Quick Ginger Chicken Stir Fry Recipe

Name: Quick Ginger Chicken Stir Fry Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 500 grams Chicken thighs; 100 grams Ginger (sliced); 1 clove Garlic (sliced); 1 Onion (sliced); 1/2 tsp Sweet paprika; 3 tbsp Canola oil; 1/4 cup Cilantro (chopped); 1 Egg (large); 2 tbsp Rice flour (or cornstarch); 1 tsp Ginger (grated); 1/4 tsp Salt; 1/4 tsp Pepper; 2 tbsp Soy sauce; 1 tbsp Chilly sauce; 2 tbsp Honey; 1 tbsp Vinegar

This ginger chicken is a quick stir fry with a taste and flavor of earthy ginger over crisp pan fried chicken coated in a sweet tangy sauce. Enjoy it as a main dish with rice or noodles or as a side just on it’s own.

Ginger Chicken Stir Fry Recipe

If you love crispy chicken or ginger – you must try this recipe. You will love it! This is not like any of the other stir fry recipes you are use to. This one is absolutely delicious with pan fried crisp marinated chicken then tossed with ginger and coated with a sweet tangy sauce. I promise you will be making it more than once.

Ginger Chicken Stir Fry Recipe

My kids are big fans of this ginger chicken recipe and while I often serve it with either noodles or steamed rice the kids gobble the chicken leaving the rice and noodles for me and Ziv. This can be made as a main dish but it’s so addictive we end up eating it as a side dish. It’s makes a great addition to your wraps and sandwiches.

It’s really simple and easy to make too. Ideally if you deep fry the chicken you will have a more crispy outcome but I’m not a big fan of deep fry. Not just because of health but also because I’m not very fond of the house smelling of fried food later. I’m a cake person remember?

Ginger Chicken Stir Fry Recipe

Ginger the star of this dish!

I grew up with ginger being a big part of my mom’s every day cooking. In fact, we say onion, ginger and garlic are the holy trinity in Indian cooking.
Do you know that these three are some of the best natural antioxidants? Of course along with some others like turmeric, cloves cinnamon etc. If you know the benefits of turmeric you probably know that ginger comes from the same family as turmeric and galangal. Read more about ginger here.

Ginger, 8 oz

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Ginger has been a big part of my diet and now it’s become a big part of my family’s diet. Similar to garlic; ginger makes meat taste better. So when possible I add a bit of ginger to my meat preparations.

Ginger Chicken Stir Fry Recipe

So let’s talk ingredients and substitutes (Save/Pin)

Egg – The egg contributes to the crispy coating we have on the chicken, so I do recommend you use it. If for some reason you can’t use egg, I’d say omit it but try using rice flour instead of corn flour.
Rice Flour or Cornstarch – I know we always have corn flour readily available so go ahead and use it. Having said that rice flour makes things more crispy. So if you can.. use rice flour. You will be amazed at the result.
Ginger – this is the star of this dish and you will see we have quite a bit of it in this recipe. So if you make this recipe I presume you like ginger. Use fresh ginger and slice them as thin as possible. The crispy ginger taste absolutely divine.
Garlic – garlic makes all meats taste better; right? I mean I can’t’ think of a meat dish I ever cooked without garlic. It just adds so much to the meat.
Onion – You can omit the onion if you want but I think it adds a unique crunch and sweetness to the dish.
Canola Oil – Yes, we do have a fair bit of oil in this recipe when we cook as well as stir-fry the chicken later – go ahead and reduce where you think you want to or use olive oil to stir-fry the second time. The leftover oil you get in the dish is really tasty with all the flavors in it. My Rhea dips her bread and enjoys it.

Ginger Chicken Stir Fry Recipe

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Tools

Saute Pan
Wok
Spatula
Chopping board / Kitchen KnivesKitchen Knives

My kids really enjoy those crisp ginger slices.

Ginger Chicken Stir Fry Recipe

Ingredients

Chicken thighs – 2 thighs approx 500 grams / 1 lbs
Ginger sliced- 100 grams / 1/4 cup
Garlic slices – 1 medium
Onion sliced – 1 large
Sweet paprika – 1/2 tsp
Canola oil – 3 to 4 tbsp
Cilantro – 1/4 cup chopped

Marinade

Egg – 1 large
Rice flour or cornstarch – 2 tbsp
Ginger grated – 1 tsp
Salt & pepper to taste

Sauce

Soy sauce – 2 tbsp
Chilly sauce – 1 tbsp
Honey – 2 tbsp
Vinegar – 1 tbsp

Method

Prepare

Cut chicken into bite-size pieces
Slice ginger and garlic into thin long slices.
Cut onion into thick slices
Chop cilantro fine.

Marinate Chicken

In a large bowl – beat egg
add the flour, grated ginger, salt and pepper
Stir well to combine.
Add chicken and leave to marinate for 15 mins or an hour up to 3 hours.

Quick Ginger Chicken Stir Fry

Cook Chicken

If necessary cook the chicken in small batches but do not overcrowd the pan.
Add 2 tbsp oil in a nonstick saute pan
Individually place the chicken pieces and cook on both sides making sure they are almost cooked and evenly brown on all sides
When almost done – sprinkle the paprika over.
The paprika gives a pretty color to the final dish.
Remove from the pan and set aside – keep warm.

Prepare Sauce

Add all sauce ingredients to a small bowl
Stir well and set aside.

Stir Fry Chicken

In a wok or a wide saute pan add 2 tbsp canola oil
Add the ginger slices – saute on low heat until the ginger is almost crispy.
Remove half the ginger for garnish
Then add sliced onions and garlic to the pan.
Cook the sauce on high for a minute or two – you want the onions to still have a bite.
Add the chicken – saute for a minute cooking on high
Slowly sprinkle the sauce over the chicken – still cooking on high.
Lastly, add the cilantro
Remove from the pan and serve hot garnished with the save crispy ginger slices.

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Quick Ginger Chicken Stir Fry Recipe

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