Crispy Salt And Chilli Chicken
Here's how to make crispy salt and chilli chicken, a Chinese fakeaway recipe that tastes so good! It's full of flavour and so easy to make.
Ingredients
- 650 g Chicken Breast
- 2 tbsp Dark Soy Sauce
- 1 tbsp Sesame Oil
- 1 tbsp White Pepper
Salt And Chilli Spice Mix
- ½ tbsp Salt
- ½ tbsp Black Pepper
- ½ tbsp Chinese 5 Spice
Rest Of The Ingredients
- 2 Eggs
- 150 g Cornflour Corn-starch
- 1 Onion
- 1 Green Bell Pepper
- 2 Red Chillies
- 3 Spring Onions
- 3 Garlic Cloves
Instructions
- Cut the chicken breast into bite-sized pieces and place it in a mixing bowl. Cut your vegetables and leave it aside for later.650 g Chicken Breast
- Add dark soy sauce, white pepper and sesame oil into the mixing bowl and mix with the chicken until evenly distributed.2 tbsp Dark Soy Sauce, 1 tbsp Sesame Oil, 1 tbsp White Pepper
- Whisk two eggs and pour it into the bowl, mix until all chicken pieces are coated in the egg.2 Eggs
- In a separate small mixing bowl, mix together salt, black pepper and Chinese 5 spice. Set aside for later.½ tbsp Salt, ½ tbsp Black Pepper, ½ tbsp Chinese 5 Spice
- Take each piece of chicken and toss it into the cornflour. Make sure the chicken is thoroughly coated on all sides.150 g Cornflour
- Deep fry the chicken pieces on a medium to high heat for around 3 minutes or until cooked and the outside is golden brown and crispy.
- In a clean wok or pan, drizzle a small amount of oil on a medium to high heat and fry the garlic for a few seconds before adding the onions, green bell peppers and chillies. Mix for around 2 minutes.1 Onion, 1 Green Bell Pepper, 2 Red Chillies, 3 Garlic Cloves
- Add the crispy fried chicken into the wok and mix with the vegetables, then add the salt and chilli spice mix made earlier followed by a handful of spring onions, and mix everything together for 1 minute.3 Spring Onions
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Nutrition
Calories: 439kcalCarbohydrates: 44gProtein: 40gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 186mgSodium: 1624mgPotassium: 875mgFiber: 3gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 589IUVitamin C: 63mgCalcium: 60mgIron: 3mg
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