Sha Cha Chicken is another popular dish in addition to Sha Cha Beef. It has a spicy taste like curry, but the taste is not the same.
What is Sha Cha sauce?
Sha Cha sauce (Chinese: 沙茶; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sa-te; additionally spelled Sa Cha sauce), or paste is a Chinese season sauce purple in Fujian, Teochew, and Taiwanese foods. It is produced using soybean oil, garlic, green onions, bean stews, brill fish, and dried shrimp. It has a flavorful and a little spicy taste.
What is Sha Cha Chicken?
Sha Cha cuisine is very popular in southern Fujian province, China. Sha Cha chicken is one of the main dishes. It is mainly made from chicken and sand tea sauce. When you eat the first bite, you will eat the rest of the food in one go as if you were addicted. If you are traveling to Xiamen city, Sha Cha cuisine is a good choice for your lunch and it will impress you.
Sha Cha Chicken Recipe:
You’ll need:
Vegetable oil
2 Chicken legs, cut into pieces
1 potato, cut into pieces
2 tablespoons light soy sauce
1 tablespoon sha cha sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 ginger slices
1/2 teaspoon MSG
How to make Sha Cha Chicken
1. Heat a wok with oil, and stir-fry ginger until fragrant.
2. Add chicken leg pieces and stir-fry until it discoloration. Pour soy sauce and sha cha sauce into the wok. Stir-fry it a few times and pour clear water until the water cover the chicken.
3. Add potatoes and stir-fry it evenly. Then, cover the lid and cook it under high heat until the sauce has thickened. Season with the salt and MSG.
4. Transfer it on a plate and serve with white rice.
Sha Cha Chicken
Ingredients
- Vegetable oil
- 2 Chicken legs cut into pieces
- 1 potato cut into pieces
- 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sha cha sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 ginger slices
- 1/2 teaspoon MSG
Instructions
- Heat a wok with oil, and stir-fry ginger until fragrant.
- Add chicken leg pieces and stir-fry until it discoloration. Pour soy sauce and sha cha sauce into the wok. Stir-fry it a few times and pour clear water until the water cover the chicken.
- Add potatoes and stir-fry it evenly. Then, cover the lid and cook it under high heat until the sauce has thickened. Season with the salt and MSG.
- Transfer it on a plate and serve with white rice.
Thanks for sharing this recipe. I just ate it and it was delicious.
Thank you for your feedback. Happy cooking!
I made this and it was perfect! I like it, but I don’t know if my husband will be able to eat it. LOL
Thank you, Emily. I bet your husband will love it too.
A good basic recipe on which to build. I do think one should also add onion and/or scallion, always.
I made these for the first time for last night’s dinner and even the teens raised their eyes from their phones long enough to praise these chicken and say that they were really really good.
My husband LOVED these chicken! I didn’t get to try any myself because I was dieting but when I asked him what he thought of them he told me they were the best he’s had!
Absolutely delicious, complex flavor! My family loved it and coworkers complimented the smell of the leftovers! Will be making this again for sure!
I added a few more spices, but WOW, I will be doing this again! And if my husband has his way, again, and again, and again!! Thank you for sharing!
Absolutely loved this recipe!!! My kids acted like I was trying to poison them (as per usual) but still ate it which is a huge win in my house!
This recipe is great! Very very good! I plan on using this method to cook chicken more often!:)<3
Just made a batch of this for the week and dinner tonight – SO good! Love the sauce.
I made these chicken and they were a huge hit with my kids. So, sure, I’ll make them again.