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Dishes made from chicken are incredibly delicious and nutritious, especially very familiar in the meals of every household. Let’s join TasteVN into the kitchen and immediately make this uniquely flavored garlic chicken dish!
Ingredients for Garlic Chicken For 4 people
Chicken 1/2 bird Dried shiitake mushrooms 15 pieces Carrot 1 piece Onion 1 piece Red onion 2 pieces Garlic 10 cloves Green onion 2 stalks Cilantro 2 stalks Cornstarch 2 tablespoons Garlic powder 1 teaspoon Coconut 1 fruit (to extract water) Cooking oil 2 tablespoons Pepper A little Common seasoning A little (seasoning granules/ sugar/ monosodium glutamate/ salt)
How to choose fresh and delicious ingredients
How to choose fresh and delicious chicken
- You should choose chickens with light yellow skin, thin, smooth, and only dark yellow in some places like the breast, wings, and back, which is the good quality chicken.
- Good chicken has fresh-looking meat, no foul smell, and no bruises or blood clots on the skin.
- Do not choose blackened chickens as they are chickens that died before processing.
- Use your hand to press on the body, breast, or thigh of the chicken to check; if the meat is firm, it is good chicken, while if the meat is soft, slippery, deformed, or indented, it is chicken that has been injected with water.
How to choose good dried shiitake mushrooms
- You should choose the ones that are firm, unbroken, bright in color, and have no white mold spots.
- It is necessary to research reputable addresses and establishments to choose where to buy dried mushrooms.
How to choose good carrots
- You should choose those that have a straight shape, smooth skin, bright carrot color, and feel firm, hard, and heavy when held in hand.
- The smaller the core in the middle, the sweeter the carrot will be.
- Do not buy soft, bruised, misshapen, or wilted carrots.
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How to make Garlic Chicken
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Prepare and marinate the chicken
Wash the chicken thoroughly, dissolve salt with a little vinegar, then rub it well inside and out. After that, rinse with cold water, drain, and cut into bite-sized pieces about 3 knuckle lengths.
Marinate the chicken with 1 teaspoon of seasoning, 1 teaspoon of salt, 1/3 teaspoon of MSG, a little pepper, 1 teaspoon of garlic powder, and 1 tablespoon of sugar. Then mix well and marinate for about 30 minutes.
How to prepare chicken meat without odor
- Using vinegar: After the chicken is cleaned, mix a sufficient amount of vinegar and salt together. Then rub both inside and outside the chicken thoroughly several times.
- Using lemon: Rub a few slices of lemon on the chicken with a little salt, then rinse thoroughly with cold water.
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Prepare other ingredients
Soak the dried shiitake mushrooms for about 30 minutes, then cut off the stems. Next, wash them thoroughly and let them drain.
Peel and wash the onion, then cut it into wedges.
Peel the carrot, wash it, and cut it into round slices about 1/2 finger thick.
Peel the shallots, wash them, and chop them finely.
Peel and wash the garlic.
How to properly soak shiitake mushrooms
- You need to soak the mushrooms for 30 minutes to a few hours to soften them.
- To soften the mushrooms quickly, you should soak them whole, without slicing or chopping them before soaking.
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Stir-fried Chicken
You place a pan on the stove and add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil to the pan. When the oil is hot, add the cleaned garlic and stir-fry until the garlic is golden and fragrant, then remove the garlic.
Continue by adding the sliced shallots and sauté until fragrant. Then add the chicken and stir-fry until the chicken is firm, then add the shiitake mushrooms and stir for about 5 minutes.
Tip:
- Stir-frying the chicken with garlic oil will make it more fragrant.
- Stir-frying the chicken first will help it firm up and absorb the seasoning better.
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Cooking the Dish
After 5 minutes, pour the coconut water into the chicken pot and cook for 15 minutes.
Next, skim off the foam and add the carrots to cook together.
Add 1 tablespoon of fish sauce to the chicken pot and cook for another 10 minutes.
Dissolve 2 tablespoons of cornstarch in 1/2 cup of water. Then, gradually pour the cornstarch water in while stirring evenly.
When the pot starts to boil, add the sliced onion and the fried garlic, then stir for about 1 minute and turn off the heat.
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Final Product
Our dish is now complete! The chicken is fragrant, tender, infused with spices, and the broth is sweet and clear—truly wonderful. Serve it immediately and enjoy it with bread or vermicelli according to your preference!
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The dish garlic chicken is quite unique, but also extremely delicious and nutritious, right? What are you waiting for? Hurry up and get into the kitchen to show off your skills!
*Image source and recipe shared from the YouTube channel Wife’s Kitchen
