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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
Thu Mar 17 2016 | 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 bēi jī shì xiāngdāng jùyǒu dàibiǎoxìng de zhōngcài zhīyī ，bùtóng dìfang yǒu bùtóng de tiáowèi fāngshì ，yǐ tái shì sān bēi jī láishuō ，suǒwèi de sān bēi shì yī bēi máyóu 、yī bēi jiàngyóu hé yī bēi mǐ jiǔ 。
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
Ingredients
鸡腿肉一大块
jī tuǐ ròu yī dà kuài
1: One chicken leg
姜一块
Jiāng yī kuài
A piece of ginger
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