Taiwanese salt and pepper chicken (basil peppercorn chicken) is a popular dish during sports event just like Super bowl final.I don't like to deep fry stuff at home.So I used the air fryer to help me out.It is simple and easy to make. A crispy outer with a juicy chicken meat.Drizzle some homemade salt and pepper. It is a heavenly
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Equipment
- Air Fryer
Ingredients
- 450 g chicken fillet (boneless/ skinless)
- 6 tbsp coarse sweet potato starch
- 10 pcs Thai basil leaves
Seasoning
- 0.5 tsp sea salt
- 0.5 tsp Chinese 5 spices powder
- 1 tsp cooking wine
- 0.5 tsp sugar
- 0.5 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp oil
- 2 tsp cornstarch
Homemade salt & pepper
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 0.5 tsp Chinese 5 spices powder
Instructions
- Cut the chicken into a bite size. Marinade it with seasoning for 10 mins
- Coat evenly the chicken with sweet potato starch. Place them into preheated air fryer. Coat a thin layer of oil on top of the chicken
- Air fry it 200°C／400°F for 6 mins. Flip them over. Brush another thin layer of oil. Add in the basil leaves under the chicken pieces (so it won't fly away while air frying). Air fry again with 200°C／400°F for 4 mins
- In a frying pan, stir fry the salt and pepper ingredient over low heat for 2 mins. Drizzle it on the chicken. Enjoy
Notes
1 Frying pan method: You can use medium heat, pan fry for 4 minutes on each side. Make sure the oil is enough to cover half of the ingredients
2 For oven bake: Baked at 220°C/425°F for 15 minutes. Flip once.