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Taiwanese Salt and Pepper Chicken-Basil Peppercorn Chicken

Taiwanese Salt and pepper chicken-Basil peppercorn chicken
Course Snack
Cuisine Chinese
Keyword chicken, Salt and Pepper
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 3
Calories 516kcal
Author Elaine

Ingredients

  • 2 boneless chicken thigh , around 320g
  • 2/3 cup sweet potato starch , or you can use other starch to replace it
  • 1 small bunch of basil
  • oil for deep-frying

Marinating

  • 1.5 tbsp. light soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp. beer
  • 1/8 tsp. Chinese five spice powder
  • 3 garlic cloves , finely grinded
  • 1 egg , smaller one
  • 1 tsp. white pepper
  • 1 tbsp. sugar
  • 2 tsp. salt

Mixed seasonings powder

  • 1 tbsp. white pepper
  • 1/2 tsp. Chinese five spice
  • 2 tsp. salt
  • 1/4 tsp. curry powder

Instructions

  • Clean fresh basil leaves and drain completely with kitchen paper.
  • Mix all the marinating ingredients with chicken meat. Combine well and set aside in fridge for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
  • Add half of the flour in the marinating bowl and mix well.
  • Heat up oil to 170 degree C. Place the remaining flour in the plate and coat each chicken pieces with a thin layer of flour.Slow the heat to medium heat and fry the chicken pieces for 2 to 3 minutes until golden brown.Transfer out and cool down slightly (around 2 to 3 minutes).
  • Reheat the oil around 150 degree C and then add basil leaves in. And then continue heating the oil until really hot, return the fried chicken pieces to fry for around half minute.

Mix seasonings

  • Mix the ingredients together and toast in a dry frypan over low–medium heat until fragrant.
  • Sprinkle the seasonings; serve immediately with chilled beer.

Nutrition

Calories: 516kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 166mg | Sodium: 3344mg | Potassium: 277mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 260IU | Vitamin C: 2.7mg | Calcium: 52mg | Iron: 2.2mg