Chinese fried chicken
shuangpignon
Ingredients
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3 chicken thighs or 4 drumsticks (remove the bones in advance)1 tsp Light soy sauce1/2 tsp white pepper1/3 tsp salt2 mashed garlic cloves160 ml All purpose flour1/4 tsp baking powder4 tbsp Potato starch1/3 tsp five spices power1 tsp white pepper1/4 tsp salt
Directions
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Cut the chicken in to one-bite size. Marinate the chicken with 1 tsp Light soy sauce, 1/2 tsp white pepper, 1/3 tsp of salt, 2 mashed garlic cloves for 15 minutes.Heat the oil, while preparing the frying paste. Mix 80ml all purpose flour, 1/5 tsp of salt, 1/4 tsp five spices power, 1/4 tsp of baking power, 50ml water. Mix the marinated chicken with frying pasta.Prepare the frying power, mix 4 tbsp potato starch and 4 tbsp of all purpose flour, dip the pieces of chicken in the paste first and then take the chicken piece by piece, cover them with frying power. Attention: be sure to cover the chicken with a firm frying powder, it can prevent the the chicken juice coming out. If you like the American fried chicken crust, you can also rub the outside of chicken, then later you will get a crispy American style crust.Fry the chicken for the first time until the outside shape has formed, be careful not to fry them too much like golden brown.Heat the oil again until reach higher temperature, fry the chicken for the second time. The second frying should be less than 1 minute if your oil is perfectly hot enough. Take the fried chicken out when they are golden brown.Mix 1/3 tsp of five spices power, 1 tsp of white pepper, 1/4 of salt. Sprinkle the mixed seasoning power on the hot fried chicken, and there you go