**Taiwanese Popcorn Chicken - 鹽酥雞** Ingredients For marinating the chicken: chicken breast (or chicken thighs if you want) 3-4 cloves of garlic 1 small piece of ginger 1 tbsp of brown sugar 3 tbsp of soy sauce 1 tbsp of 5 spice powder 2 tbsp of mirin 1 tsp of sesame oil 1 tsp of white pepper thai basil leaves 2 eggs 1 bag of sweet potato flour frying oil (vegetable oil or corn oil) --- For the seasoning spice: 1 tbsp of 5 spice powder 1 tbsp of white pepper 1 tsp of cinnamon powder 1 tsp of curry powder Instructions 1. First, lets get the ingredients together for marinating the chicken. 2. Cut the chicken into bite size pieces. 3. Grate the garlic and ginger. Put them into the bowl with the chicken. 4. Next, put brown sugar, soy sauce, 5 spice powder, mirin, sesame oil, and white pepper into the same bowl. Mix well. 5. Put a plastic wrap over the bowl and store in the refrigerator to allow the chicken to marinate for at least 30 minutes. 6. Now, lets prepare the seasoning spice. 7. Put 5 spice powder, white pepper, cinnamon powder, and curry powder in a small pan and cook on low-medium heat for 3-4 minutes (or until the spices start to smell fragrant). 8. After 30 minutes, put the chicken in batter. Crack 2 eggs in a small bowl and mix well. On a separate plate, spread an even layer of the sweet potato flour. 9. Coat the chicken in egg mixture, then into the sweet potato flour. Repeat for all of the chicken pieces. 10. Pour your frying oil into a pan on high heat. Allow the frying oil to come to temperature. 11. Cook the Thai basil leaves first for about 3-4 minutes. Once the frying oil stops splashing, the basil leaves are cooked. Drain the leaves on a paper towel. 12. Finally, cook the battered chicken in the frying oil until golden brown (~3-4 minutes). Shake off the excess oil and drain on a paper towel. 13. Combine the basil leaves with the chicken and serve with the seasoning spice. 14. Enjoy!
Posted on: Wed, 16 Jul 2014 09:55:23 +0000
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