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Taiwanese Salt Pepper Chicken


[Ingredients]

  • 400g chicken thigh

  • 1 stalk scallion - chopped

  • 3 cloves of garlic

  • 10g ginger

  • 1tsp salt

  • 1tsp sugar

  • 3tbsp water

  • 1tbsp rice wine

  • 1/2tsp baking soda

  • 1tsp chicken powder

  • 1tbsp light soy sauce

  • 1/2tsp pepper salt

  • 30g basil leaves

  • 200g cornstarch

  • 1tbsp pepper salt

[Steps]

  1. Slice chicken into cubes.

  2. Place chicken and scallion into a large mixing bowl. Grate in garlic, followed by ginger.

  3. Add in salt, sugar, water, rice wine, baking soda, chicken powder, 1/2tsp pepper salt and soy sauce. Mix well and let marinade for 30mins.

  4. In another mixing bowl, sift cornstarch and add in 1tbsp pepper salt.

  5. Coat chicken in starch mixture and deep-fry in oil till golden brown.

  6. Deep-fry basil for 15secs. Drain and mix with chicken.

Adapted from The Meat Men

Video tutorial click here

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