Dinner · 50 min · chinese

Drunken Chicken

A Chinese dinner built around chicken thighs and shaoxing wine — on the table in 50 minutes. Each serving lands at 407 calories with 63g of protein, so it eats like a much heavier meal. Leftovers keep well, so it doubles as next-day lunch without any extra work.

✓ USDA-verified nutrition data

Ingredients

• 2 lb Chicken thighs
• 1.5 cups Shaoxing wine
• 1 cup Chicken stock
• 2 tbsp Goji berries
• 4 slices Fresh ginger
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1 tsp Sugar
• 2 Scallions

Steps

1. Steam the chicken thighs 25 minutes until just cooked through, then chill in ice water. Cold chicken slices cleanly and stays juicy.
2. Shred or slice the chicken into bite-sized pieces and pack into a shallow container.
3. Simmer the wine, stock, ginger, goji berries, salt, and sugar 5 minutes. Cool the marinade completely — hot liquid would cook the chicken further and cloud the wine.
4. Pour the cooled marinade over the chicken, cover, and refrigerate at least 4 hours, ideally overnight. Patience is the recipe; the wine needs time to perfume the meat.
5. Serve cold, straight from the fridge, with a little of the marinade spooned over. This is drinking food — it belongs next to a glass of something.

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