Chinese Chilli Chicken Recipes

Steps:

• Make a batter with the'Marinade' ingredients.
• Put chicken pieces into it and mix well.
• Set aside for 1/2 hour.
• Heat oil, about 2 inches deep, in a wok/frypan.
• Fry chicken pieces, in batches of 6-8 pieces, till cooked through (approx 7-8 mins for each batch).
• Drain fried chicken on a paper towel.
• When all the chicken pieces are fried, remove oil from the pan, letting about 2 tablespoons remain in it.
• In a small bowl mix together cornstarch and water.
• Put back the wok on fire and heat the 2 tblsps of oil.
• Add green chillies, garlic, green pepper and shallot and stir fry for 30 secsonds.
• Pour in soya sauce and vinegar; give it two three quick whisks and immediately add the cornstarch-water mixture.
• The sauce will thicken; if you find it too thick, add some more water.
• When the bubbles appear, add the fried chicken pieces.
• Add salt and a pinch of MSG (if using).
• Stir fry chicken for 2 minutes and remove from fire.
• Serve hot with chinese fried rice/plain rice or noodles.

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large deep frying pan or wok and add the garlic, onion, chopped chilli, pepper, chicken and ginger.
• Fry for about 5 minutes at a high heat.
• Add the remaining ingredients to the pan and continue cooking until most of the liquid has evaporated, and the chicken is cooked through, about 10-15 minutes.
• Serve with rice or noodles.

Steps:

• Slice the chicken.
• Roughly chop the onion and pepper.
• Grate or finely chop the garlic.
• Cut the chilli in half, discard the seed and finely chop.
• Heat the oil in a wok or a large deep frying pan.
• Add the chicken, onion, peppers, chilli, garlic, and ginger.
• Fry for about 5 minutes on high heat.
• Add the remaining ingredients to the pan and continue cooking about 10-15 minutes until most of the liquid has evaporated and the chicken has cooked through.
• Serve with rice or Chinese noodles.

Steps:

• Slice the chicken into thin bite-size strips.
• In a bowl, mix soy sauce, oyster sauce, five-spice powder and black pepper and add in the chicken strips and give it all a good mix till the chicken pieces are coated evenly.
• Leave to marinate for atleast 30 minutes.
• Heat a wok over high heat, and when hot, add the oil.
• Stir-fry the garlic and ginger for about 30 seconds before adding the chicken and its marinade and cook for about 6-8 minutes or so stirring constantly (till the chicken is cooked).
• Add the vegetables and chillies to the wok, and fry briskly for a minute.
• Pour in the hot chicken stock and add the dark soy sauce and give it a good stir.
• Mix cornflour in hot water till dissolved and pour into the wok.
• Stir until the sauce is thickened, season to taste, and serve straight away.

Steps:

• Season the chicken with salt and pepper.
• Cut the chicken into thin strips then coat in the egg wash and flour.
• Shallow fry for a few minutes on each side, until golden brown.
• Add the peppers and fry for another couple of minutes. Remove the chicken and peppers and set aside.
• In the same pan, add the garlic, red chilli, soy sauce, tomato purée, and water. Stir and simmer the mixture reduces and is thick and syrupy.
• Add back in the chicken and peppers and stir well in the sauce.
• Serve with rice.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• To make the glaze, preheat the grill to high. Mix together the chilli sauce, honey and oil in a large bowl. Using a sharp knife make 3-4 slits across the skin side of each chicken breast. Season with salt and pepper then lift the skin on each breast and tuck under the crushed garlic. Now dip the underside of each chicken breast in the glaze until evenly coated. Reserve the rest of the glaze for later.
• To cook the chicken, put the chicken on the grill pan, glazed side up, and grill for 8 minutes until golden and sticky. Turn the chicken breasts over, brush with the remaining glaze, then cook for another 6-8 minutes until the chicken is firm and cooked through. Serve straight away with wedges of lime for squeezing over, if liked.

Steps:

• Dice chicken and coat lightly with flour which has been seasoned with salt.
• Fry chicken in batches in hot oil until golden brown or until chicken is cooked through.
• Remove from oil, drain on paper towels.
• Repeat with remaining chicken.
• Pour off excess oil leaving one tablespoon of oil in pan.
• Add ginger to pan, saute gently one minute.
• Add honey, stir for one minute.
• Add combined cornflour, water, chilli sauce, lemon juice and soy sauce.
• Stir until sauce boils and thickens.
• Add chicken pieces, toss in sauce for three minutes or until chicken is heated through.
• Add sliced shallots, cook for a further minute.
• Serve with rice or chinese noodles.