Mongolian Chicken

This is one of my all time favorites, Mongolian Chicken. I could really go either way with chicken or beef, but this time it's chicken. What is Mongolian Chicken? Some call Mongolian Chicken the near perfect Chinese dish. It's made with strips of chicken or beef, mixed with 2 kinds of onions; Yellow and green with a sauce made with Hunan, oyster and soy sauces with some crushed garlic and red pepper flakes. However, in this case I didn't make the sauce from scratch, but used a Simply Asia sauce kit for a quick and tasty meal.

 

Ingredients:

2 large chicken breasts

1 medium yellow onion

2 bunches green onions

4 crushed garlic cloves

1 package Simply Asia Mongolian BBQ Sauce

1 tablespoon olive oil

Chopped cilantro

 

Preparation:

Take the chicken breasts and cut in half so they're half as thick and then cut into thin strips. Place the chicken in a bowl and add the crushed garlic and let marinate for an hour.

 

Take the yellow onion and slice in half and then in quarters. Slice into thin strips and set a side. Take the green onions and cut into 1 inch pieces and set a side.

 

Take your 12" sauté pan and heat to medium. Add the olive oil and yellow onions and cook until the onions starts to soften up, maybe 5 minutes. Turn up the heat to high and add the chicken. When the chicken is mostly cooked, add the green onions and half of the Mongolian BBQ sauce, you can always add more, but if you add too much, you might overwhelm all the other flavors. Toss until really hot and you're done. Serve with steamed rice and sautéed broccoli.

 

To serve, place a portion of rice on the serving plate. Add a generous helping of Mongolian Chicken and some sautéed broccoli and garnish with some chopped cilantro.