Jalapeño chicken

Name: Jalapeño chicken
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1.5-2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs; 1/4 cup cornstarch; 1/4 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp black pepper; 1/2 tsp paprika; 1/2 tsp garlic powder; 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce; 1/4 cup water; 1/4 cup brown sugar; 4 cloves garlic minced or 4 Tbs minced garlic; 2 large jalapeños, cut in half then half again then cut into half circles (up to you if you want to remove the seeds); Optional: 1 tsp olive oil

Elyse Rose @elyserose

USA

Best served over white rice

Jalapeño chicken

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Elyse Rose @elyserose

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Best served over white rice

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1.5-2 poundsboneless, skinless chicken thighs
1/4 cupcornstarch
1/4 tspsalt
1/2 tspblack pepper
1/2 tsppaprika
1/2 tspgarlic powder
1/4 cuplow sodium soy sauce
1/4 cupwater
1/4 cupbrown sugar
4 clovesgarlic minced or 4 Tbs minced garlic
2large jalapeños, cut in half then half again then cut into half circles (up to you if you want to remove the seeds)
Optional: 1 tsp olive oil

Cooking Instructions

1

Cut any fat off your chicken & pat dry. Cut chicken into bite size pieces. Place in bowl and add seasonings above, mix to toss all seasonings. You may want to add a splash of olive oil to help seasoning stick.
2

Next, add the cornstarch and toss until all of the chicken is coated. Set this aside until you are ready to fry the chicken. In a separate, smaller bowl or large liquid measuring cup, add the soy sauce, water, brown sugar, and garlic and whisk well to combine. Set that aside.
3

Heat your oil, you can test it but flicking water into your pot, if it bubbles, it is ready. Slice the jalapenos if you haven’t already. If you want a milder taste, you can remove the seeds from the slices. If you want a nice kick, leave them in. Set those aside until ready to use.
4

Once the oil is hot, using tongs, lower the chicken into into the oil one piece at a time. Don’t overcrowd the pot. I tend to fry them four or five pieces at a time. The chicken fries really quickly; it only needs about 5-6 minutes, turning at the halfway mark. Once done, place on wire rack & continue until all the chicken is done.
5

Turn the heat of the oil up just a little bit and fry the chicken for a “second fry” about 3-4 min and place back on wire rack.
6

In a large skillet, over medium-high heat, add the sauce mixture and bring to a boil. Once boiling, add in all of the fried chicken and the sliced jalapenos. Toss the chicken well into the sauce and jalapeno mixture.
Continue to move the chicken about the skillet until the sauce has thickened and the water content has evaporated.