Firecracker Chicken

Name: Firecracker Chicken
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 360 g Chicken Breasts, cut into pieces; Salt and Pepper; 50 ml Cornstarch; 1 large Egg, beaten; 30 ml Oil; 10 ml Sriracha Sauce; 40 ml Sweet Chilli Sauce; 75 ml Sugar; 10 ml Rice Vinegar; Pinch Red pepper Flakes; 35 ml Green Onion, sliced

Sean Strydom @Sean_Strydom

Port Elizabeth

Firecracker Chicken

Sean Strydom @Sean_Strydom

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Ingredients

360 gChicken Breasts, cut into pieces
Salt and Pepper
50 mlCornstarch
1large Egg, beaten
30 mlOil
10 mlSriracha Sauce
40 mlSweet Chilli Sauce
75 mlSugar
10 mlRice Vinegar
PinchRed pepper Flakes
35 mlGreen Onion, sliced

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Steps

1

Preheat the oven to 175°C. Coat a small baking dish with cooking spray.
2

Place the chicken pieces on a plate and season with salt and pepper to taste. Sprinkle the cornstarch over the chicken and toss to coat evenly.
3

Heat the oil over high heat in a large wok.
4

Dip each piece of chicken into the beaten eggs. Place the chicken in a single layer and cook for 3-4 minutes on each side or until golden brown. You may have to work in batches.
5

Place the chicken pieces in a single layer in the baking dish.
6

In a small bowl, whisk together the Sriracha sauce, sugar, rice vinegar and red pepper flakes.
7

Pour the sauce over the chicken. Bake for 35 minutes, stirring once halfway through to coat the chicken with the sauce. Top with green onions and serve.