Crispy Chicken Chinese Fakeaway

Name: Crispy Chicken Chinese Fakeaway
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 3 Chicken Breasts; 6 tsp cornflour; 1 tsp cornflour for slurry; 1 tsp garlic powder; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp pepper; 1 tbsp honey; 2 tbsp soy sauce; rice vinegar; sesame oil; powdered garlic; powdered ginger; 0.5 lemon; 1 cm neutral oil; 50 g rice; peppers; spring onion; sesame seeds

20m

Serves 1

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Crispy Chicken Chinese Fakeaway

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20m

Serves 1

Directions

1Cut chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces.
2Season chicken with salt.
3Season chicken with pepper.
4Add 2 teaspoons of cornflour per chicken breast.
5Mix the chicken well to ensure it's nicely coated with cornflour and seasonings.
6Pour rice into a pot.
7Rinse the rice a few times until the water runs clear.
8Add water to the pot up to your first knuckle.
9Bring the rice to a light simmer.
10Add honey to a jar for the sauce.
11Add soy sauce to the jar.
12Add a bit of vinegar to the jar.
13Add sesame oil to the jar.
14Add powdered garlic to the jar.
15Add powdered ginger to the jar.
16Squeeze half a lemon into the jar.
17Shake the jar to mix all the sauce ingredients.
18Place the rice on a low simmer for 10-15 minutes.
19Heat a pan on high heat.
20Add plenty of neutral oil, preferably peanut oil, to the pan.
21Add the coated chicken pieces to the hot oil in batches, ensuring not to overcrowd the pan.
22Cook the chicken for a few minutes until crispy and golden.
23Dice peppers and the white ends of spring onions.
24Remove the rice from the heat to steam.
25Pour off excess oil from the pan.
26Add the diced peppers and spring onion ends to the pan.
27Pour the prepared sauce into the pan with the vegetables.
28Add a cornflour slurry to thicken the sauce.
29Return the crispy chicken to the pan.
30Coat the chicken and vegetables evenly with the sauce.
31Scoop fluffy rice into a small bowl.
32Invert the rice bowl onto a plate to form a dome.
33Plate the chicken and vegetable stir-fry next to the rice.
34Garnish with the green parts of spring onions.
35Finish with a sprinkle of mixed sesame seeds.

Ingredients

3 Chicken Breasts
6 tsp cornflour
1 tsp cornflour for slurry
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1 tbsp honey
2 tbsp soy sauce
rice vinegar
sesame oil
powdered garlic
powdered ginger
0.5 lemon
1 cm neutral oil
50 g rice
peppers
spring onion
sesame seeds

Equipment

scissorsbowlpepper grinderpotstrainerpantongsknifechopping boardsmall bowl

Tips

Cornflour is the trick to getting crispy takeaway-style chicken.
Don't overcrowd the pan when frying chicken.

Crispy Chicken Chinese Fakeaway

20m

Serves 1

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Crispy Chicken Chinese Fakeaway

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20m

Serves 1

Directions

1Cut chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces.
2Season chicken with salt.
3Season chicken with pepper.
4Add 2 teaspoons of cornflour per chicken breast.
5Mix the chicken well to ensure it's nicely coated with cornflour and seasonings.
6Pour rice into a pot.
7Rinse the rice a few times until the water runs clear.
8Add water to the pot up to your first knuckle.
9Bring the rice to a light simmer.
10Add honey to a jar for the sauce.
11Add soy sauce to the jar.
12Add a bit of vinegar to the jar.
13Add sesame oil to the jar.
14Add powdered garlic to the jar.
15Add powdered ginger to the jar.
16Squeeze half a lemon into the jar.
17Shake the jar to mix all the sauce ingredients.
18Place the rice on a low simmer for 10-15 minutes.
19Heat a pan on high heat.
20Add plenty of neutral oil, preferably peanut oil, to the pan.
21Add the coated chicken pieces to the hot oil in batches, ensuring not to overcrowd the pan.
22Cook the chicken for a few minutes until crispy and golden.
23Dice peppers and the white ends of spring onions.
24Remove the rice from the heat to steam.
25Pour off excess oil from the pan.
26Add the diced peppers and spring onion ends to the pan.
27Pour the prepared sauce into the pan with the vegetables.
28Add a cornflour slurry to thicken the sauce.
29Return the crispy chicken to the pan.
30Coat the chicken and vegetables evenly with the sauce.
31Scoop fluffy rice into a small bowl.
32Invert the rice bowl onto a plate to form a dome.
33Plate the chicken and vegetable stir-fry next to the rice.
34Garnish with the green parts of spring onions.
35Finish with a sprinkle of mixed sesame seeds.