The Secret to Amazingly Tender Chicken Breast: Sweet and Spicy Chicken

Name: The Secret to Amazingly Tender Chicken Breast: Sweet and Spicy Chicken
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 chicken breast; 1 teaspoon sugar; 1 teaspoon sake; Salt and pepper, to taste; Garlic paste, to taste; 2-3 tablespoons potato starch; 2-3 tablespoons vegetable oil (for frying); 3 tablespoons soy sauce; 2 tablespoons sugar; 1 generous 1 tablespoon mirin; 2 teaspoons sesame oil; 1 teaspoon honey; Garlic paste, to taste; Optional: ◎ Shiso leaves and white sesame seeds

優雨 @cook_40076021

This chicken breast turns out incredibly tender, moist, and fluffy! Please give it a try. The origin of this recipe: I decided to take photos of a dish I made in the past that didn't have any step-by-step photos.

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Ingredients

1chicken breast
1 teaspoonsugar
1 teaspoonsake
Salt and pepper, to taste
Garlic paste, to taste
2-3 tablespoonspotato starch
2-3 tablespoonsvegetable oil (for frying)
◎ Sweet and Spicy Sauce
3 tablespoonssoy sauce
2 tablespoonssugar
1generous 1 tablespoon mirin
2 teaspoonssesame oil
1 teaspoonhoney
Garlic paste, to taste
Optional: ◎ Shiso leaves and white sesame seeds

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Steps

1

Put the sweet and spicy sauce ingredients in a jar with a lid and shake well. The listed amounts are enough for up to 2 chicken breasts.
2

Remove the skin from the chicken breast, pierce it with a fork, and slice it diagonally.
3

Cut the diagonal slices in half to make stick-like pieces.
4

First, coat the chicken evenly with sugar.
5

Then, rub in the sake, salt, pepper, and garlic.
6

After seasoning, coat the chicken evenly with potato starch.
7

Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan and cook the chicken over medium heat. Do not touch it except when flipping!
8

Flip the chicken and cook until both sides are nicely browned.
9

Once browned, wipe off excess oil, pour in the sweet and spicy sauce, and simmer until coated.
10

Place the chicken on a plate, lightly reduce the remaining sauce in the pan, pour it over the chicken, and it's ready! Shiso leaves and white sesame seeds are optional.