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Make Restaurant-Style Crispy and Juicy China Town Style Chilli Chicken at Home
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News18•07-10-2026, 20:05
Make Restaurant-Style Crispy and Juicy China Town Style Chilli Chicken at Home
- •Cut boneless chicken thigh meat into cubes and marinate it using a special flavor-packed mixture.
- •The marinade includes egg white, soy sauce, black pepper powder, ginger, garlic, and cornflour.
- •Prepare a special sauce combining dark soy sauce, light soy sauce, vinegar, and tomato ketchup.
- •Coat the chicken pieces thoroughly in a mixture of cornflour, flour, and baking powder, then deep fry until golden brown.
- •Toss the fried chicken into the prepared sauce mixture and garnish with chilli oil and spring onions.
Key Questions Answered
Boneless chicken thigh meat is recommended because it is much juicier and does not become stringy even after cooking.
Combine 1 egg white, 15 grams soy sauce, 1 teaspoon black pepper powder, 2 grams each of crushed ginger, garlic, and salt, 10 grams Chinese cooking wine, a pinch of baking soda, and 12 grams cornflour. Marinate the chicken with half of this mixture and let it rest for half an hour.
The sauce mixture combines 8 grams each of dark soy sauce and light soy sauce, 10 grams of Chinese cooking wine, 10 grams of vinegar, 20 grams of tomato ketchup, 15 grams of red chilli sauce, 2 grams of salt, 1 teaspoon of black pepper, and a pinch of ajinomoto.
