Salt and Chilli Chicken

Name: Salt and Chilli Chicken
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 4 chicken breasts (cut into strips); 2 tsp baking powder; 100 g plain flour; 100 g cornflour; 1 tbsp garlic salt; 2 tsp salt; 1-2 tsp chilli powder; 2-4 small chillis; Bunch chopped scallions; 2 egg whites; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 2 tbsp sesame oil; 2-3 garlic cloves chopped; 1/4 pepper p/p; 1/4 onion p/p; Bunch fresh coriander; Bunch fresh parsley

Neil @Neil_belfast

Belfast, Ireland

Following recipe very closely of The Isolated Chef on YouTube, this is an authentic tasting local Chinese takeaway favourite. #mycookbook

Neil @Neil_belfast

Belfast, Ireland

Following recipe very closely of The Isolated Chef on YouTube, this is an authentic tasting local Chinese takeaway favourite. #mycookbook

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Ingredients

30 minutes

4 servings

4chicken breasts (cut into strips)
2 tspbaking powder
100 gplain flour
100 gcornflour
1 tbspgarlic salt
2 tspsalt
1-2 tspchilli powder
2-4small chillis
Bunchchopped scallions
2egg whites
2 tbspsoy sauce
2 tbspsesame oil
2-3garlic cloves chopped
1/4pepper p/p
1/4onion p/p
Bunchfresh coriander
Bunchfresh parsley

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Mix egg whites with soy sauce,garlic salt, chilli powder and salt. Add chicken strips and marinade in fridge for 30 mins.
2

Mix flour, cornflour and baking powder then coat 5-6 strips at a time and lay on tray.
3

Once all strips are coated, deep fry them in batches in hot oil at 180 degrees until golden brown (just few minutes). Then place on a tray.
4

Heat pan and add sesame oil. Quickly sauté julienne of onion and pepper along with garlic, chilli and chopped scallions. Add few drops of soy sauce and season with salt and pepper.
5

Pan fry chicken strips for few seconds and add fresh coriander and fresh parsley.
6

Serve on its own or with egg fried rice or chips or noodles.