This Sha Cha Chicken Recipe makes chicken taste amazing with special Chinese sauce. Sha cha sauce has a rich, salty flavor that makes chicken super tasty. It’s sweet, salty, and a little spicy all at once.
This Sha Cha Chicken Recipe is great for trying new flavors at home. The sauce tastes like the ocean because it has dried shrimp in it. It makes regular chicken into something really special and yummy.
When I First Tried Sha Cha Chicken
I found this Sha Cha Chicken Recipe at a small Chinese restaurant. The cook’s grandmother made it using her old family recipe. The taste was so good I couldn’t stop thinking about it. I tried making it at home many times until I got it right.
Equipment List
- Large pan or wok
- Small bowl
- Sharp knife
- Cutting board
- Measuring spoons
- Wooden spoon
Ingredients List
- 1 lb chicken thighs, cut small
- 3 tablespoons sha cha sauce
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon cooking oil
- 1 onion, sliced
- 2 garlic pieces, chopped
- 1 red bell pepper, sliced
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/4 cup chicken broth
- 2 green onions, chopped
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
Step-by-Step Instructions
Cut chicken into small pieces. Mix cornstarch with chicken. Heat oil in large pan.
Add chicken to hot pan. Cook chicken 5 minutes until golden. Take chicken out of pan.
Add onion and garlic to pan. Cook vegetables 2 minutes. Add bell pepper and cook 1 minute.
Mix sha cha sauce with soy sauce. Add sugar and chicken broth. Pour sauce into pan.
Put chicken back in pan. Mix everything together for 3 minutes. Add green onions last.
Cook until sauce gets thick. Serve hot with rice.
Recipe Tips
- Use chicken thighs because they taste better than chicken breast.
- Don’t cook vegetables too long or they get mushy.
- Buy sha cha sauce at Asian stores or online.
- Add harder vegetables first, soft ones last.
- Taste the food before serving and add more sauce if needed.
What to Serve with Sha Cha Chicken Recipe
White Rice: Plain rice soaks up the yummy sauce and makes the meal filling.
Green Vegetables: Cooked bok choy or broccoli adds healthy greens to your plate.
Conclusion
This Sha Cha Chicken Recipe tastes like real Chinese restaurant food but is easy to make at home. The special sauce makes chicken taste amazing and different. Your family will love this new flavor and ask you to make it again.
Sha Cha Chicken Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 lb chicken thighs cut small
- 3 tablespoons sha cha sauce
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon cooking oil
- 1 onion sliced
- 2 garlic pieces chopped
- 1 red bell pepper sliced
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/4 cup chicken broth
- 2 green onions chopped
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
Instructions
- Cut chicken into small pieces. Mix cornstarch with chicken. Heat oil in large pan.
- Add chicken to hot pan. Cook chicken 5 minutes until golden. Take chicken out of pan.
- Add onion and garlic to pan. Cook vegetables 2 minutes. Add bell pepper and cook 1 minute.
- Mix sha cha sauce with soy sauce. Add sugar and chicken broth. Pour sauce into pan.
- Put chicken back in pan. Mix everything together for 3 minutes. Add green onions last.
- Cook until sauce gets thick. Serve hot with rice.
Notes
- Use chicken thighs because they taste better than chicken breast.
- Don’t cook vegetables too long or they get mushy.
- Buy sha cha sauce at Asian stores or online.
- Add harder vegetables first, soft ones last.
- Taste the food before serving and add more sauce if needed.