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Pan-Fried Chicken Breast with Parsley

香煎鸡胸肉

Thin chicken breast slices are marinated and gently pan-fried, then finished with chopped parsley.

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Golden chicken breast slices with small green parsley flecks.
Pan-Fried Chicken Breast with Parsley
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Ingredients

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  • chicken breast
  • 2 spoonfulslight soy sauce
  • 1 spoonfulcornstarch
  • 1/2 spoonfulbaking soda
  • 1 spoonfuloyster sauce
  • parsley
  • cooking oil

Spoonfuls retain the Chinese recipe measures 勺/匙. Small and large spoonfuls retain 小勺 and 大勺; their volume is unspecified and is not converted to teaspoons or tablespoons.

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. 01

    Cut the chicken breast into evenly thin slices.

  2. 02

    Mix with light soy sauce, cornstarch, baking soda and oyster sauce. Marinate for 10 minutes.

  3. 03

    Add oil and the chicken to a cold pan. Turn on low heat and cook slowly, flipping until both sides are golden and the chicken is cooked through.

  4. 04

    Plate and scatter chopped parsley over it.

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Pan-Fried Chicken Breast with Parsley

Thin chicken breast slices are marinated and gently pan-fried, then finished with chopped parsley.

Ingredients

  • chicken breast
  • 2 spoonfulslight soy sauce
  • 1 spoonfulcornstarch
  • 1/2 spoonfulbaking soda
  • 1 spoonfuloyster sauce
  • parsley
  • cooking oil

Spoonfuls retain the Chinese recipe measures 勺/匙. Small and large spoonfuls retain 小勺 and 大勺; their volume is unspecified and is not converted to teaspoons or tablespoons.

Method

  1. 01

    Cut the chicken breast into evenly thin slices.

  2. 02

    Mix with light soy sauce, cornstarch, baking soda and oyster sauce. Marinate for 10 minutes.

  3. 03

    Add oil and the chicken to a cold pan. Turn on low heat and cook slowly, flipping until both sides are golden and the chicken is cooked through.

  4. 04

    Plate and scatter chopped parsley over it.