Recipe: Tasty Salt-and-Pepper Fried Chicken

Salt-and-Pepper Fried Chicken. Dredge chicken pieces in sweet potato starch; drop gently into the hot oil in batches. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate using a slotted spoon. Salt and pepper chicken wings are fried to a crunchy golden brown and then tossed in a garlic, red chili, white and black pepper mixture, that makes them flavorful and addictive.

In this article, I want to share with you how to produce the glass shattering crispiness exterior with the correct frying methods, and the proper way to flour and coat the chicken. Mix all the ingredients of Marinade in a big bowl, stir well. Heat up the oil in the wok for deep-frying. You can cook Salt-and-Pepper Fried Chicken using 15 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Salt-and-Pepper Fried Chicken

1. Prepare 750 grams of chicken drumsticks/thigh.
2. It's 3 of garlic cloves, minced (I use garlic press).
3. You need 1 teaspoon of salt.
4. You need 1/4 teaspoon of ground white pepper.
5. You need 1/2 teaspoon of sesame oil.
6. It's of Frying oil.
7. You need of For the salt and pepper mixture :.
8. It's 3 of garlic cloves, finely chopped.
9. Prepare 3 of dried chilies, finely chopped.
10. Prepare 3 of green onion/scallion, thinly sliced.
11. You need 1/8 teaspoon of salt.
12. It's 1/8 teaspoon of sugar.
13. It's 1 teaspoon of ground white pepper.
14. It's 1/2 tablespoon of dried shrimp, soaked until soften then finely minced.
15. You need 1 tablespoon of oil.

In a large bowl, mix the cornflour, salt, five-spice and tablespoon of pepper together and set aside. Use a mortar and pestle or electric spice grinder to grind the peppercorns to a fine powder. Take half the pepper mixture and place it in a large bowl with the chicken wings. Salt and Pepper chicken is one of the nicest fried chicken dishes ever - and a close second in my opinion is Fried Chicken with KFC Style Gravy - although both dishes are so different.

Salt-and-Pepper Fried Chicken step by step

1. Mix the garlic, salt, white pepper and sesame oil. Rub the mixture to the chicken pieces. Cover the bowl and put it in the refrigerator for an hour..
2. Heat the oil to 350°F. Fry the chicken until crispy and golden brown, make sure they are fully cooked. Set aside..
3. In a frying pan, heat 1 tablespoon oil. Saute the garlic and dried chilies until fragrant (be careful not to burn the garlic). Add green onion, salt, sugar, white pepper and dried shrimp. Mix well for a few second then add the fried chicken and gently toss everything for a few second. Serve..

The main thing which makes Salt & Pepper chicken amazing is the blend of fresh and tangy vegetables - from peppers, to spring onions and chilli - there's a whole lot of flavour! This ensures the chicken is juicy and can help the flour stick better. Replace the milk with evaporated milk if you prefer. Use a seasoned salt blend as a substitute for the salt and pepper. Add more seasonings to the flour.

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