Taiwan

Taiwanese popcorn chicken

Name: Taiwanese popcorn chicken
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Taiwanese
Ingredients: 500 g boneless thigh bite sized chicken, boneless; 1 tbsp plus 1 tsp soy sauce; 5 cloves grated garlic; 1 tsp grated ginger; 1/2 tsp chinese five spice powder; 1/2 tsp white pepper; 1 tsp sugar; 1 egg; 1/2 cup coarse sweet potato starch or tapioca starch tapioca starch; Cooking oil (vegetable oil), for frying (about 4 tbsp absorbed); a big handful of Thai basil leaves basil leaves; 1/2 tsp toasted with a pinch of pepper salt

Craggy, crunchy chicken bites with fried basil and pepper salt. Night market in a paper bag.

40 minTime

41 gProtein each

mediumSpice

0.5hPlan ahead. Soak for 0.5 hours first; the 40 minutes come after.

Night market crunch2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayStarch crusted, double fried chicken with basil and pepper salt.

The original

495kcalsame

41 gproteinsame

1 gfibresame

40minutessame

Yan su ji, night market style.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Chicken, boneless500 g boneless thigh, bite sized

Soy sauce1 tbsp plus 1 tsp

Garlic5 cloves, grated

Ginger1 tsp, grated

Chinese five spice powder½ tsp

White pepper½ tsp

Sugar1 tsp

Egg1

Tapioca starch½ cup coarse sweet potato starch or tapioca starch

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)for frying (about 4 tbsp absorbed)

Basil leavesa big handful of Thai basil leaves

Salt½ tsp, toasted with a pinch of pepper

Method

5 steps

1Marinate chicken with soy, garlic, ginger, five spice, half the pepper, sugar and egg for 30 minutes.
2Toss in the starch, pressing so lumps stick, and rest 5 minutes.
3Fry at about 170°C until pale gold, lift out, then fry again at 190°C until deep golden. Check no pink remains.
4Fry the basil leaves in the hot oil for a few seconds, standing back.
5Toss chicken and basil with the toasted pepper salt and serve.

Serve it like this

Pile into a paper bag or cone with the fried basil tumbling through and skewers to pick with, cold drinks alongside.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Taiwan

Taiwanese popcorn chicken

Craggy, crunchy chicken bites with fried basil and pepper salt. Night market in a paper bag.

40 minTime

41 gProtein each

mediumSpice

0.5hPlan ahead. Soak for 0.5 hours first; the 40 minutes come after.

Night market crunch2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayStarch crusted, double fried chicken with basil and pepper salt.

The original

495kcalsame

41 gproteinsame

1 gfibresame

40minutessame

Yan su ji, night market style.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Chicken, boneless500 g boneless thigh, bite sized

Soy sauce1 tbsp plus 1 tsp

Garlic5 cloves, grated

Ginger1 tsp, grated

Chinese five spice powder½ tsp

White pepper½ tsp

Sugar1 tsp

Egg1

Tapioca starch½ cup coarse sweet potato starch or tapioca starch

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)for frying (about 4 tbsp absorbed)

Basil leavesa big handful of Thai basil leaves

Salt½ tsp, toasted with a pinch of pepper

Method

5 steps

1Marinate chicken with soy, garlic, ginger, five spice, half the pepper, sugar and egg for 30 minutes.
2Toss in the starch, pressing so lumps stick, and rest 5 minutes.
3Fry at about 170°C until pale gold, lift out, then fry again at 190°C until deep golden. Check no pink remains.
4Fry the basil leaves in the hot oil for a few seconds, standing back.
5Toss chicken and basil with the toasted pepper salt and serve.

Serve it like this

Pile into a paper bag or cone with the fried basil tumbling through and skewers to pick with, cold drinks alongside.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Taiwanese popcorn chicken

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

Taiwanese popcorn chicken

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

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