Sweet Fire Chicken

30 min

Sweet Fire Chicken

Sweet Fire Chicken is a recipe made popular in America by Panda Express. It is a fried chicken with a spicy sweet sauce, and chunks of pineapple.

30 min4 servings

Ingredients

  • 500 grams cubed chicken
  • 2 tsp shao xing wine
  • 2 tsp soy sauce
  • 1 whole garlic clove chopped
  • 1 egg white
  • 1/4 cup all-pupose flour
  • 1 tsp cold water
  • 1/4 cup cornstarch, potato strarch or tapioca starch
  • 1/2 tsp white pepper
  • 200 grams pineapple
  • 175 grams or 1 whole red pepper cubed
  • 1 whole garlic clove chopped
  • 350 grams 1/2-3/4 cup Pantai Spring Roll Sauce
  • 1/4 cup scallions
  • 2 cups rice
  • 1 tsp ginger

Instructions

  1. 1

    --- Chicken Marinade ---

  2. 2

    dice chicken into cubes

  3. 3

    add marinade: add soy, shao xing wine, white pepper, and garlic let sit for 4 hours to overnight

  4. 4

    preheat oil: heat up frying oil 350-375 degrees

  5. 5

    bread chicken: add egg white, water, flour, and cornstarch and mix. This is a traditional breading. If you want thicken breading. Separate chicken and put on flat pan after above steps. Add a light coating of the flour and cornstarch and let sit for 5- minutes. Both sides

  6. 6

    Fry chicken: Pick up chicken individually, hold in oil fro 10 seconds before dropping if using a wire basket. (so it will not stick). Fry chicken for 1-2 minutes. remove and drain

  7. 7

    Second chicken fry: Fry chicken a second time until golden brown about 2 minutes. Remove and drain

  8. 8

    --- Rice ---

  9. 9

    cook rice: cook 2 cups of rice according to the directions. Wash Rice!

  10. 10

    --- Sweet Fire Chicken in Wok ---

  11. 11

    preheat wok: add 1 tbsp of oil to wok and stir fry red peppers for 2 minutes on high heat

  12. 12

    cook ingredients: add pineapple, red peppers, garlic and ginger and stir fry for 1-2 minutes

  13. 13

    add fried chicken and Pantai sauce to coat chicken heat for 1 minute over med heat

  14. 14

    add green onions and serve.: add green onions and stir. Remove from heat and serve

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