Quick Ginger Chicken Stir Fry Recipe
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 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
Recipe – Quick Ginger Chicken Stir Fry (Save/Pin)
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
Recipe Card – Quick Ginger Chicken Stir Fry Recipe
Quick Ginger Chicken Stir Fry Recipe
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.
Ingredients - Choose (Metric or US Customary) below
- 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
Marinade
- 1 Egg large
- 2 tbsp Rice flour or cornstarch
- 1 tsp Ginger grated
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 1/4 tsp Pepper
Sauce
- 2 tbsp Soy sauce
- 1 tbsp Chilly sauce
- 2 tbsp Honey
- 1 tbsp Vinegar
Instructions
Prepare
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Cut chicken into bit size pieces
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Slice ginger and garlic into think long slices.
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Cut onion into thick slices
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Chop cilantro fine.
Marinate Chicken
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In a large bowl - beat egg
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add the flour, grated ginger, salt and pepper
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Stir well to combine.
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Add chicken and leave to marinade for 15 mins or an hour up to 3 hours.
Cook Chicken
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If necessary cook the chicken in small batches but do not over crowd the pan.
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Add 2 tbsp oil in a non stick saute pan
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Individually place the chicken pieces and cook on both sides making sure they are almost cooked and evenly brown on all sides
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When almost done - sprinkle the paprika over.
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The paprika gives a pretty color to the final dish.
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Remove from the pan and set aside - keep warm.
Prepare Sauce
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Add all sauce ingredients to a small bowl
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Stir well and set aside.
Stir Fry Chicken
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In a wok or a wide saute pan add 2 tbsp canola oil
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Add the ginger slices - saute on low heat until the ginger is almost crispy.
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Remove half the ginger for garnish
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Then add sliced onions and garlic to the pan.
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Sauce on high for a minute or two - you want the onions to still have a bite.
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Add the chicken - saute for a minute cooking on high
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Slowly sprinkle the sauce over the chicken - still cooking on high.
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Lastly, add the cilantro
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Remove from the pan and serve hot garnished with the save crispy ginger slices.
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I can see why your kids are big fans of this ginger chicken stir fry!! It looks amazing!!!
Thank you Dene’. Yeah we do love ginger
We eat a lot of chicken and we are especially partial to the thighs. You can do so much with them. We are always on the hunt for delicious variations on our basic stir fry and your recipe looks ideal. We do love the taste of ginger and this recipe would make a great evening dinner. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you Marisa. So happy to heat that. I love ginger too!
Yum!! Love chicken stir fry for dinner, and especially love that this recipe is a quick one. Perfect for weeknight meals!
Thank you Christine.. Definitely perfect for week nights
Like you I love, love ginger as it adds so much flavor to any meat dish! Whenever possible I use fresh ginger too as that has even more potency than the ground dried one. At any rate, this chicken dish is sure to be one I’ll enjoy! YUM!
So true Abi. I love fresh ginger. I have it every day in my tea too!
This is delicious chicken fry This homemade chicken fry is better than any take out, crispy chicken with onion in that mild sauce is great meal with a bowl of rice.
That is so true Swathi. Would be a crime to order with something so easy as this..
I can always use another good chicken recipe! Thanks for giving me something new to try this next week.
Thank you Noel. SO happy to her you going to try it – thanks
This looks so delicious Veena and makes for a great weekday dinner. I love stir fry’s recipe as it’s a perfect way to make the family eat tons of veggies too 😉 Bookmarking to try the recipe soon.
Thank you Molly. This definitely would make a great weeknight meal.
I love quick family friendly meals so this would be perfect for any occasion. I like that you added ginger to this. Ginger is so flavorful and I’m sure just made this even more special.
It sure does Stephanie.. I love ginger.
Crispy chicken is so good. Love the ginger sauce in this dish. This seems easy enough to make on a weeknight. I sure would make lots to have some awesome leftovers too.
True Gloria.. crisp chicken is so good..!! Absolutely so easy for the weekends. my kids love the left over in wraps..
Yum, I love ginger and this looks like a delicious meal that would be great for the whole family!
Sure is a great meal Marlynn
Who can possibly refuse this yummy dish?! I love stir fries, not only because they taste great, but also because they are super easy to make. I can see why your family likes the ginger chicken, it’s just amazing!
Thank you Daniela. Yes we do love this very much