Chinese home cooking

Pan-Fried Chicken Thigh with Scallion Sauce

Name: Pan-Fried Chicken Thigh with Scallion Sauce
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: chicken legs; 1 spoonful soy sauce; 1 spoonful oyster sauce; starch; pepper; ginger; scallions; garlic; white sesame seeds; salt; sugar; sesame oil; cooking oil

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Pan-fried chicken thigh is cut into pieces and finished with a scallion, garlic and sesame dressing.

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Published 2026-10-12

Golden chicken pieces covered with chopped green scallions and sesame. — Pan-Fried Chicken Thigh with Scallion Sauce

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Ingredients

Quantities are included where specified in the original recipe.

chicken legs
1 spoonfulsoy sauce
1 spoonfuloyster sauce
starch
pepper
ginger
scallions
garlic
white sesame seeds
salt
sugar
sesame oil
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

01
Debone the chicken and mix with soy sauce, oyster sauce, a little starch, pepper and ginger. Marinate for 15 minutes.
02
Mix chopped scallions, garlic, pepper and white sesame seeds with a little salt, sugar and sesame oil, as listed in the Chinese scallion-sauce caption.
03
Heat a little oil and pan-fry the chicken over medium-low heat until golden on both sides and cooked through.
04
Cut into bite-sized pieces and return to the pan.
05
Add the scallion sauce, cover and cook over low heat for 1 minute.

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Cooking Method

Pan-Frying

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