Salt and Pepper Chicken

This quick, flavorful chicken is crisp, garlicky, and peppery with a tender inside and golden outside. Perfect over jasmine rice for an easy weeknight dinner

Yield: 4 servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 - 12 minutes
Special Equipment: Large Skillet

Ingredients

• 1½ lbs chicken breast or thighs, boneless and skinless

• 2 tbsp oil

• ½ tsp salt

• ½ tsp black pepper

• ½ tsp onion powder

• 1 tsp white pepper

• 2 tbsp soy sauce

• 3 tbsp Kewpie mayo or regular mayo

• 3 tbsp cornstarch

• 1½ tbsp minced garlic

• ½ lemon or lime, juiced

• Cilantro, green onions, sesame seeds (optional)

Directions

1. Season the chicken in a bowl with salt, black pepper, onion powder, white pepper, soy sauce, mayo, cornstarch, and garlic until fully coated.

2. Heat a large skillet over medium-high with the oil.

3. Add the chicken in an even layer, sear until golden, flip, and finish cooking until the pieces reach 165°F and are fully done.

4. Squeeze lemon or lime over the chicken and serve with optional garnishes.