# Ultimate Black Pepper Chicken

A quick and easy black pepper chicken recipe, just like the Chinese takeout version.

- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- chicken breast
- water
- shaoxing
- salt
- baking soda
- cornstarch
- oil
- green bell peppers
- yellow onion
- garlic, minced
- butter
- rice wine
- sugar
- chicken powder
- mushroom powder
- black pepper

## Instructions

1. Slice some chicken breast.
2. Velvet the meat with water, shaoxing, salt, baking soda, cornstarch, and oil.
3. Slice some green bell peppers.
4. Slice a yellow onion.
5. Mince some garlic.
6. Pan fry the chicken.
7. In a pan, heat some oil with butter and cook the garlic.
8. Add the vegetables and give it a toss.
9. Add the chicken back in and drizzle some rice wine around the pan.
10. Season with salt, sugar, chicken powder, mushroom powder, and lots of black pepper.

## Equipment

- pan

## Tips

- Velvetting the meat with water, shaoxing, salt, baking soda, cornstarch, and oil will make the meat super tender, so don't skip it.
- You can omit the rice wine or use dry sherry.
- You can use other colors of bell peppers, but they tend to be sweeter.
- Do not overcook the chicken as it cooks very fast.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DV3nctPkWVS/?igsh=M2QzZzk1cDVscnB1
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/1f9ef86f-448f-4f29-aaed-312003df2853
- Extracted: 2026-06-03

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