Salt and Pepper Chicken

Step 1

Cut chicken into bite size pieces. Marinate chicken with salt, black pepper, ginger garlic paste and sesame oil.

Step 2

Cut onion, pepper into thin slices(matchstick sizes). Cut spring onion into ¼ inch pieces. And also cut ginger and garlic into thin slices.

Step 3

Mix all the spice ingredients in a bowl. Set aside.

Step 4

Coat the marinated chicken pieces well with potato starch(flour). Toss the excess flour out before frying.

Step 5

Preheat wok, fill with oil, heat oil to 350°F.

Step 6

Add coated chicken and deep fry for 1-2 mins. Once the chicken start floating, remove from oil and set aside. ( Do not over crowd the chicken in wok. Fry 2 batches if needed.)

Step 7

Remove leftover crumbs from oil and make the oil clear.

Step 8

Reheat oil back to 350°F and fry again the chicken pieces till crispy golden brown.

Step 9

Once all chicken are double fried, strain oil and transfer it to the cooling rack.

Step 10

In a wok/pan, drizzle 1 tablespoon of oil, start adding ginger and garlic slices and stir fry for few seconds.

Step 11

Add onion and pepper slices. Stir fry for 1-2 mins.

Step 12

Add the fried chicken, mix well. Later add the spring onion and sprinkle the spice mix.

Step 13

Transfer to serving plate.

Step 14

Sprinkle a pinch of sea salt and black pepper.( Optional )

Step 15

Perfect with steamed rice, stir fry noodle or great on its own as an appetizer.

Step 16

Serve immediately! Enjoy!