A couple of months ago, I posted the 10 Minute No Dredging Skillet Chicken Nuggets and mentioned that this would be the base to many new recipes. Well, this is the first of the many possibilities – 15 Minute Crispy Skillet Mongolian Chicken.
The first part of this recipe is just like the 10 Minute No Dredging Skillet Chicken Nuggets. Oftentimes, I don’t bother marinating the chicken because the sauce is so flavorful on its own.
My kids can’t handle ginger or anything spicy right now so I often leave those ingredients out. Once they can handle some spice, I may add some peppers to the dish for a kick.
This Crispy Skillet Mongolian Chicken is just a prelude to the 15 minute dishes to come: Sweet and Sour Chicken, Salt and Pepper Chicken, Sesame Chicken.
15 Minute Crispy Skillet Mongolian Chicken
Equipment
- Skillet or wok
Ingredients
Sauce
- ¼ C chicken stock or water
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
Batter
- 1 lb chicken breast or thighs cubed or sliced
- 1 egg
- ½ C cornstarch
Shallow Fry
- ⅓ C canola oil
- 2 cloves garlic minced or chopped
- 3 scallions optional, cut into 1 inch slices
- 1 tsp ginger optional, minced or julienned
Instructions
- Mix the sauce ingredients in a bowl and set aside.
- Heat the oil in a skillet or wok over medium high heat. While the oil is heating up, stir and mix the egg into the chicken bowl. Add the cornstarch and continue mixing until the chicken is coated and there is very little dry cornstarch left.
- Spread the chicken pieces out evenly and fry for about 2 minutes or until browned and crispy on the bottom side. Flip the chicken to brown the other side and fry for another 2 minutes or until browned and crispy on the bottom side. Depending on how big your skillet or wok is, you may need to shallow fry the chicken in batches.
- Transfer the chicken to a paper towel lined plate (to soak up extra grease). Drain all but 1 tbsp of oil in the skillet.
- Over medium high heat, stir fry the garlic, white portions of the scallions, and ginger, if using, for 30 seconds. Stir the sauce mixture for a few seconds to dissolve the cornstarch again and then pour it into the pan. Let it simmer and thicken for 30 seconds to a minute. Add in the chicken and the green portions of the scallions and mix.
- Serve with rice and greens!
Adapted from Woks of Life Mongolian Chicken
