Garlic Fried Chicken

Name: Garlic Fried Chicken
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: chicken; soy sauce; minced garlic; garlic powder; black pepper; Chinese cooking wine; cornstarch; rice flour; salt; paprika; ground red chilli; egg; ice-cold soda water

Serves 1

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Garlic Fried Chicken

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Serves 1

Directions

1Marinate the chicken with soy sauce, minced garlic, garlic powder, black pepper, and Chinese cooking wine.
2Set the marinated chicken aside for 20 minutes.
3For the batter, start with cornstarch, rice flour, salt, pepper, garlic powder, paprika, and optionally, ground red chilli for spice.
4Add an egg and ice-cold soda water to the dry ingredients for the batter.
5Mix all batter ingredients together until well combined.
6Coat the marinated chicken pieces in the prepared batter.
7Fry the chicken for 6 to 7 minutes until golden brown.
8Remove the fried chicken from the pan and set it aside, preferably on a wire rack.
9Turn the heat up to high.
10Add the chicken back into the hot oil.
11Deep fry for another 2 to 3 minutes until extra crispy and golden.

Ingredients

chicken
soy sauce
minced garlic
garlic powder
black pepper
Chinese cooking wine
cornstarch
rice flour
salt
paprika
ground red chilli
egg
ice-cold soda water

Equipment

bowltongsfrying panwire rack

Tips

For a spicy kick, add a little bit of ground red chilli to the batter.
Marinating the chicken for 20 minutes ensures it absorbs the flavors well.
Using ice-cold soda water in the batter helps achieve a crispy texture.
Double frying the chicken at a high heat ensures ultimate crispiness and a beautiful golden-brown color.
Place the fried chicken on a wire rack to drain excess oil and maintain crispiness.
This recipe is gluten-free.
If you are a vegetarian, you can try my popcorn mushroom recipe, which is also super crispy and gluten-free

Garlic Fried Chicken

Serves 1

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Garlic Fried Chicken

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Serves 1

Directions

1Marinate the chicken with soy sauce, minced garlic, garlic powder, black pepper, and Chinese cooking wine.
2Set the marinated chicken aside for 20 minutes.
3For the batter, start with cornstarch, rice flour, salt, pepper, garlic powder, paprika, and optionally, ground red chilli for spice.
4Add an egg and ice-cold soda water to the dry ingredients for the batter.
5Mix all batter ingredients together until well combined.
6Coat the marinated chicken pieces in the prepared batter.
7Fry the chicken for 6 to 7 minutes until golden brown.
8Remove the fried chicken from the pan and set it aside, preferably on a wire rack.
9Turn the heat up to high.
10Add the chicken back into the hot oil.
11Deep fry for another 2 to 3 minutes until extra crispy and golden.

Ingredients

chicken
soy sauce
minced garlic
garlic powder
black pepper
Chinese cooking wine
cornstarch
rice flour
salt
paprika
ground red chilli
egg
ice-cold soda water

Equipment

bowltongsfrying panwire rack

Tips

For a spicy kick, add a little bit of ground red chilli to the batter.
Marinating the chicken for 20 minutes ensures it absorbs the flavors well.
Using ice-cold soda water in the batter helps achieve a crispy texture.
Double frying the chicken at a high heat ensures ultimate crispiness and a beautiful golden-brown color.
Place the fried chicken on a wire rack to drain excess oil and maintain crispiness.
This recipe is gluten-free.
If you are a vegetarian, you can try my popcorn mushroom recipe, which is also super crispy and gluten-free