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Taiwanese Popcorn Chicken

Taiwanese Popcorn Chicken

20 mins prepServes 4

Whenever I go get boba, I always get this dish, but if you have time its super easy to make at home!

4 servings

What you need

chicken thigh

1 ½ lb chicken thigh

chinese five spice

1 tsp chinese five spice

table sugar

1 ½ tbsp table sugar

soy sauce

2 tbsp soy sauce

shaoxing wine

1 ½ tbsp shaoxing wine

thai basil

1 ½ cup thai basil

garlic clove

2 clove garlic clove

paprika

1 ½ tsp paprika

sweet potato starch noodles

1 ½ cup sweet potato starch noodles

Sichuan Peppercorn

1 tsp Sichuan Peppercorn

table salt

1 tbsp table salt

fresh ginger

1 tsp fresh ginger

white pepper

1 tsp white pepper

cooking oil

1 fl oz cooking oil

MSG

½ tsp MSG

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Instructions

Chicken Seasoning:

1. In a dry pan toast the Szechuan peppercorns until fragrant.
2. Crush the peppercorns and combine with the rest of the seasonings.

Chicken:

1. In a bowl, combine soy sauce, Shaoxing wine, sugar, Chinese 5 spice, white pepper, msg, garlic, and ginger.
2. Marinate the chicken for 2 hours to overnight.
3. Coat the chicken in the sweet potatoes starch.
4. Fry chicken at 375 degrees Fahrenheit in a pot filled about 1/3 of the way with neutral oil.
5. Fry the chicken for 5 minutes until golden brown and fry the Thai basil for 1 minute.
6. Sprinkle the chicken seasoning onto the hot chicken making sure to taste it as you season (don’t make it too salty).

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