Keyword: Asian fried chicken, Chicken pops, fried chicken, Kkanpungi, Sweet and Spicy Chicken
Servings: 2
Author: thetastejournal.com
Ingredients
400gChicken Breast – cubed
2TbspChili oil - ½ tsp Gochugaru, 4 Tbsp cooking oil
1cupCooking oil – to fry the chicken.
Vegetables
200gLeek – thinly sliced like matchsticks
1Medium onion – sliced
½Yellow bell pepper – thinly sliced
½Red bell pepper – thinly sliced
7Garlic cloves – minced
10gFresh ginger - minced
Sauce
2TbspOyster sauce
1½TbspRice vinegar
1TbspDark soy sauce
1tspGround white pepper
1tspSugar
4TbspWater
Batter
⅔cupAll-purpose flour
2TbspWater
Instructions
Prepare the ingredients: Slice onion, mince garlic, julienne bell peppers, and slice leek. In a bowl, mix oyster sauce, rice vinegar, dark soy sauce, sugar, and water until sugar dissolves. Cut chicken breast into bite-sized cubes.
Stir fry aromatics: In a wok, heat chili oil and sauté onion, garlic, and ginger for 2 minutes. Add leek and cook for 1 more minute.
Coat and fry chicken: Pat chicken dry and coat with flour without rubbing. Add cooking oil to a pan, heat to 170-180 °C (338-356 °F), and fry chicken for 4 minutes on each side.
Combine and serve: In the wok, add bell peppers and base sauce, stir-fry for 2 minutes. Then, add fried chicken, toss well, and drizzle sesame oil before serving warm.