Stir-Fried Chicken with Sha Cha Chinese BBQ Sauce (Sha Cha Ji)

I took a cue from the Taiwanese dish Sha Cha BBQ Beef with Noodles and decided to make a variation of it using chicken instead since this was the only meat I had in the frig. I opted to serve the sautéed chicken with steamed rice rather than tossed with noodles. Sha Cha BBQ sauce is a savory and mildly spicy Taiwanese sauce that's made from dried shrimp, brill fish, chiles, soybean oil, shallots and garlic. It's the traditional condiment used for hot pot (we always mix ours with a bit of ketchup and soy sauce), but it is also great as a seasoning for stir-fried meat dishes like this one. Pork or beef would also work well in place of chicken.