Chinese Chicken Gravy That Pairs Well with Fried & Noodles
Chinese Chicken gravy is a basic Chinese curry to be served with fried rice or any kind of fried noodles. Boneless chicken pieces and first batter fried and then cooked in cornflour based curry with lots of flavors from ginger and garlic and other spices.
Servings 4
Ingredients
For Fried Chicken
- 500 grams boneless chicken cut into small pieces
- Oil for deep frying
For marinade:
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp each ginger garlic paste
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp soya sauce
- 1 tbsp vinegar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup cornflour for coating
For gravy:
- 2 cups chicken stock/ water/ stock cube water
- ½ cup water + 3 tbsp cornflour mixed together
- 1 tbsp chopped garlic
- 1 tbsp chopped ginger
- 1 tbsp chopped green chilli
- 2 tbsp chopped white spring onion
- 1 tbsp soy sauce dark
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tbsp vinegar
- 1 tsp black pepper
- Salt to taste
Instructions
For Fried Chicken
- Marinade boneless chicken cubes with salt, pepper, ginger garlic paste, soy sauce, vinegar and egg for about 30 min or 1 hr.
- After 1 hr of marination dip each chicken piece into the cornflour and deep fry till cooked and set aside.
For the Chinese Gravy
- Heat 3 tbsp of oil in a wok. Add grated ginger, garlic and green chilies. Once they turn light golden (do not burn) add spring onion and saute well.
- Add chicken stock, soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil and slowly add the cornflour mixture. Lower the heat and once the gravy starts to thicken add the fried chicken pieces and stir well.
- Continue cooking on low heat for 2 more min and check the seasoning again and adjust if needed.
- Remove from the flame and pour into a serving dish and garnish with green spring onion chopped.
- Serve hot with fried rice or noodles.