Three Cups Chicken (San Bei Ji)

I ate this dish in a restaurant somewhere in World Trade Centre but it does not taste that saltish, maybe they cook to suit our Singaporean taste buds. This is a real saltish dish, a taiwanese dish called three cups chicken (san bei ji) .The three cups refer to one each of sesame oil, rice wine and dark soya sauce. Ingredients
1 small chicken, cleaned and chopped into small chunks
6 cloves garlic, crushed
10 slices ginger
1 cup sesame oil
1 cup rice wine
1 cup soy sauce
4 stalks fresh basil (optional)

Method
Using a little of the sesame oil, brown the chicken in a sand pot or other pot
Add garlic and ginger towards the end of the browning.
Add the rest of the sesame oil, rice wine and soy sauce. Bring to a boil
Cover and simmer for 20 minutes
Add the basil, stalks and all, a couple minutes before cooking is done.
NotesThis is a simple but pungent salty dish that needs to be eaten with rice and preferably other dishes. Don't skimp on the garlic and ginger. In Taiwan basil is always added. Don't simmer longer than 20 minutes or the chicken will be dry and over salty

Note: I used only 1/4 cup for all the sauces as I did not used the whole chicken and I added some sugar to taste cause was real saltish. Maybe we Singaporean are not used to too saltish food. We prefer more spicy food (hahahaha).

Recipe Source: http://www.eatingchina.com/
Photo Source: alicecozycorner