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Salt and Pepper Chicken

Course Appetizer
Cuisine Taiwanese
Keyword chicken, crispy, hot chicken
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings 5

Ingredients

  • 1 lb Boneless chicken thigh
  • 1 cup Cornstarch
  • Frying Oil

Marinade

  • 2 tbsp Lemon Juice
  • 1 tbsp Garlic powder
  • ½ tsp Ginger grated
  • 1 tsp Brown Sugar
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • 1 tbsp Chicken Powder
  • 1 tsp White Pepper
  • 1 tsp Paprika Powder

Sauted

  • 2 cloves Garlic minced
  • 3 Curly red Pepper
  • 2 Cayene pepper
  • 10 Lime Leaves
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • ½ tsp Pepper
  • ½ tbsp Chicken Powder
  • 1 tsp White sugar

Instructions

  1. Mix the chicken with the marinade ingredients in a large bowl. Stir well until evenly coated and let it marinate for approximately 30 minutes or up to overnight in the fridge.

  2. After marinating, coat the chicken with cornstarch. Stir until the entire surface is covered.

  3. Fry the chicken twice until golden brown, then drain the excess oil.

  4. Heat a pan and sauté garlic and lime leaves until fragrant.

  5. Add the fried chicken to the pan, then sprinkle with curly red pepper and cayenne pepper.

  6. Season with salt, chicken powder, black pepper, and sugar. Stir until everything is well combined.

  7. The dish is ready to be served.