Are you ready for the easiest Asian dish ever? Peanut butter and Hoisin chicken is super tasty and enjoyable, yet incredibly easy to make! There’s no doubt that you will be coming back to this dish again and again. 🙂
Try to use peanut butter with a high peanut content and as little as possible of other flavors. Avoid using sweetened peanut butter, especially. This will help you control the taste, particularly since hoisin sauce is also a bit sweet.
Hoisin sauce is a fragrant, thick sauce originally from China. It contains fermented soybeans, vinegar and sesame oil, among other ingredients. It has a unique, semi-sweet flavor and works great for glazing meat. If you are a bit worried about trying it, there’s nothing to worry about! It is vegan, containing no animal-based products and no chilies, so there’s no heat.
It is fine to replace the chicken thighs with breast. Chicken thighs are more flavorful than breasts, but they also contain a bit more fat, so using breasts as a substitute is a great option if you wish to eat less fat. Just cut the breast into bite-sized chunks and be mindful not to overcook it.
For those of us who like it hot, this peanut butter and Hoisin chicken recipe works wonderfully with some heat. Feel free to add chili flakes when making the sauce or, if not everyone likes chili, have some Sriracha sauce ready at the table.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lb. chicken thighs
- 3 tbsp cornstarch
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1/4 cup peanut butter
- 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
- 2 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 2 tbsp oil
Instructions
- Cut the chicken thighs into bite-sized pieces. Add the cornstarch and mix well to coat the chicken.
- In a bowl, add the hoisin sauce, peanut butter, soy sauce, sesame oil and minced garlic, and mix well. Don’t worry if there are small lumps of peanut butter; they will dissolve in the pan.
- Add the oil to a pan and fry the chicken for 5-7 minutes until golden.
- Add the sauce to the chicken and mix well. Cook for a few minutes more until the sauce thickens up. Done!
- Serve the chicken immediately. You can use green onions, sesame seeds, or crushed peanuts to garnish. Your peanut butter and Hoisin chicken is ready!
Notes
- The recipe is for 4 servings.
- Prep time: 5 minutes.
- Cooking time: 10 minutes.
- Feel free to add chili flakes into the sauce if you like it hot. Otherwise, Sriracha sauce works great so you can add it to your plate.
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Peanut butter and Hoisin chicken
Ingredients
- 1½ lb chicken thighs
- 3 tbsp cornstarch
- 2 garlic cloves
- ¼ cup peanut butter
- ¼ cup hoisin sauce
- 2 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 2 tbsp oil
Instructions
- Cut the chicken thighs into bite-sized pieces. Add the cornstarch and mix well to coat the chicken.
- In a bowl, add the hoisin sauce, peanut butter, soy sauce, sesame oil and minced garlic, and mix well. Don't worry if there are small lumps of peanut butter; they will dissolve in the pan.
- Add the oil to a pan and fry the chicken for 5-7 minutes until golden.
- Add the sauce to the chicken and mix well. Cook for a few minutes more until the sauce thickens up. Done!
- Serve the chicken immediately. You can use green onions, sesame seeds, or crushed peanuts to garnish.
Notes
- Feel free to add chili flakes into the sauce if you like it hot. Otherwise, Sriracha sauce works great so you can add it to your plate.