Chilli Chicken - Chinese Style

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 4 chicken breasts, chopped into one inch bits
• 4 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 1 teaspoon soya sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 6 small green chilies, slit length ways
• 4 cloves garlic, chopped fine
• 1 green pepper, deseeded and roughly chopped into one inch pieces
• 1 shallot, diagonally sliced into one inch pieces
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 teaspoon soya sauce
• 1 teaspoon vinegar
• 1 pinch msg (optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• oil, for deep frying chicken

Recipe

• 1 make a batter with the'marinade' ingredients.
• 2 put chicken pieces into it and mix well.
• 3 set aside for 1/2 hour.
• 4 heat oil, about 2 inches deep, in a wok/frypan.
• 5 fry chicken pieces, in batches of 6-8 pieces, till cooked through (approx 7-8 mins for each batch).
• 6 drain fried chicken on a paper towel.
• 7 when all the chicken pieces are fried, remove oil from the pan, letting about 2 tablespoons remain in it.
• 8 in a small bowl mix together cornstarch and water.
• 9 put back the wok on fire and heat the 2 tblsps of oil.
• 10 add green chillies, garlic, green pepper and shallot and stir fry for 30 secsonds.
• 11 pour in soya sauce and vinegar; give it two three quick whisks and immediately add the cornstarch-water mixture.
• 12 the sauce will thicken; if you find it too thick, add some more water.
• 13 when the bubbles appear, add the fried chicken pieces.
• 14 add salt and a pinch of msg (if using).
• 15 stir fry chicken for 2 minutes and remove from fire.
• 16 serve hot with chinese fried rice/plain rice or noodles.