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Salt and Pepper Chicken

From a video by Meals with Max · 1 min watch

Crispy shallow-fried chicken coated in a spiced cornflour mix, stir-fried with onions, peppers, chili, and garlic, then seasoned with salt, MSG, five spice, and white pepper. Finished with a spring onion garnish.

Salt and Pepper Chicken
Source video — Meals with Max on YouTube
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Total time
~55 minutesEstimated by Unreel from the recipe steps — the creator didn't state this.
Hands-on
~25 minutesEstimated by Unreel from the recipe steps — the creator didn't state this.
Servings
~2 servingsEstimated by Unreel from the complete recipe.
Difficulty
EasyEstimated by Unreel from the recipe steps — the creator didn't state this.
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Ingredients

Ingredients scaled to 2 servings
  • chicken, cut into chunks
  • bell pepper, chopped into chunks
  • onion, roughly chopped
  • spring onion, roughly chopped with tops finely sliced for garnish
  • chili, sliced
  • garlic, sliced
  • egg
  • soy sauce, to taste
  • cornflour
  • Chinese five spice
  • salt
  • white pepper
  • oil
  • MSG

Preparation

  1. Step 1
    Chop the bell pepper into chunks, roughly chop the onion, roughly chop the spring onion while finely slicing the tops for later garnish, slice the chili, and slice the garlic.
  2. Step 2
    Crack the egg into a bowl, add a splash of soy sauce, and mix well. Add the chicken and ensure it is fully coated.
  3. Step 3
    In another bowl, add cornflour, Chinese five spice, salt, and white pepper, then mix. Add the coated chicken, ensure it is fully coated, shake off any excess, and set aside.
  4. Step 4 · 6-7 minutes
    Heat some oil in a pan. Add the chicken and shallow fry for 6 to 7 minutes until golden and crispy. Remove from the pan.
  5. Step 5
    In the same pan, cook the onion, spring onion, bell pepper, and chili over high heat for a few minutes. Add the garlic and cook briefly.
  6. Step 6
    Return the crispy chicken to the pan. Add a pinch of salt, MSG, five spice, and white pepper. Mix well.
  7. Step 7
    Garnish with the reserved finely sliced spring onion tops and serve.

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