Easy Chilli Chicken Recipe
User Reviews
5
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Cook Time
25 mins
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Servings
4
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Calories
247 kcal
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Course
Main Course, Dinner
Easy Chilli Chicken Recipe
Description
The recipe starts with chicken thigh pieces marinated in a mix of egg, soy sauce, and sweet chilli sauce, which tenderizes and flavors the meat. The chicken is then dusted with corn flour to develop a crispy coating upon deep frying. Frying in batches keeps the oil temperature consistent, preventing greasiness.
The sauce is made by stir-frying onions and sliced black pepper until soft, then quickly cooking aromatics like garlic, ginger, green chili, and spring onions before adding a mixture of lemon juice, sweet chilli sauce, soy sauce, and honey. This sauce coats the fried chicken pieces, adding a balance of sweet, spicy, and tangy notes.
This dish works well paired with steamed rice or green vegetables like garlic green beans for a complete meal. The marinade and sauce quantities can be adjusted to suit taste, and leftover cooked chicken can be used without the batter to avoid overcooking.
Some cooks brine chicken before pan frying to retain moisture, an optional step to consider for juicier results.
Ingredients
The chicken
- 450 g chicken thigh cut into 1-2cm pieces
- Marinade
- 1 egg beaten
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp sweet chilli sauce
- corn flour for dusting
- cooking oil for deep frying
Vegetables
- 2 tsp neutral cooking oil generic cooking oil
- 2 onion peeled and sliced
- 1 black pepper deseeded and sliced
Sauce
- 2 spring onion scallions, sliced
- 1 tsp green chilli or to taste, sliced
- 1/2 tsp garlic paste
- 1/2 tsp ginger paste
- 2 lemon juice
- 2 tbsp sweet chilli sauce
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp honey
- 2 spring onion sliced
Instructions
- Add the chicken pieces into a large bowl and set aside.
- Mix the marinade ingredients aka egg, soy sauce and chilli sauce in a small bowl, and add to the chicken and leave to marinate for 20 minutes.
- Then lay out the corn flour onto a plate and roll the egged chicken onto it, to coat the chicken pieces.
- Heat the oil in a pot for deep frying.
- Cook the chicken pieces till they are golden brown. Do this in batches so that the temperature of the oil doesn’t drop too much, which results in oily chicken. Drain and set aside somewhere warm.
- Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a frying pan or wok and fry the onions and pepper for about 10 mins, until the onion is soft. Remove and set aside.
- Heat 1 tsp of oil in your frying pan till it is almost smoking hot. Then throw in the garlic, ginger, chilli and spring onion and stir-fry for 30 secs. Then quickly mix together the rest of the sauce ingredients and pour in the pan, and stir as these will start to bubble almost immediately.
- Once the sauce bubbles then quickly return the veg and chicken to the pan and stir till the sauce covers them, and the dish is heated through. You are done.
Notes
- Use same-sized chicken pieces for even cooking.
- If using leftover chicken, skip battering to prevent overcooking.
- Adjust soy sauce amount to taste, as different brands vary in flavor.
- Brining chicken before frying can help keep it moist.
- Serve with Instant Pot rice recipes or garlic green beans for a full meal.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 247 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 247kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 17g | 6% |
| Protein | 26g | 52% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 147mg | 49% |
| Sodium | 1282mg | 53% |
| Potassium | 457mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 11g | 22% |
| Vitamin A | 205IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 12.1mg | 13% |
| Calcium | 38mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1.8mg | 10% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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