Recipe: Peking Chicken 🍗🥢
Overview:
Indulge in the delightful flavors of Chinese cuisine with this mouthwatering Peking Chicken recipe! Perfect for a weeknight dinner, this healthy and flavorful dish is sure to impress your taste buds. Marinated in a savory blend of hoisin sauce, soy sauce, rice vinegar, honey, ginger, and garlic, the chicken breasts are then cooked to perfection and wrapped in warm flour tortillas, creating a symphony of flavors with each bite. Let’s dive into the recipe and bring the taste of Asia to your dining table!
Time Table:
Prep Time | Cook Time | Total Time |
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8 hours | 20 minutes | 8 hours 20 minutes |
Ingredients:
- 1 cup hoisin sauce
- 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
- 1/4 cup rice vinegar
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 ginger root, grated
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
- 8 flour tortillas
- 1 green onion, thinly sliced
Instructions:
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Prepare Marinade:
- In a medium bowl, combine hoisin sauce, low sodium soy sauce, rice vinegar, honey, grated ginger root, and minced garlic cloves. Stir well to ensure all ingredients are thoroughly mixed.
- Reserve 1 cup of the hoisin sauce mixture and set it aside for later use.
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Marinate Chicken:
- Diagonally slice the chicken breast halves into thin slices.
- Add the chicken slices to the remaining sauce mixture in the bowl. Stir well to coat the chicken evenly.
- Cover the bowl and marinate the chicken in the refrigerator for up to 8 hours, stirring occasionally to ensure all pieces are evenly marinated.
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Cook Chicken:
- After marinating, remove the chicken slices from the bowl, discarding any excess marinade.
- Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat and coat it with cooking spray.
- Add 1 1/2 teaspoons of oil to the skillet and allow it to heat until hot.
- Cook half of the chicken slices in the skillet for approximately 5 minutes or until they are fully cooked. Remove the cooked chicken from the skillet and set it aside.
- Repeat the cooking process with the remaining oil and chicken slices until all are cooked to perfection.
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Assemble Wraps:
- Warm the flour tortillas according to package instructions.
- Spread 2 tablespoons of the reserved hoisin sauce mixture down the center of each tortilla.
- Arrange a portion of the cooked chicken slices and sliced green onions down the center of each tortilla.
- Carefully roll up each tortilla to enclose the filling and create a delicious wrap.
Nutritional Information (Per Serving):
- Calories: 428.3
- Fat Content: 8.6g
- Saturated Fat Content: 1.9g
- Cholesterol Content: 66.8mg
- Sodium Content: 1215.1mg
- Carbohydrate Content: 53.8g
- Fiber Content: 3.1g
- Sugar Content: 18.9g
- Protein Content: 32.7g
Serving Suggestions:
Serve the Peking Chicken wraps hot, accompanied by your favorite side dishes such as steamed vegetables, fried rice, or a refreshing salad. Garnish with additional sliced green onions and a drizzle of hoisin sauce for an extra burst of flavor. Enjoy the delightful fusion of Asian-inspired flavors in every bite of these scrumptious wraps!