Best 6 Chinese Salt And Pepper Chicken Recipes

SALT 'N PEPPER CHICKEN

Steps:

• Whisk egg, spring onions, ginger, Shaoxing wine, soy sauce, garlic, sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon white pepper together in a bowl. Mix in chicken. Let marinate for 20 minutes.
• Pour 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sweet potato starch into a shallow bowl.
• Heat oil to 340 degrees F (170 degrees C) in a large saucepan. Dredge chicken pieces in sweet potato starch; drop gently into the hot oil in batches. Cook until golden on the outside and no longer pink in the center, 2 to 3 minutes per batch. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate using a slotted spoon.
• Arrange lettuce leaves on a large serving plate. Place fried chicken on the lettuce leaves. Mix 1 tablespoon salt and 1 tablespoon white pepper together in a small bowl; sprinkle over chicken.

CHINESE SALT AND PEPPER CHICKEN WINGS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the wine, ginger, minced garlic, and salt and stir to mix. Add the chicken and toss to coat. Let marinate for at least 20 minutes or overnight (cover and refrigerate if more than 20 minutes).
• In a large, heavy skillet, heat the oil until it shimmers (about 350°F).
• Remove the chicken from the marinade (discard the marinade) and toss it with the potato starch, coating well.
• Shake excess potato starch off of the chicken pieces and drop them into the hot oil. You can do 5 to 7 pieces of chicken at a time, but don't crowd the skillet. Plan to cook the chicken in 2 or 3 batches. Cook for about 5 minutes, until the bottoms of the chicken pieces are golden brown. Turn the chicken over and cook for about 5 minutes more, until golden brown on the second side. Transfer the cooked chicken pieces to a paper towel-lined plate to drain. Cook the remaining chicken pieces in the same manner.
• Once all of the chicken has been fried, heat a heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Add the butter and let it melt. Once it is sizzling and begins to foam, add the chiles and garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until the chiles begin to brown, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Put the fried chicken on a serving platter and then dump the fried chiles and garlic over the top. Sprinkle with the white pepper and the pepper-salt and serve immediately.

SALT AND PEPPER CHICKEN RECIPE

Steps:

• Slice the onion and the garlic. Cut the green onions into thin rings. Deseed the peppers and slice them as well. Set aside until ready to cook.
• Mix together cornstarch, salt, pepper, and Chinese five-spice powder in a large bowl. Cut the chicken thighs into bite-sized pieces.
• Heat the oil in a pan, wok, or skillet (Note 2).
• When the oil is hot, place ½ of the chicken pieces into the bowl with the cornstarch and spices and toss until coated.
• Immediately and carefully place them into the hot oil and fry until golden brown, about 2-3 minutes, moving the pieces a few times in between. Check if the meat is cooked through by cutting a piece in the middle. Remove with a slotted spoon and place on kitchen paper towels to remove the excess fat.
• Repeat with the second batch, only coating the chicken pieces with cornstarch just before adding to the frying pan.
• Pour away all the fat from the pan, keeping only about 2 tablespoons of it. Add the vegetables and stir fry for about 2 minutes. Add salt and pepper, mix well.
• Mix with the chicken pieces and serve.
• Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius/ 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking tray with baking paper.
• Mix together cornstarch, salt, pepper, and Chinese five-spice powder in a large bowl.
• Cut the chicken thighs into bite-sized pieces. Toss with the oil, add to the bowl and toss to coat with the spices.
• Bake for 10 minutes.
• Place under the grill (or turn on the oven grill) and grill for about 2-3 minutes to make the chicken crispier. Keep an eye on the grill, the chicken should not get too dark.
• While the chicken bakes prepare the vegetables and stir-fry them in a large pan with 1-2 tablespoons oil.
• Mix the chicken and veggies and serve.

SALT AND PEPPER CHICKEN

Steps:

• Dice chicken into even pieces, and sprinkle with 1 tbsp salt, 1 tbsp Chinese five spice and1 tbsp black pepper
• Rub the spices into the chicken to evenly coat the chicken
• Set aside while you chop and prepare the vegetables
• Finely dice the onions, red pepper, green chilli and spring onions, and set aside
• Tip out 1 cup of cornflour onto a large, flat plate
• Add the marinated chicken to the plate of cornflour, and toss/move around with your hands until it is all evenly coated
• Do not let the coated batter sit too long before the next step or the moisture of the chicken will soak up the cornflour
• Heat 1 cup of oil in a large pan, until a little cornflour sprinkled in bubbles upon contact
• Add the coated chicken to the pan, and cook until the underside turns light brown
• Stir the chicken to brown the other side, and cook for a further 10 minutes; or until the chicken is cooked through and brown and crispy on the outside
• Remove the chicken from the oil using a slotted spoon, and set aside on a pice of kitchen roll to soak up a little oil.
• To the remaining oil, add the chopped onion and fry on medium heat until it becomes to turn brown
• Add the green chilli to the pan, and cook for 2 minutes further, stirring to ensure nothing is sticking to the pan
• Add the red pepper to the pan, cook for a further minute and stir,
• Add 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp pepper and 1 tsp Chinese five spice and stir to coat the vegetables
• Add half of the chopped spring onions, stir and cook for a further minute
• Then add the cooked chicken to the pan of vegetables, stir to thoroughly coat the chicken in the vegetable mix, and cook for a further minute or so until the chicken is as brown as you prefer
• Remove from heat, top with the remaining, raw spring onions, and serve on a bed of rice

SALT AND PEPPER CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat a small skillet over medium heat and toast salt and peppercorns (the salt will be slightly browned and the peppercorns, fragrant), about 10 minutes.
• Remove from heat and let cool; grind.
• Combine 1 teaspoon of the salt and pepper with the flour and dredge the chicken pieces in it.
• Deep fry the chicken at 350 degrees F, in batches, until golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes; drain on paper toweling and season with salt and pepper mixture.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of the frying oil in the first skillet over medium heat and cook the garlic until golden, about 2 minutes.
• Add the serrano chili and cook until tender crisp, about 2 minutes; sprinkle over the fried chicken along with any remaining salt and pepper mixture.

SALT AND PEPPER CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cut the chicken thighs into strips. Crush the salt with the peppercorns in a pestle and mortar, then mix with the cornflour and five-spice and tip into a sandwich bag. Tip the chicken into the bag and shake well to coat in the flour mixture.
• Toss the sesame seeds in a pan over a medium heat and lightly toast, for around a minute, then add the olive oil. Add the chicken and cook for 7-8 mins until golden brown.
• Mix the soy and honey and tip into the pan along with the Asian greens, cook for 2-3 mins further until everything is well coated and the greens are cooked through. Serve topped with coriander and sliced spring onions alongside some cooked rice.