# Crispy Chicken Chinese Fakeaway

A quick and healthy Chinese fakeaway recipe that takes only 20 minutes to prepare.

- Total time: 20 min
- Category: Lunch
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

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

## Equipment

- scissors
- bowl
- pepper grinder
- pot
- strainer
- pan
- tongs
- knife
- chopping board
- small bowl

## Tips

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

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGgZtrIue_j/?igsh=MWlqNW5tYThqMmNsOA==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/5f401efa-e7fe-4b65-a28c-4dc1d0c9cc07
- Extracted: 2025-10-27

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