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Black Pepper Chicken

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Black Pepper Chicken #66 · dinner · chinese Host: Made With Lau / Serious Eats black pepper chicken style → TikTok → web writeups Viral recipe (as published / commonly shared) Ingredients 1 lb chicken thigh, bite-size Velveting: 1 teaspoon soy, 1 teaspoon cornstarch, splash oil Sauce: 2 tablespoons soy, 1 tablespoon oyster sauce, 1 teaspoon sugar, lots of cracked black pepper, splash stock Onion and bell pepper; garlic; oil for stir-fry Steps Velvet chicken; stir-fry in hot wok until nearly cooked; remove. Stir-fry onion/pepper/garlic; return chicken. Add sauce and black pepper; toss until glossy. Serve with rice. Source: Made With Lau / Serious Eats black pepper chicken style tags: chicken,black-pepper,soy,onion · popularity: spike · meat: yes	Black pepper stir-fried chicken Book: Every Grain of Rice — Fuchsia Dunlop (2012) crumb: stir-fried chicken with heavy black pepper Chinese stir-fry technique with pepper-forward seasoning. Differences: Close to takeout-style black pepper chicken rooted in stir-fry tradition.

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Black Pepper Chicken
#66 · dinner · chinese
Host: Made With Lau / Serious Eats black pepper chicken style → TikTok → web writeups

Viral recipe (as published / commonly shared)

Ingredients

1 lb chicken thigh, bite-size
Velveting: 1 teaspoon soy, 1 teaspoon cornstarch, splash oil
Sauce: 2 tablespoons soy, 1 tablespoon oyster sauce, 1 teaspoon sugar, lots of cracked black pepper, splash stock
Onion and bell pepper; garlic; oil for stir-fry

Steps

Velvet chicken; stir-fry in hot wok until nearly cooked; remove.
Stir-fry onion/pepper/garlic; return chicken.
Add sauce and black pepper; toss until glossy.
Serve with rice.

Source: Made With Lau / Serious Eats black pepper chicken style

tags: chicken,black-pepper,soy,onion · popularity: spike · meat: yes

Black pepper stir-fried chicken
Book: Every Grain of Rice — Fuchsia Dunlop (2012)

crumb: stir-fried chicken with heavy black pepper

Chinese stir-fry technique with pepper-forward seasoning.

Differences: Close to takeout-style black pepper chicken rooted in stir-fry tradition.

Match: Somewhat close

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Black Pepper Chicken

Viral recipe (as published / commonly shared)

Ingredients
- 1 lb chicken thigh, bite-size
- Velveting: 1 teaspoon soy, 1 teaspoon cornstarch, splash oil
- Sauce: 2 tablespoons soy, 1 tablespoon oyster sauce, 1 teaspoon sugar, lots of cracked black pepper, splash stock
- Onion and bell pepper; garlic; oil for stir-fry

Steps
1. Velvet chicken; stir-fry in hot wok until nearly cooked; remove.
2. Stir-fry onion/pepper/garlic; return chicken.
3. Add sauce and black pepper; toss until glossy.
4. Serve with rice.

Citations
- Made With Lau / Serious Eats black pepper chicken style: https://www.seriouseats.com/black-pepper-chicken-stir-fry-recipe
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/search?q=Black+Pepper+Chicken
- web writeups: https://www.google.com/search?q=Black+Pepper+Chicken+recipe

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Dish: Black Pepper Chicken
Match: Somewhat close
Ancestor: Black pepper stir-fried chicken
Source: Every Grain of Rice — Fuchsia Dunlop (2012)
Differences: Close to takeout-style black pepper chicken rooted in stir-fry tradition.
Book recipe: Not offered for print/share (not public domain). Buy or borrow the book.
Viral sources: Made With Lau / Serious Eats black pepper chicken style (https://www.seriouseats.com/black-pepper-chicken-stir-fry-recipe)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/search?q=Black+Pepper+Chicken)
web writeups (https://www.google.com/search?q=Black+Pepper+Chicken+recipe)
Date: Sep 15, 2026

Source — what this book IS
Every Grain of Rice — Fuchsia Dunlop (2012).
Home-style Chinese cooking focused on everyday Sichuan and broader Chinese techniques: steam, boil, stir-fry, and simple sauces.

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