Description
These pieces of battered chicken are crispy and succulent, and hard to stop eating! They’re so good that they will give your local Chinese restaurant a run for their money. Enjoy with rice and sweet and sour sauce.
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- ½ cup water, or more if needed
- vegetable oil for frying
- 5 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 pinch ground white pepper
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cubed
Instructions
- Mix flour
- baking powder
- and salt together in a bowl. Drizzle in sesame oil. Gradually add water
- whisking constantly until smooth; batter should be the consistency of cream. Let sit for at least 30 minutes.
- Fill a deep pan or wok with oil and slowly heat to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Mix cornstarch and white pepper together in a large shallow dish. Dust chicken in the cornstarch mixture and dip into the batter
- evenly coating each piece. Transfer to the hot oil in batches and fry until golden and no longer pink in the center
- 4 to 5 minutes. Scoop fried chicken out with a slotted spoon. Drain on a clean kitchen towel. Repeat with remaining chicken.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 55 mins
Servings: 4