YOU at College Holiday Recipes

Ingredients

CHICKEN & SEASONINGS
900g / 2 pounds boneless chicken thigh fillets, cut into bite size pieces
2 Tbsp rice wine
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp fine sea salt
1/4 tsp ginger powder
A few cracks ground black peppers

OTHER
1.5 cups corn starch (or potato starch)
cooking oil for deep frying (I used rice bran oil)

SOY GARLIC SAUCE
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 Tbsp brown sugar
2 Tbsp honey
2 Tbsp water
2 Tbsp rice wine
1/2 Tbsp minced ginger
1/2 Tbsp minced garlic
A few sprinkle ground black pepper
(optional) 3 dried chilies
(optional) 2 green onions, white part

SLURRY
2 tsp corn starch
2 tsp water

GARNISH
toasted sesame seeds
green onions, thinly sliced

Recipe by Deion Deng

Project Manager

Why I Love This Recipe

Sweet, savory, crunchy, tender - it has all the best aspects of food.

Ingredients

CHICKEN & SEASONINGS
900g / 2 pounds boneless chicken thigh fillets, cut into bite size pieces
2 Tbsp rice wine
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp fine sea salt
1/4 tsp ginger powder
A few cracks ground black peppers

OTHER
1.5 cups corn starch (or potato starch)
cooking oil for deep frying (I used rice bran oil)

SOY GARLIC SAUCE
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 Tbsp brown sugar
2 Tbsp honey
2 Tbsp water
2 Tbsp rice wine
1/2 Tbsp minced ginger
1/2 Tbsp minced garlic
A few sprinkle ground black pepper
(optional) 3 dried chilies
(optional) 2 green onions, white part

SLURRY
2 tsp corn starch
2 tsp water

GARNISH
toasted sesame seeds
green onions, thinly sliced

Directions

1. In a large bowl, place the chopped chicken and add rice wine, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, ginger powder, and ground black pepper. Combine them well. Set aside.

2. Marinating chopped chicken with seasoning: Place the corn starch in a large bowl. Dredge the seasoned chicken pieces in the corn starch and evenly coat them.

3. Dredging chicken pieces in corn starch: In a deep saucepan (or fryer) add a generous amount of oil and heat it until the oil temperature reaches 175 degrees C / 347 degrees F. Start adding the chicken carefully, and fry them until they cook. (It takes 4 to 5 mins depending on the size of chicken). Do not overcrowd the pan, and cook in batches if needed. (It might be useful to use a grease splatter screen if you have one as it minimises oil splatter.)

4. Deep frying chicken nuggets (1st time): Take out the cooked chicken and place them onto some kitchen paper to soak up excess oil. Quickly scoop out any floating debris from the oil using a skimmer. Deep fry the chicken again when the oil temperature reaches 175 degrees C / 347 degrees F. Fry them until the batter is golden and crisp. (The second time frying is shorter than the first time, 2 to 3 mins.) Set aside.

5. Double-fried chicken in deep fryer: In a separate pan, combine all the sauce ingredients. Bring it to boil over medium low heat while stirring often. Once the sauce starts bubbling, take out the chilies and green onion pieces. In a separate bowl, combine and mix the slurry ingredients then pour it over the sauce. Stir often. Once the sauce thickens or turns to glaze (within 1 – 2 mins), remove from the heat and cool down for 5 mins.

6. Making soy garlic sauce in a sauce pan: Place the double-fried chicken onto the lined baking sheet, then using a cooking brush, gently baste the chicken with the sauce. Once all the chicken is coated with the sauce, garnish with sesame seeds and green onions. Serve.

My Favorite Holiday Cooking Song

Mr. Brightside - The Killers

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