Salt & Pepper Chicken
Quick, easy and packed full of flavour. Try this favourite takeout dish at home and you won't regret it.
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Ingredients
- 600 g Chicken thigh fillets
- 80 g Cornflour
- 1 tbsp Salt
- 1 tbsp Black pepper
- 1 tbsp Chinese five spice
- 1 Red onion cut into chunks
- 1 Red pepper cut into chunks
- 1 Red chilli thinly sliced
- 1 Green chilli thinly sliced
- 2 tsps Garlic paste
- 1 tsp Ginger paste
- 6 Spring onions thinly sliced
Instructions
- Cut the chicken thighs into 2.5 cm chunks.
- Place the chicken into a bowl then add the cornflour, salt, pepper and chinese five spice. Toss to coat.
- Heat a good amount of oil in a large frying pan or a wok. Once hot, fry the chicken for 5-7 minutes until it is cooked through and golden brown all over. You may need to do this in 2 batches.
- Once it is golden brown, remove the chicken from the pan and place it onto kitchen paper to remove any excess oil.
- Clean out the pan, then heat a little bit of oil over a medium to high heat. Fry the red onion and the pepper for a couple of minutes until it starts to soften.
- Turn the heat down to a medium heat, then add the chilli, garlic and ginger. Stir well and cook for a minute.
- Add the sliced spring onions and stir.
- Now add the chicken back into the pan. Season with salt and pepper and stir well.
- Once the chicken is warm it is ready to serve. Enjoy.
5 comments on “Salt & Pepper Chicken”
Can you use chicken breast fillets and dice them for this recipe rather than chicken thighs?
You can, but thigh meat works so much better as it has a higher fat content.
Made this for family buffet my husband said it was best he had ever tasted will defo make it again
Real winnner for me.
Very quick and easy to make- I would add more Chinese 5 spice as I like it more spicy but it was another superb dish.
Thanks Jon
Delicious. Family love
It and it tastes like a takeout. A winner round here!