Black Pepper Chicken

If you want to add a burst of flavor to weeknight dinners, this Chinese-inspired black pepper chicken is the perfect recipe to try! With its amazing homemade sauce, each bite is packed with savory, peppery, and slightly tangy flavors that will leave your mouth watering.

Prep Time15

Cook Time30

Total Time45

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: Chinese

Keyword: black pepper chicken, black pepper chicken recipe

Servings: people

Author: Alyssa Rivers

Ingredients

2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into 2 inch pieces
½ cup cornstarch
¼ cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 yellow onion coarsely chopped
1 large green bell pepper coarsely chopped
1 large red bell pepper coarsely chopped

Black pepper sauce

1 teaspoons black pepper
1 teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon ground ginger
2 tablespoons brown sugar
½ cup soy sauce
¼ cup shaoxing wine
¼ cup chinkiang vinegar
1 tablespoon cornstarch

Instructions

In a large bowl, toss your cubed chicken in the cornstarch, flour, salt and pepper. Heat your oil in a large skillet over medium high heat and saute your chicken until it is just cooked through. Remove your chicken from the pan and set aside.
Add your onion and bell peppers to the skillet, saute in the remaining oil and juices from the chicken until they begin to tenderize.
In a small bowl, whisk together all the ingredients for sauce, taking care not to let the cornstarch clump together.
Reduce the heat to medium low and add in your sauce mixture. Simmer until the sauce begins to thicken.
Add your chicken back to the skillet and toss to coat in the sauce. Saute everything together for a few minutes more until your sauce has reduced to the desired thickness.

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