A super juicy and crispy fried chicken. Simple recipe to replicate the famous Taiwanese street food.
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Ingredients
- 800 g chicken breast
- 1 tsp spice salt see instruction below
seasoning (each fillet need about 1tsp)
- 2 tbsp salt
- 1 tbsp chicken powder (fig1)
- 1 tbsp garlic powder (fig2)
- 2 tsp Chinese 5 spices powder (fig3)
Starch mixture
- 80 g coarse sweet potato starch (fig5)
- 2 tbsp cornstarch (fig6)
- 0.25 tsp Chinese 5 spices powder (fig3)
- 1 tsp baking powder (fig7)
Instructions
- Butterfly the chicken breasts.
- Cover it with parchment paper or plastic film. Pound lightly with the flat side of a meat mallet until the chicken is even in thickness
- Season the chicken with seasoning on both sides
- Coat the chicken with starch mixture and wait 15 minutes
- Add oil in shallow pan. Heat it up on medium-high heat. Add in the chicken breast and fry until slightly brown (fry for 2-3 minutes on each side)
- Remove the chicken. Heat the oil with high heat. Add back the chicken and fry both side for 30 sec
- Remove the chicken and drain it well. Top with spice salt. Serve it hot.
Notes
Ingredients - Click to enlarge the image
1 If you are not in a hurry, the chicken breasts can be marinated overnight with the following seasoning
2tsp soy sauce
1tsp cooking wine
1tsp sugar
100ml yogurt (with sugar)
2 Chicken need to be moist before coating the starch
3 Air fryer: Use 200°C/390°F, air frying for 6 minutes on each side
* The disadvantage of the air fryer is that the chicken is not crispy compare it to deep-fried version
4 Oven bake: Use 220°C/425°F bake for 8 minutes on each side
* it won't be as crispy as air frying
5 Homemade Spice Salt: 2tsp salt + 1tsp five-spice powder
Stir spices in a pan without oil over medium low heat for about 5 mins. Remove from the heat. Let it cool down. Store the spice in a container
1 If you are not in a hurry, the chicken breasts can be marinated overnight with the following seasoning
2tsp soy sauce
1tsp cooking wine
1tsp sugar
100ml yogurt (with sugar)
2 Chicken need to be moist before coating the starch
3 Air fryer: Use 200°C/390°F, air frying for 6 minutes on each side
* The disadvantage of the air fryer is that the chicken is not crispy compare it to deep-fried version
4 Oven bake: Use 220°C/425°F bake for 8 minutes on each side
* it won't be as crispy as air frying
5 Homemade Spice Salt: 2tsp salt + 1tsp five-spice powder
Stir spices in a pan without oil over medium low heat for about 5 mins. Remove from the heat. Let it cool down. Store the spice in a container