Shiso & Chicken Thigh Sweet and Sour Saute

Steps Cook Recipes Shiso & Chicken Thigh Sweet and Sour Saute using 9 ingredients and 9 steps

Shiso & Chicken Thigh Sweet and Sour Saute - Perilla frutescens var. crispa, also known by its Japanese name shiso, is a cultigen of Perilla frutescens, a herb in the mint family Lamiaceae. It is native to the mountainous regions of China and India, but is now found worldwide. The plant occurs in several forms, as defined by the characteristics of their leaves, including red, green, bicolor, and ruffled. Shiso leaf has a distinct, refreshing taste and is used in a number of Japanese dishes. (Photo: Mon OEil/Flickr.) With the rising popularity of Japanese cuisine worldwide, more and more of the country's core ingredients are becoming recognizable to people across the globe. Native to Asia, shiso (Perilla frutescens) is a culinary herb widely used in Japanese, Thai, Korean, and Chinese fare.

Red shiso is best known for coloring pickles and umeboshi.

Shiso leaves have the tangy flavor of cumin, mint, nutmeg, and anise combined.

You can cook Shiso & Chicken Thigh Sweet and Sour Saute using 9 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients cook Shiso & Chicken Thigh Sweet and Sour Saute

1. You need 500 grams Chicken thighs.
2. Prepare 1 Onion.
3. It's 1 Katakuriko.
4. You need 2 clove Garlic (minced).
5. It's Sweet & Sour Sauce:.
6. It's 3 tbsp Soy sauce.
7. It's 1 1/2 tbsp Sugar (cane sugar).
8. Prepare 1 tbsp Sesame oil.
9. Prepare 1 tbsp Vinegar.

Shiso & Chicken Thigh Sweet and Sour Saute step by step

1. Wash the shiso and cut into thin strips..
2. Chop the chicken thigh into bite-sized pieces..
3. Mince the garlic..
4. Mince the onion..
5. Heat olive oil (not listed) in a frying pan and cook the garlic. Coat the chicken in katakuriko and place into the pan without overlapping. Turn the heat to medium..
6. After 3-4 minutes, turn the chicken over and place the onion on top..
7. Cover with a lid and turn the heat to medium-low. Let it simmer and steam until completely cooked through..
8. After 4-5 minutes, top with the shiso and pour in the sweet and sour sauce..
9. Use a wooden spoon to roughly mix it all together and then it's done..

Shiso & Chicken Thigh Sweet and Sour Saute - Red shiso is a bit more bitter flavored; it's used in cooked dishes and pickling. The plant occurs in red (purple-leaved) and green-leaved forms. There are also frilly, ruffled-leaved forms called chirimen - jiso and forms that are red only on top, called katamen - jiso. To understand the taste of shiso leaf, you have to try it yourself. I might say cilantro, but haters of cilantro aren't necessarily opposed to shiso. The taste is an interesting and unique one. A friend introduced me to it, and even gave me a potted plant of my own, which I promptly killed. Thank you and good luck