Scallion Chicken (20 Minutes!)

Back with another EASY and DELICIOUS recipe that will be your go-to recipe this year – Scallion Chicken.

20 minutes Scallion Chicken is savory and goes perfectly with a big bowl of rice. The chicken is super tender and made with simple, easy-to-find ingredients.

Get your rice ready, because don’t say I didn’t warn you about how addicting my Scallion Chicken is! 

All you need is a few simple ingredients to make Scallion Chicken.

Let’s start with the chicken marinade. Because I wanted to preserve the delicious flavor of the chicken, I used simple ingredients such as black pepper, oyster sauce, soy sauce, honey, and cornstarch.

The cornstarch will help crisp up the chicken and also help thicken the sauce. 

I prefer to use chicken thighs with the skin on for Scallion Chicken.

Chicken thighs have great flavor and, when deboned, becomes even more tender while also speeding up the cooking time.

It is super easy to debone chicken thighs at home, and it takes an extra 2-3 minutes. Alternatively, you can also get your local butcher shop to prepare it for you.

However, you can also use chicken breast as well. Adjust the cooking time depending on what cut of chicken you are making. 

The scallion is the star of the dish. You can use spring onion, green onion, or Chinese scallions.

Chop the scallion into thin slices, and separate it with the white and the green. The white part tends to be spicier and tastes delicious when pan-fried with the chicken and oil.

The green part of the scallion cooks super fast, so add it at the end to add a savory and slight sweetness to the chicken. 

DO YOU WANT MORE 20-MINUTE RECIPES? HERE ARE SOME OF MY GO-TO RECIPES THAT YOU WILL LOVE! 

• Beef Rice Bowl (20 Minutes!)
• Cheesy Bacon Rice Ball (20 Minutes)
• Tomato and Egg Noodle Soup (10 minutes!)
• Mushroom and Basil Udon – 15 Minutes

Ingredients 

• 5 chicken thigh, boneless with the skin on 
• 4 stalks green onion, chopped
• 2.5 tablespoon soy sauce 
• 3 tablespoon oyster sauce 
• 1 tablespoon honey 
• A pinch of black pepper 
• 1.5 tablespoon cornstarch 
• 2 tablespoon Shaoxing Wine (optional) 

1. Cut chicken into bite-sized pieces and marinade with soy sauce, oyster sauce, honey, black pepper, and corn starch—massage and set aside for 5 minutes while you prepare the rest of the ingredients. 
2. Chop green onion and separate it with the whites and the greens. 
3. In a pan, drizzle in a bit of oil, and turn the heat to medium-high. Add in the chicken thigh and set it for 1 minute before pan-frying for another 4-5 minutes.
4. Pour in Shaoxing Wine, beer, or water, and put the lid on to cook for 2 minutes.
5. Add in the rest of the green onion, turn the heat to high, and saute on high heat for another 1-2 minutes. 

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Scallion Chicken

Back with another EASY and DELICIOUS recipe that will be your go-to recipe this year – Scallion Chicken. 20 minutes Scallion Chicken is savory and goes perfectly with a big bowl of rice. The chicken is super tender and made with simple, easy-to-find ingredients. Get your rice ready, because don’t say I didn’t warn you about how addicting my Scallion Chicken is!

Prep Time5 mins

Active Time20 mins

Total Time25 mins

Course: Appetizer, Dinner, Main Course

Cuisine: Asian, Chinese, Taiwanese

Keyword: 20 Minute Recipes, 30 Minute Dinner, Asian Food, Asian Recipe Easy, Asian Recipes, Asian Recipes for Dinner, Authentic asian recipes, chicken, Chicken Recipe, Chinese american food, Chinese Food, chinese recipe, Healthy, Healthy Asian Recipes, quick and easy recipe, QUICK RECIPES, Taiwanese Food, Taiwanese Recipes

Yield: 4 People

Materials

• 5 chicken thigh boneless with the skin on
• 4 stalks green onion chopped
• 2.5 tablespoon soy sauce
• 3 tablespoon oyster sauce
• 1 tablespoon honey
• A pinch of black pepper
• 1.5 tablespoon cornstarch
• 2 tablespoon Shaoxing Wine optional

Instructions

• Cut chicken into bite-sized pieces and marinade with soy sauce, oyster sauce, honey, black pepper, and corn starch—massage and set aside for 5 minutes while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.
• Chop green onion and separate it with the whites and the greens.
• In a pan, drizzle in a bit of oil, and turn the heat to medium-high. Add in the chicken thigh and set it for 1 minute before pan-frying for another 4-5 minutes.
• Pour in Shaoxing Wine, beer, or water, and put the lid on to cook for 2 minutes.
• Add in the rest of the green onion, turn the heat to high, and saute on high heat for another 1-2 minutes.