This Ginger Chicken is a quick, dry-style chicken stir fry dish inspired by Chinese flavors that makes for the perfect appetiser or side dish. It’s sticky, garlicky, sweet and with that strong, bold flavour of ginger, of course! Drooling…
Love stir-fries? Try out my Lemon Ginger Chicken Asparagus Stir Fry that has similar notes to this one and pops of citrus and greens, as well as my Teriyaki Shrimp Broccoli Stir Fry. For vegetarian options, try out my Crispy Tofu Broccoli Stir Fry!
This Ginger Chicken is a quick, dry-style chicken stir fry dish inspired by Chinese flavors that makes for the perfect appetiser or side dish. It’s sticky, garlicky, sweet and with that strong, bold flavour of ginger, of course! Drooling…
They say some of the best discoveries are accidental, and that’s exactly what happened in our test kitchen when we started experimenting with infusing ginger and chicken flavours together to create this Ginger Chicken Stir Fry!
The idea was simple: use chicken as the protein base and ginger as the main aromatic. Some testing and tweaking later, this stir fry was born and we just LOVED the results.
We’ve got tender chicken, aromatic ginger, bright and fresh green onions married with a sticky sweet, garlickly and umami sauce that’s been inspired by Chinese flavors. Everything’s stir fried together on high heat to leave you with a very Asian takeout-esque appetiser – but this is our unique take that you can only get at home with this recipe!
It’s so easy to whip up – it’s a dry-style chicken stir fry so just one pan, minimal chopping, dunk in your sauces and sauté away.
This is so yummm served along with my Vegetable Fried Rice and some Crispy Broccoli Tofu Stir Fry if you’re looking to prep a full Chinese-inspired menu. But I also just like making it as an evening appetiser to make weeknight dinners a little exciting!
If you’re worried the ginger flavor might be too strong – it’s really well balanced with the honey, soy, pepper and garlic that while you still get that ginger base flavor, it’s not tooo intense. Pairing this with rice balances it even more if you’re serving some picky lil ones!
- This ginger scallion chicken recipe calls for less than 10 ingredients
- It’s got limited chopping and equipment
- This dish has the quickest cook time since it’s a stir fry technique. You can check out all my tips and tricks to nail this method on my Stir Frying 101 blog post here.
Ingredients You'll need to make Ginger Chicken
- Chicken – I’ve used 400 grams chicken thighs (no skin), cut into 1 inch pieces. This is the fattier cut of chicken as compared to chicken breast and works best in stir fries to soak up all that flavor from the sauces.
- Grated Ginger – Grating the ginger maximises its flavor strength which is exactly what we want to do for this ginger chicken recipe. You just need a tablespoon though – it’ll go a long way!
- Julliened Ginger – this has a mild ginger flavor and will lend a nice crunch texture to the stir fry
- Dark Soy Sauce – for both color and flavor.
- Oyster Sauce – for flavor and texture! This lends a nice stickiness to the dish
- Honey – this will balance out the strong Ginger flavor and also add to the stickiness (don’t skip this!)
- Pepper – for a little spice kick
- Oil – any neutral oil will work here but you can also use sesame oil for those strong Asian notes
- Spring Onions – both the white and green parts, separated and chopped
- Garlic - chopped
- Green Chillies – slit lengthwise
- Coriander – chopped, for topping
How to make the best Ginger Chicken
Richa’s Top Tricks to make the best Ginger Chicken
- Mastering the Stir Fry:
- Stir frying is an Asian cooking technique that involves food cooked in some sort of fat, over high heat and for a short duration.
- This Ginger Chicken is a relatively easy stir fry since it doesn’t have additional veggies that will have differing cooking times from the main protein.
- The main tip for this stir fry is to heat oil in a pan or wok until it is very hot (a wok works best for stir fries!) – you can do the water test by sprinkling a drop of water and checking if it sizzles.
- Next, it’s important to make sure your chicken pieces are spread out, and let them caramelise for a few minutes before stir frying – do not move the pieces right away! Only do that once you’ve added in your aromatics, and make sure the heat is high. You’ll just be stir frying for 2-3 minutes here.
- Finally, turn off the heat and mix well. Serve HOT!
- All my in-depth tips for stir frying can be found on my dedicated Stir Frying 101 blog post.
Get your Chinese menu going with this Ginger Chicken Stir Fry – you’re in for a treat with this one, trust me.
This is one of those recipes that you may be skeptical about if you haven’t gone all out in making a ginger-centered dish before, but it’ll surprise you with how well it works. You’ve really just got to try it to find out. Now, there’s something even better than Chinese takeout for my evenings!
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Ginger Chicken
Ingredients
- 400 Grams Chicken Thighs Cut Into 1 Inch Pieces
- 1 Tablespoon Grated Ginger
- 1 ½ Teaspoon Dark Soy Sauce
- 1 Tablespoon Oyster Sauce
- 1 Tablespoon Honey
- 1 ½ Teaspoon Pepper
- 1 Tablespoon Oil
- 3 Spring Onion Stalks White And Green Parts Separated And Chopped
- 4 Garlic Cloves Chopped
- 1 Inch Ginger Julienned
- 3 Green Chillies Slit Lengthwise
- 2 Tablespoon Chopped Coriander
Instructions
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In a bowl, marinate the chicken with grated ginger, dark soy sauce, oyster sauce, honey, and pepper. Set aside while you prepare the other ingredients.
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Heat oil in a wok or pan over high heat until very hot. Add the chicken pieces and spread them out. Sear on high for 2 minutes on each side until you see some nice caramelization.
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Add the green chillies, white part of spring onions, garlic, and julienned ginger. Stir-fry on high heat for 2-3 minutes until the vegetables are slightly softened.
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Toss in the spring onion greens and chopped coriander. Turn off the heat and mix well.
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Serve hot with steamed rice or your choice of side dish.
Video
Notes
- Mastering the Stir Fry:
- Stir frying is an Asian cooking technique that involves food cooked in some sort of fat, over high heat and for a short duration.
- This Ginger Chicken is a relatively easy stir fry since it doesn’t have additional veggies that will have differing cooking times from the main protein.
- The main tip for this stir fry is to heat oil in a pan or wok until it is very hot (a wok works best for stir fries!) – you can do the water test by sprinkling a drop of water and checking if it sizzles.
- Next, it’s important to make sure your chicken pieces are spread out, and let them caramelise for a few minutes before stir frying – do not move the pieces right away! Only do that once you’ve added in your aromatics, and make sure the heat is high. You’ll just be stir frying for 2-3 minutes here.
- Finally, turn off the heat and mix well. Serve HOT!
- All my in-depth tips for stir frying can be found on my dedicated Stir Frying 101 blog post.
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