High Protein Sweet Chilli Popcorn Chicken

20m
Serves 4
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Directions

  1. 1Dice the chicken breast into cubes.
  2. 2Add soy sauce, paprika, garlic powder, salt & pepper, and one egg to the diced chicken.
  3. 3Mix well until the chicken is fully coated.
  4. 4In a large container, add cornflour and the marinated chicken breast.
  5. 5Seal the lid and shake well until the chicken is fully coated in cornflour.
  6. 6Set the coated chicken on a rack.
  7. 7Give the chicken a spray with cooking oil.
  8. 8Bake in the oven at 220°C for 15-18 minutes or air fry at 200°C for 10-12 minutes.
  9. 9Prepare the sticky rice according to package instructions.
  10. 10In a pan, add sweet chilli sauce, light soy sauce, water, chopped garlic, chopped ginger, rice vinegar, and a squeeze of lime juice for the glaze.
  11. 11Simmer the glaze until it thickens.
  12. 12Add the crispy popcorn chicken to the thickened glaze.
  13. 13Mix the chicken and glaze until fully coated.
  14. 14Divide the popcorn chicken and sticky rice into four equal servings.
  15. 15Garnish with sesame seeds and chopped green onions.
  16. 16Add 3 tablespoons of rice vinegar, a tablespoon of sweetener, and salt to taste to the sticky rice after it has cooled for 10 minutes.

Ingredients

  • 800 g chicken breast
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp salt & pepper
  • 1 egg
  • 40 g cornflour
  • 90 ml sweet chilli sauce
  • 60 ml soy sauce
  • 80 ml water
  • 1 tsp chopped garlic
  • 1 tsp chopped ginger
  • 1 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 0.5 lime juice
  • 200 g uncooked sticky rice
  • 3 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1 tbsp sweetener
  • to taste salt
  • sesame seeds

Equipment

large containerpanrackmeasuring spoonschopping boardknife

Tips

  • For oven baking or air frying, shake/flip halfway through cooking for even crispness.
  • Store for up to 5 days in the fridge.
  • To reheat, add to a pan and heat through for 3 minutes partially covered, then mix well.