Best Taiwanese Popcorn Chicken With Fried Basil Recipes

TAIWANESE POPCORN CHICKEN RECIPE

Steps:

• Cut the chicken thigh into medium bite-size pieces. Marinade the chicken pieces with soy sauce, Shao Xing wine, garlic paste, white pepper and Chinese five spices. Mix well and set it aside for 15 minutes. Or you can leave it overnight in fridge with air-tight container.
• Finely grind the roasted Sichuan peppercorns and mix it with white pepper powder, salt and paprika powder. Set it aside.
• Break one egg white into the marinated chicken pieces and mix it well.
• Place the sweet potato flour/ potato starch in a large bowl. Add 3-4 chicken pieces in the flour, dredge and press gently to coat evenly. Toss the excess flour out before frying.
• Heat the vegetable oil or neutral flavour oil to medium-high heat about 330-340°F. ( Fill the oil over 2 inch. )
• Add the coated chicken pieces and fry for 2-3 minutes. Once the chicken pieces start to float remove from oil and set aside for 2-3 minutes. ( Fry with batches if needed, do not overcrowd the oil. Skim the fried crumbs out with mesh strainer after frying each batch. )
• Place the fried chicken back in the oil and fry for another 2-3 minutes, or until the coating is crispy. Remove from oil and transfer to kitchen towel or cooling rack.
• Fry the basil leaves in the remaining oil for 1-2 minutes until crispy. Place the fried basil leaves over the kitchen towel.
• Mix fried chicken pieces and basil leaves, sprinkle the salt seasoning mix on top. ( Or you can toss everything in a large mixing bowl. )
• Transfer to serving plate and serve immediately.

TAIWANESE POPCORN CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a bowl, marinate the chicken in the garlic, soy sauce, five spice, garlic powder, white pepper, and salt for 30 minutes. If you are air frying or baking, add a 1/2 tablespoon oil to the marinade.
• Lightly pat the chicken dry with paper towels. Place the cornstarch and potato starch in a bowl and, working in batches, toss and coat several pieces of chicken, making sure they are well coated. Alternatively, put the cornstarch and potato starch in a bag or container, add the chicken, and shake to coat. The chicken should be well coated and look fairly dry.

POPCORN CHICKEN (TAIWANESE)

Steps:

• Combine chicken pieces, soy sauce, rice vinegar, garlic, ginger, five-spice powder, white pepper, salt, and cayenne pepper in a large bowl. Let marinate for 10 minutes.
• Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Whisk egg in a small bowl until smooth. Pour tempura batter mix into a second small bowl. Dip chicken pieces one at a time into the egg, then dredge in tempura batter mix, shaking off any excess. Lower chicken pieces carefully into the hot oil in batches. Fry until chicken is golden brown, 5 to 8 minutes. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towels to drain. Repeat with remaining chicken.
• Serve chicken sprinkled with basil leaves, green onions, white pepper, and salt.

TAIWANESE POPCORN CHICKEN RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine chicken thighs, soy sauce, black vinegar, Shaoxing wine, white pepper, five spice, garlic, ginger, and brown sugar until the chicken is well coated. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and transfer to the refrigerator to marinate overnight.
• When ready to fry, heat the oil in a medium pot over high heat until the temperature reaches 350°F (180°C). Line a baking sheet with paper towels.
• In a small bowl, stir together the paprika, Szechuan peppercorns, and salt.
• When the oil is nearly at temperature, add the tapioca starch to the bowl with the chicken and its marinade and toss to coat, pressing firmly so the tapioca starch sticks to the chicken.
• Add the Thai basil to the hot oil and fry for 1-2 minutes, until crispy. Remove from the oil with a slotted spoon and transfer to the paper towel-lined baking sheet to drain.
• Working in batches, add the chicken to the hot oil and fry for 5 minutes, or until golden brown. Transfer to the paper towel-lined baking sheet.
• Sprinkle the peppercorn-salt mixture generously over the fried chicken and basil. Serve with your favorite boba drink and sweet chili sauce.
• Enjoy!

THE BEST POPCORN CHICKEN WITH SWEET BASIL (POPULAR TAIWANESE STR

Steps:

• Combine all the ingredients, except the chicken, in a dish or bowl. Mix wel.
• Cut Chicken into bite size pieces.
• Combine the mixture and the chicken together.
• Marinade overnight. (this can keep in the fridge for a few days).
• TO Fry: Heat oil to 390 degrees (anywhere from 375-390 should be fine).
• Thoroughly, coat the chicken with Potato Starch.
• Deep fry in small batches until medium golden brown. (about 1.5 mins ).
• Toss with Fresh Basil. You could also add the fresh basil into the oil, with the chicken, for the last 3 secs of frying, but the basil will lose some of its flavor. Be careful of the hot oil splattering when you add in basil.
• Finally, you can sprinkle some extra pepper, salt, and 5 spice onto the chicken if you'd like.
• Enjoy!