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Chilli Chicken

Crispy chicken tossed with a spicy sauce
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Calories:

Servings: 2 people

Ingredients

Coat chicken

  • 100 g Cornflour
  • 350 g Chicken Thigh fillets Cut into small chunks

Stir Fry ingredients

  • 100 g Capsicum/Bellpepper Large Dice
  • 40 g Spring Onion Thinly sliced
  • 100 g Red onion Large Dice
  • 1 Garlic clove Chopped

Sauce

  • 30 g Soy sauce
  • 20 g Oyster sauce
  • 20 g Chilli sauce
  • 20 g Tomato sauce Tomato ketchup
  • 50 g Water Tap water

Cornstarch slurry

  • 1 tbsp Corn starch
  • 2 tbsp Water Tap water

Instructions

How to cook the chicken

  • Heat a pot of oil for deep frying on high heat
  • Coat the chicken dices in cornflour
  • Once the oil is heated, add the cornflour coated chicken into the oil and deep fry until cooked and crispy
  • Take the chicken out of the oil and let it drain on a paper towel and leave aside

How to make the chilli sauce

  • In a small bowl mix together soy sauce, oyster sauce, chilli sauce, tomato sauce and water

How to make a cornstarch slurry

  • In a separate bowl mix cornstarch with 2 tbsp water to make a slurry

Cooking and assembling the whole dish

  • Heat a pan or a work on high heat with 2 tbsp of oil
  • Add red onions, capsicum, garlic and cook until soft
  • Add the fried chicken, the sauce mix and toss well
  • Add in the slurry and keep on the fire for 1 minute ( The sauce will thicken instantly and be coated well on the chicken) Note: the corn starch will thicken and go to the bottom of the bowl if it's kept too long. Simply mix it well with a whisk before putting it in the pan
  • Finally, add the spring onion and mix it well
  • Serve immediately

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