This Salt &
Pepper Chicken was unbelievably delicious both hot for dinner and cold the
next day. It is not difficult to do but
does take a bit of time and felt like quite a lot of effort. I would have felt annoyed if the results
hadn't been so good.
You need some chicken meat (I used thighs) – first
thing dice it up into smallish cubes, grind lots of black pepper over it and
salt – to your taste. Mix it up and put
it in the fridge for a few hours – or overnight. Cover it in cling film since you don't want
raw chicken sitting around where there is any possibility it could come into
contact with food meant to be eaten raw.
When you are ready to cook you will need:
Oils – chilli, garlic, sesame (few drops only) and
canola
Red chillies – I used dried ones that I soaked in hot
water after taking their seeds out – fresh would be fine
Knob of fresh ginger
Some sliced capsicum (bell pepper)
Some herbs/spices eg cayenne pepper, cumin and
coriander
Spring onion tops (scallions – you could use the whole
scallion)
Chinese cooking wine (or sherry vinegar)
Beaten egg
Cornflour (cornstarch)
Gently fry off your chillies, grated ginger, capsicum
and spices in a little chilli/garlic oil – this will effectively form the base
of your sauce
Heat your canola oil
gently bringing it up to hot
In the meantime coat each piece of chicken in beaten
egg and coat it with cornflower – this takes quite a long time and your tongs
get all sticky.
Deep fry your chicken in batches until golden – this
seem to take an age as well. I stored
the chicken as it was cooked in a dish in a low oven.
When your chicken is all done put it into your sauce,
then add a splash of Chinese cooking wine and you are finally done.
This sounds yummy! Wish I had a personal chef to make it for me. :)
ReplyDeleteThat really does sound like a lot of work! I wonder if there's a simpler version. Chicken cooked that way is often served in Chinese restaurants and it's delicious!
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I'm a big fan of chicken as it's so versatile. This dish sounds so yummy.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds very flavorful.
ReplyDeleteLooks so pretty on the plate and sounds delicious!
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