QUICK RECIPE OF HOT AND SOUR CHICKEN - CHINESE CUISINE

Posted By Aiman Ahmed

 

RECIPE OF HOT AND SOUR CHICKEN       

Aren't you bored of eating desi food daily? Do you want to try something different? Just like hot and sour chicken which is full of flavor and is healthy too. Oh, you don't know how to make it? Well- nothing to worry about. Let me introduce you to hot and sour chicken in my style. Let's get started.

 

INGREDIENTS:

FOR CHICKEN MARINATION:

To marinate chicken, all you need:

Chicken boneless ½ kg.

Egg white 1 large egg.

All-purpose flour 2 tbsp.

Corn flour / Corn starch / Rice flour ½ cup.

Salt ½ tsp or according to taste.

Garlic powder 1 tsp.

White pepper powder 1, ½ tsp.

Water 2 tbsp or as needed to make a paste.

Oil for frying.

FOR THE HOT AND SOUR SAUCE:

For making the kick of our dish, which is the sauce, you will need is:

Tomato ketchup 4 tbsp.

Brown sugar powder 3 tbsp.

Soy sauce 1 tbsp.

Salt according to your taste.

Vinegar 2 tbsp.

Hot sauce 2 tbsp.

Chili sauce 1 tbsp

Corn flour/ rice flour 1 tbsp.

Water 2 tbsp.

Oil 1 tbsp.

SOME VEGGIES:

To make our dish healthier and give it a Chinese cuisine touch, we will add some veggies that are:

Onion ½ cup.

Capsicum ½ cup.

Red bell pepper ½ cup.

Yellow bell pepper ½ cup.

Green onions ½ cup.

Pine apple ¼ cup.

Oil 1 tbsp.

METHOD:

The complete cooking process will be divided into 3 easy steps

FIRST STEP:

Our first step is of preparing chicken.

Firstly, cut the chicken into cubes.

Take a bowl, add corn flour, all-purpose flour, salt, garlic powder, and white pepper powder and mix it up properly.

Then add egg white and water and make a smooth paste.

Now add chicken cubes to the mixture and mix them very well, in such a way that all the ingredients are well combined.

Let the chicken enjoy for half an hour with all its spices.

Add cooking oil to the pan on the stove at medium flame.

Add chicken pieces in medium hot oil and fry them till it gets a nice golden brown color.

Now, set aside.

2ND STEP:

In the second, we will sauté veggies.

Cut all the veggies into cubes.

In a wok add oil, heat it, and add all veggies.

Let's fry it for min 3-4 minutes.

3RD STEP:

In the third and last step, we will make a sauce for hot and sour chicken.

In a wok, add oil and heat it a little bit.

Then add tomato ketchup, hot sauce, chili sauce, brown sugar, soy sauce, salt, and vinegar. Stir it properly until the sugar melts.

Now add water in corn flour and make a smooth paste and then add it to the wok.

ASSEMBLE:

Now the final step is to mix the fried chicken, the sautéed veggies, and the delicious hot and spicy sauce. Serve it with freshly made fried rice or fried noodles.

Enjoy the mouth-watering Chinese cuisine, Hot and Sour Chicken.