Hot & Crispy Pepper Chicken - Mouth Watering Chicken Recipe

Today’s recipe is one of the world famous recipes, loved and praised by everyone because of its crispy, spicy and delicious nature, is Hot Pepper Chicken. As summers are passing, and winters approaching, days are growing shorter, but with the big chunks of chicken, you will definitely feel warm and satisfied.  As the name suggests, that is Hot Pepper Chicken, most people think that peppers add heat, but in many cultures, peppers are added to bring sweetness to the dish.

 This chicken dish is basically Chinese dish, originated from the Szechuan province of china and it is red hot!

Ingredients:

Hot Pepper Chicken Recipe

ü  1 whole chicken or a box of chicken      

ü  Pepper and dried chilli (1:4)

ü  Onions

ü  Cooked sesame seeds

ü  Salt, MSG, sugar, ginger

ü   4 cloves garlic, minced                                                 

ü  Cooking wine

ü  Cooking oil

ü   1-4 cups cornstarch as needed

ü  3-4 cups peanut oil for frying

ü  2 long green chilies

Servings: 4

Prep time: 20 min.

Cooking time: 15 min.              

Ready in: 35 min.

Recipe Procedure:

1.    Cut the chicken into small pieces, and mix salt and cooking wine together.

2.    Cut chilli peppers and green onions into 3 cm slices.

3.     Allow it to Marinate for 2-3 minutes

4.    Place the marinated chicken in a large, sealable plastic bag with the cornstarch and shake to coat.

5.    Heat the peanut oil in a wok or large skillet over high heat. Then fry the chicken in the oil until it begins to crisp around the edges, 7-10 min.

6.    Remove the chicken to a paper towel-lined plate to drain.

7.    Reserve 2 tablespoons of the oil, discarding the rest.

8.    Reheat the reserved oil in the skillet over medium high heat, then cook and stir the garlic, onions and ginger for about 1 minute.

9.    Add green chilies, and then continue frying for about 20 seconds more.

10. Return the chicken to the skillet, stir in the tomato sauce, cooking wine, sugar and salt until thoroughly combined.

11.  Remove from heat and serve immediately.

12. Add some chilies, monosodium glutamate, sugar, and sesame seeds over it to make it tastier.

You can even use chilli powder instead of chili garlic. And jalapenos will make the dish more delicious. And a little chili sauce and red pepper flakes along with oregano to more spice it up.

Enjoy hot n crispy chicken eating!