Taiwanese Crispy Chicken

Ingredients

• 500 gr boneless chicken thighs, cut into bite size pieces
• 1/2 cup cornflour 1/2 cup potato flour, mix
• A handful of thai basil leaves
• Oil for deep frying
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 1/4 tsp five spice powder
• 1/2 tsp white pepper
• 5 garlic cloves, grated
• 2 tbsp shaoxing wine
• 2 tsp brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp white ground pepper
• 1/2 tsp chili powder
• 1 tsp five spice powder
• 1/2 tsp ground Sichuan peppercorn
• 1 tsp caster sugar

Instructions

1. 1

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2. 2

   Combine chicken with marinade ingredients, marinate in the fridge for 30 mins up to overnight

3. 3

   Coat chicken pieces with flours, rest for 5 mins

4. 4

   Heat generous amount of oil, fry chicken in 2-3 batches over medium heat until slightly golden for 4-6 mins, remove

5. 5

   Double fry the chicken until golden brown for 1 min over the highest heat, in batches

6. 6

   transfer chicken into seasoning mixture container. Shake to mix the chicken evenly

7. 7

   Fry basil leaves until the sizzling stops (make sure to cover when frying, it’s splatters)

8. 8

   Serve fried chicken with basil leaves