(Spicy, Savory & Restaurant-Style Stir-Fry!)
✨ Description
This Sizzling Black Pepper Chicken with Mushrooms is a bold, peppery stir-fry with juicy chicken, earthy mushrooms, and a rich glossy sauce. It’s fast, fragrant, and tastes like real Chinese restaurant wok cooking at home!
⏱️ Details
Prep: 15 min | Cook: 10–12 min
Total: ~25 min
Servings: 3–4
Kcal: 460 | Protein: 40g
🛒 Ingredients
🍗 Chicken:
500g chicken breast or thigh (thinly sliced)
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp cornstarch
Salt & black pepper
1 tbsp oil
🍄 Veggies:
2 cups mushrooms (sliced) 🍄
1 onion (sliced) 🧅
1 green bell pepper (optional 🌶️)
🧄 Black Pepper Sauce:
3 cloves garlic (minced) 🧄
1 tsp ginger (grated)
3 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tsp sugar or honey 🍯
½ cup chicken broth or water
1–2 tsp freshly cracked black pepper (key flavor!)
1 tsp cornstarch + 2 tbsp water (slurry)
1 tsp sesame oil (finish)
👨🍳 Instructions
1️⃣ Marinate chicken
Mix chicken with soy sauce, cornstarch, salt, and pepper
Let sit 10–15 minutes
2️⃣ Sear chicken
Heat oil in a wok or pan
Stir-fry chicken until golden and cooked through
Remove and set aside
3️⃣ Cook vegetables
Add mushrooms, onions, and peppers
Stir-fry until soft and slightly caramelized
4️⃣ Build sauce
Add garlic and ginger
Pour in soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar, broth, and black pepper
Simmer 2–3 minutes
5️⃣ Combine
Return chicken to pan
Add cornstarch slurry
Toss until thick, glossy, and well coated
6️⃣ Finish & serve
Drizzle sesame oil
Serve hot with steamed rice or noodles 🍚🍜
😋 Flavor & Experience
Bold cracked black pepper heat, juicy chicken, and savory mushrooms in a glossy wok sauce—this dish is spicy, rich, and deeply satisfying 🤤🔥
