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"3 Cup" Chicken Recipe

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ID: 2858 Upper Intermediate
Have you ever looked at that steamy and spicy plate of "three cup chicken" and wondered which three cups it's made of? In today's lesson, we show you how it's done so that you can not only make it yourself at home, but also learn some important culinary terms that you'll need if you want to follow a Chinese recipe. Photo by dedrawolff
Constance Fang,Fiona Tian
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
三杯鸡 sānbēijī Three-cup chicken
具有 jùyǒu to have; to posses
代表性 dàibiǎoxìng representative
所谓的 suǒwèide so-called
三杯鸡是相当具有代表性的中菜之一不同地方有不同的调味方式以台式三杯鸡来说所谓的三杯是一杯麻油一杯酱油和一杯米酒
sān 三bēi 杯jī 鸡shì 是xiāngdāng 相当jùyǒu 具有dàibiǎoxìng 代表性de 的zhōngcài 中菜zhīyī 之一bùtóng 不同dìfang 地方yǒu 有bùtóng 不同de 的tiáowèi 调味fāngshì 方式yǐ 以tái 台shì 式sān 三bēi 杯jī 鸡láishuō 来说suǒwèi 所谓de 的sān 三bēi 杯shì 是yī 一bēi 杯máyóu 麻油yī 一bēi 杯jiàngyóu 酱油hé 和yī 一bēi 杯mǐ 米jiǔ 酒
Three-cup-chicken is a signature Chinese dish, with different seasoning methods used in different places. In terms of Taiwanese Three-cup Chicken, the "three cups" are one cup of sesame oil, one cup of soy sauce and one cup of rice wine.
材料
cáiliào 材料
Ingredients
鸡腿肉一大块
jī 鸡tuǐ 腿ròu 肉yī 一dà 大kuài 块
1: One chicken leg
姜一块
Jiāng 姜yī kuài 一块
A piece of ginger
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