Ginger and scallion chicken (姜葱鸡) is a traditional Chinese recipe. As simple as the ingredients sound, this is not an easy dish to cook well. This dish needs a lot of wok skills. Hence, this ginger-and-scallion style of cooking is often my taste test when I go to a new Chinese or Cantonese-style restaurant. If a chef can make a mighty wok hei-infused ginger-and-scallion dish—be it chicken, beef, ginger and scallion crab, or lobster—it’s a sure fire sign that the food will be great.
At home, I like cooking this dish when I want something quick and simple with my steamed rice (aka 30-minute meal) . I always marinate the chicken meat with potato flour (生粉) or corn starch. (This is one of the many secrets of Chinese cooking; this process will make the meat extra tender and smooth.) I once asked a master Chinese chef and he told me that potato flour is preferred as a tenderizing agent due to the gelatinous texture. He also told me that a wee bit of baking soda will do even more wonders to tenderize the meat, which you can learn all about it on my cashew chicken recipe post.
Ginger and scallion chicken and steamed rice is my ideal and homey meal. Try this ginger and scallion recipe at home and it will become your dinner table staple.
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Jennifer Schwarz
This was a great meal. The chicken was very juicy and the ginger and scallions added so much flavor. I did notice that mine was a lot browner than the one you pictured above. Do oyster sauces have a lot of variety ( in hue and taste )? Thanks for the great recipe. I’ll be visiting your site often.
presa1200
Simple but delicious, even the malay communities appreciate it and made a malay version called ayam masak halia. This dish is all time favorite.
Anna Mitchell
Anything I can substitute for the oyster sauce without soy or mushrooms? My Chinese restaurant won’t give me the recipe but said they use ketchup?
Rasa Malaysia
No, they don’t use ketchup. You can use Bragg Liquid Aminos if you don’t want to use oyster sauce.