Salt N Pepper Chicken Recipes

SALT AND PEPPER CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cut chicken into bite size pieces. Marinate chicken with salt, black pepper, ginger garlic paste and sesame oil.
• Cut onion, pepper into thin slices(matchstick sizes). Cut spring onion into ¼ inch pieces. And also cut ginger and garlic into thin slices.
• Mix all the spice ingredients in a bowl. Set aside.
• Coat the marinated chicken pieces well with potato starch(flour). Toss the excess flour out before frying.
• Preheat wok, fill with oil, heat oil to 350°F.
• Add coated chicken and deep fry for 1-2 mins. Once the chicken start floating, remove from oil and set aside. ( Do not over crowd the chicken in wok. Fry 2 batches if needed.)
• Remove leftover crumbs from oil and make the oil clear.
• Reheat oil back to 350°F and fry again the chicken pieces till crispy golden brown.
• Once all chicken are double fried, strain oil and transfer it to the cooling rack.
• In a wok/pan, drizzle 1 tablespoon of oil, start adding ginger and garlic slices and stir fry for few seconds.
• Add onion and pepper slices. Stir fry for 1-2 mins.
• Add the fried chicken, mix well. Later add the spring onion and sprinkle the spice mix.
• Transfer to serving plate.
• Sprinkle a pinch of sea salt and black pepper.( Optional )
• Perfect with steamed rice, stir fry noodle or great on its own as an appetizer.
• Serve immediately! Enjoy!

SALT 'N PEPPER CHICKEN

Steps:

• Whisk egg, spring onions, ginger, Shaoxing wine, soy sauce, garlic, sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon white pepper together in a bowl. Mix in chicken. Let marinate for 20 minutes.
• Pour 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sweet potato starch into a shallow bowl.
• Heat oil to 340 degrees F (170 degrees C) in a large saucepan. Dredge chicken pieces in sweet potato starch; drop gently into the hot oil in batches. Cook until golden on the outside and no longer pink in the center, 2 to 3 minutes per batch. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate using a slotted spoon.
• Arrange lettuce leaves on a large serving plate. Place fried chicken on the lettuce leaves. Mix 1 tablespoon salt and 1 tablespoon white pepper together in a small bowl; sprinkle over chicken.

SALT AND PEPPER CHICKEN

Steps:

• Dice chicken into even pieces, and sprinkle with 1 tbsp salt, 1 tbsp Chinese five spice and1 tbsp black pepper
• Rub the spices into the chicken to evenly coat the chicken
• Set aside while you chop and prepare the vegetables
• Finely dice the onions, red pepper, green chilli and spring onions, and set aside
• Tip out 1 cup of cornflour onto a large, flat plate
• Add the marinated chicken to the plate of cornflour, and toss/move around with your hands until it is all evenly coated
• Do not let the coated batter sit too long before the next step or the moisture of the chicken will soak up the cornflour
• Heat 1 cup of oil in a large pan, until a little cornflour sprinkled in bubbles upon contact
• Add the coated chicken to the pan, and cook until the underside turns light brown
• Stir the chicken to brown the other side, and cook for a further 10 minutes; or until the chicken is cooked through and brown and crispy on the outside
• Remove the chicken from the oil using a slotted spoon, and set aside on a pice of kitchen roll to soak up a little oil.
• To the remaining oil, add the chopped onion and fry on medium heat until it becomes to turn brown
• Add the green chilli to the pan, and cook for 2 minutes further, stirring to ensure nothing is sticking to the pan
• Add the red pepper to the pan, cook for a further minute and stir,
• Add 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp pepper and 1 tsp Chinese five spice and stir to coat the vegetables
• Add half of the chopped spring onions, stir and cook for a further minute
• Then add the cooked chicken to the pan of vegetables, stir to thoroughly coat the chicken in the vegetable mix, and cook for a further minute or so until the chicken is as brown as you prefer
• Remove from heat, top with the remaining, raw spring onions, and serve on a bed of rice

SALT AND PEPPER CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cut the chicken thighs into strips. Crush the salt with the peppercorns in a pestle and mortar, then mix with the cornflour and five-spice and tip into a sandwich bag. Tip the chicken into the bag and shake well to coat in the flour mixture.
• Toss the sesame seeds in a pan over a medium heat and lightly toast, for around a minute, then add the olive oil. Add the chicken and cook for 7-8 mins until golden brown.
• Mix the soy and honey and tip into the pan along with the Asian greens, cook for 2-3 mins further until everything is well coated and the greens are cooked through. Serve topped with coriander and sliced spring onions alongside some cooked rice.