Sweet & Spicy Chicken

Sweet & Spicy Chicken

Ingredients:

1 1/2 lbs Chicken Breast Fillets or boneless Chicken Thighs

1 1/2 cups Corn Starch

2 Green Chili Peppers, sliced

2 dried Red Chili Peppers, seeded and sliced

3 Walnuts, finely chopped (optional)

Salt and ground Black Pepper to taste

Deep-frying Oil

Marinade:

1 tbsp Cooking Wine (MatSul)

1 tbsp Dark Soy Sauce (JinGanjang)

3 cloves Garlic, crushed

1 small Onion, finely chopped

Sauce:

1 tbsp Chili Oil

1/2 tsp Red Pepper Paste (Gochujang)

1 1/2 tsp Pineapple Juice

2 tbsp Maple Syrup

1 tbsp refined White Sugar

10 small Garlic Cloves, peeled (optional)

Instructions:

Slice the Chicken into bite-sized strips and season with salt and black pepper.

In a large bowl, combine all the marinade ingredients, and mix well.

Add-in the sliced chicken; rubbing the marinade mixture thoroughly into the meat.

Leave to marinate for 15 minutes.

Dredge the marinated chicken with a thin coating of corn starch well and evenly.

Fill a wok about 1/3 full of deep-frying oil, and heat over a high heat.

Deep-fry and cook the chicken for 3~5 minutes, or until golden brown.

Remove the fried chicken and drain on paper towel to remove any excess oil.

In a large pan, blend all the sauce ingredients together; adding the whole garlic cloves (optional), and heat over a medium heat.

Once it start to bubble, add-in the fried chicken. Stir well to coat the meat to the sauce.

Leave to simmer until the sauce thickens, and forms a sticky glaze over the fried chicken.

Add-in the red and green chilies.

Transfer to a serving plate and garnish with walnuts (optional).

Serve and Enjoy!!