil

salt (as required)

2 medium size onion (cut into 1 inch cubes)

1 large size green bell pepper (cut into 1 inch cubes)

½ teaspoon minced garlic

½ teaspoon minced ginger

1 fresh red/green chili (chopped)

2 tablespoon cornstarch

¼ teaspoon black pepper (freshly ground)

¾ teaspoon black pepper (freshly ground)

3 tablespoon light soy sauce

1 tablespoon dark soy sauce

1 tablespoon rice vinegar

1/2 teaspoon brown sugar

1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil

1 teaspoon cornstarch

2 tablespoon water/chicken broth

Directions

Make the sauce

Make the black pepper sauce by whisking together the crushed black pepper, rice vinegar, soy sauce, brown sugar, toasted sesame oil, cornstarch, and water in a bowl until there are no lumps.

Marinate the chicken

Coat chicken with 1 tablespoon of the sauce, 2 tablespoons of cornstarch, and salt. Rest it aside while you prepare the onion, ginger, garlic, and pepper.

Brown the chicken

Heat a large frying pan until it's hot. Add one tablespoon of oil and tilt the pan to spread oil all over. Add chicken in a single layer and cook over medium flame until golden from the bottom. Then flip the chicken cubes over and cook until the chicken begins to brown and is almost cooked through. Then transfer the chicken to a plate. Make sure not to overcrowd the pan; cook the chicken in batches if needed.

Stir fry vegetables

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the same pan. Add ginger, garlic, and chopped chilies; Saute for 30 seconds. Immediately add onion and bell peppers. Stir fry over a high flame until the vegetables are crisp and tender.

Combine

Reduce the flame to the lowest. Whisk the sauce to recombine and pour the sauce. Let it simmer for 30 seconds. Add the fried chicken and toss well until warmed through.

Serve

Switch off the flame and add freshly ground black pepper. Stir to combine and serve hot.