Thai Garlic Pepper Chicken

A recipe from Palin Chongchitnant website, Hot Thai Kitchen.

Step 1: Mise en place. Mix the chicken with oyster sauce, soy sauce, Golden Mountain Sauce, fish sauce, black soy sauce, white pepper, and black pepper. Set aside while you fry garlic.


Step 2: In a small sauce pan or wok, add the garlic, then add just enough vegetable oil to cover the garlic. Fry the garlic with a low heat (gentle bubbling) until the garlic turns golden brown and the bubbling has mostly stopped, about 5 minutes. Remove garlic from the oil with a slotted spoon and set aside, reserving the oil.


Step 3: In a wok or skilled, add about 2 tablespoons of the garlic oil and heat over high heat. Pour a tablespoon or so of the remaining garlic oil into the marinated chicken and stir to lubricate. When oil is hot, add the chicken and sugar and stir until chicken is cooked. You can add a splash of water if the chicken sticks, or if you want more sauce in the final product. You can also add a little bit more black soy sauce if you want a darker colour.

Ingredients:

  • 1¼ pounds boneless chicken breasts or thighs, cut into bite size pieces.
  • 8 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
  • 1 tablespoon sweet soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon Golden Mountain Sauce (or substitute regular soy sauce)
  • 1 teaspoon fish sauce
  • 1 teaspoon black soy sauce
  • 1½ teaspoons sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon white pepper
  • 7-8 cilantro stems, chopped
  • vegetable oil
  • water as needed

Step 4: When the chicken is cooked, stir in half of the fried garlic and chopped cilantro stems, and remove from heat. Just before serving, sprinkle over the remaining fried garlic.