San Bei Ji (Three-Cup Chicken)

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 2018, America's Test Kitchen TV

Our take on this Taiwanese classic retools the original one-cup-each formula for the soy sauce, sesame oil, and rice wine, and streamlines the method.

SERVES 4

TIME 50 minutes

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Some recipes for Three-Cup Chicken call for simmering a whole chicken that has been cut into pieces in 3 cups of sauce until the sauce reduces to a glaze, a substantial investment of time. We start with boneless, skinless chicken thighs, wh...

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