Mongolian Chicken (Chinese Takeaway Style)

Cook up a hot and spicy stir fry dish with this Chinese takeaway style Mongolian chicken recipe. Perfect with egg fried rice and prawn crackers.

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This Mongolian chicken recipe recreates a famous Chinese takeaway stir fry dish at home. Tender chicken, crisp vegetables, and a rich, spicy sauce come together for a quick and delicious restaurant style meal that takes just a few minutes to cook.

Ingredients For Chinese Takeaway Style Mongolian Chicken

This Scottish Chinese takeaway style Mongolian chicken recipe uses tender chicken, stir fried with onion, peppers and carrots. The sauce is hot, slightly sweet and spicy with sriracha, oyster sauce and hoisin.

• Oyster Sauce
• Light Soy Sauce
• Dark Soy Sauce
• Hoisin Sauce
• Sriracha Sauce
• White Pepper
• Sunflower Oil
• Onion
• Green Pepper
• Red Pepper
• Carrot
• Chicken For Chinese Takeaway Style Stir Fry Dishes
• Sea Salt
• MSG
• Chopped Garlic in Oil
• Crushed Dried Chilli Flakes
• Light Chicken Stock
• Potato Starch
• Spring Onion
• Rice Wine
• Sesame Oil
• Green Chilli

Cook Like a Takeaway: Want to see the exact oyster sauce, soy sauce, and Shaoxing wine I use in all my Chinese recipes? Check out my Chinese Takeaway Style Cooking Essentials guide.

How To Make Chinese Takeaway Style Mongolian Chicken

Making this Scottish Chinese takeaway style Mongolian chicken is straightforward and really quick! First, the sauce is prepared. Then, onion, red and green peppers, carrot and tender chicken are stir fried in a hot wok, along with MSG, chopped garlic in oil and dried chilli flakes. The prepared sauce is added and simmered with stock before being thickened slightly. Finally, spring onion, a dash of rice wine and a touch of sesame oil is added to finish with fresh green chilli and Chinese takeaway style Mongolian chicken is ready to serve.

Step 1: Sauce

In a bowl, add 2 tablespoons oyster sauce, 1 teaspoon light soy sauce, 1 teaspoon dark soy sauce, 1 teaspoon hoisin sauce, 1/4 teaspoon sriracha sauce and pinch white pepper. Mix briefly and set aside.

Step 2: Stir Fry

Heat a wok or large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add 1 tablespoon sunflower oil and 1/4 onion, sliced, 1/4 green pepper, roughly chopped, 1/4 red pepper, roughly chopped and 1/4 carrot, thinly sliced. Stir fry for another 1 minute. Add 1 portion chicken for Chinese takeaway style stir fry dishes, pinch sea salt, 1/4 teaspoon MSG, 1 generous tablespoon chopped garlic in oil, 1/4 teaspoon crushed dried chilli flakes, the prepared sauce and 200 millilitres light chicken stock. Mix well, bring to the boil and simmer for 2 minutes until the sauce reduces slightly.

Step 3: Finish

Slowly add 1 tablespoon potato starch, mixed with 2 tablespoons water, stirring well until the sauce reaches the desired consistency (you may not need all of the mix). Finish with 1 spring onion, sliced, 1 tablespoon rice wine, Dash sesame oil and 1 green chilli, thinly sliced. Mix well once more and serve.

Recipe Tips For Chinese Takeaway Style Mongolian Chicken

Tender Chicken: This recipe uses chicken for Chinese takeaway style stir fry dishes. This simple velveting technique ensures you get deliciously soft and tender chicken pieces for your favourite takeaway style dishes.

Preparation: Stir fry dishes come together quickly, so it’s good to have all the necessary ingredients and sauces prepared and to hand before you start cooking. Once you start, it’s all go until the dish is sizzling hot and ready to serve!

I hope you’ll try this Chinese takeaway style Mongolian chicken recipe. If you do, let me know in the comments how it went!

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Chinese Takeaway Style Mongolian Chicken Recipe FAQ

What is MSG and why should I use it?

MSG is monosodium glutamate, a seasoning ingredient widely used in Chinese takeaway kitchens, in pure form or as an ingredient in soy sauces and other seasoning sauces. Despite historic baseless claims of its dangers, it has been widely proven to be considered safe for use in cooking. In fact, many of the myths and lies about MSG were deliberately and maliciously spread as a form of racism. You can find MSG naturally in many foodstuffs including broccoli, cheese and tomatoes. It’s available online or in Chinese supermarkets. You can learn more about MSG from the brilliant Chin Taylor of Ziang’s Kitchen here.

Do I need a carbon steel wok to cook Chinese takeaway style dishes?

A well seasoned carbon steel wok is a wonderful addition to your Chinese takeaway style cooking equipment, and I would highly recommend investing in one. But, you can cook this dish in any wok or large frying pan and it will be delicious!

Can I use cornflour instead of potato starch?

Yes, you can use cornflour and water to thicken the simmering stir fry sauce. It will do a similar job, however a more consistent texture is achieved using potato starch.

Can I use beef / king prawns / vegetables instead?

Yes! This recipe also works well with beef, king prawns or mixed vegetables.

What’s the difference between light soy sauce and dark soy sauce?

In Chinese takeaway kitchens, chefs use light soy sauce mainly for seasoning – it’s thinner and more salty than dark soy sauce. Dark soy sauce has a thicker consistency and is used to add colour to stir fry sauces and egg fried rice.

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Do you like this Chinese takeaway style Mongolian chicken recipe? If so, buying a copy of my book might appeal to you! In The Chinese Takeaway Secret you can find a host of restaurant and takeaway style recipes that you can make at home. You’ll learn how to make Scottish Chinese takeaway style chicken satay skewers, salt & chilli chicken balls, char siu fried rice and more! You can buy The Chinese Takeaway Secret in paperback or kindle form here.

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