Chinese Style Fried Chicken
"This is a great recipe for fried chicken to use in orange or lemon chicken. It’s not super greasy and it tastes great even cold. Thanks Pops! Great with my orange chicken sauce, Recipe #381956."
photo by daisygrl64
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
- 6 chicken breasts (cut into inch pieces)
- 6 egg whites
- 1 1⁄2 cups soy sauce
- 2 cups flour
- 2 cups cornstarch
- 2 cups vegetable oil or 2 cups canola oil
directions
- Cut chicken into inch pieces.
- Whisk together egg whites and soy sauce.
- Soak chicken in soy mixture for 20 minutes covered in the fridge.
- Add 2 cups oil to wok or deep fryer.
- Heat wok to 350°F.
- Put cornstarch and flour into a reseal able plastic freezer bag.
- Add chicken to bag a little at a time, shake until evenly coated. Add more of the 50/50 flour mixture as needed to finish the job.
- Add chicken to wok.
- Fry 15 seconds only. No browning yet!
- Remove chicken and place aside on a cookie sheet or bowl lined with paper towels.
- After all of the chicken has cooked for 15 seconds let cool for a few minutes.
- Fry it an additional 15-20 seconds or until golden.
- Always check meat. If it is pink it needs to be cooked longer.
- Top with your favorite lemon or orange sauce.
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Reviews
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Chicken fails to reach a safe serving temperature (165F) frying for this short a period of time. Chicken appears finished, not pink, but is still not safe to eat even when fried for twice as long as this recipe recommends -
Great recipe. I won't put in a tweak, but I will say I used this for my gluten free family. By using a cup 4 cup or the like "Domata" for example in place of the regular flour. You can use this recipe with fantastic results. -
Fantastic! Made this for a group of friends we had invited for a chinese meal. It got rave reviews from all of us. Served with fried rice and sweet & sour sauce. -
Rock on! Fantastic! Made last night and everyone enjoyed it,including the 2 kids I was baby-sitting who are extremely picky eaters. Served with rice and sweet and sour sauce (receipe # 362295). Will use this recipe over and over again!<br/><br/>Note: I did have to cook my chicken longer the second time, but that may have been b/c I had quite thick chunks of meat. -
yummo! the family loved it! my future hubby said it tasted better then Chinese takeout.I made a sweet and sour sauce to go with it but will definately try your Orange sauce next time! :D:D
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Tweaks
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While fried chicken is resting, Put 3 tbs hot oil in a clean skillet. Stir fry ginger, garlic, thinly sliced onion (1 small or 1/2 large onion), red bell pepper, 2 tbs honey. Add 1/4 cup red pepper sauce, 3/4 bottle of gluten free orange sauce. Add the chicken, stir, add green onion stalks (minced), Serve on rice with a scattering of green onion on top. YUM! (I used gluten free flour. ) -
Once I pulled the Chicken out to drain and cool I rebreaded it in the Flour/Corn Startch mixture and put it back in the frying pan. This tweak is not needed, however it did give it the extra crispy breading style. -
Gluten-free flour.
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Hutch's spicy bbq sauce
yoshido's gourmet sauce
kikkoman teryaki sauce (different flavors)
la victoria salsa brava hot sauce
mccormmick chipotle mayonnaise
