Taiwanese-style Popcorn Chicken

It is very easy to make this Taiwanese-style Popcorn Chicken. It just needs less than an hour to do this including the marinating and frying. It is so tasty, kids nowadays love it and it can make a very convenient snack. I purposely made some yesterday for us to take to the park.

Taiwanese-style Popcorn Chicken

   Ingredients    :

   3        chicken thigh, remove skin and cut into bite size

   3        cloves garlic, peel and minced

   5        ginger slice, minced   

   3        teaspoon cooking wine

   1        teaspoon pepper powder

   1        teaspoon salt

   11/2   teaspoon soy sauce

   11/2   teaspoon sugar

   2        teaspoon five spice powder

   1        teaspoon sesame oil

   Oil for deep frying

 * 1/2 cup potato starch, set aside 

   ( Mix 1 teaspoon black pepper powder and 1 teaspoon salt, set aside)

    Method   :

    Marinate the chicken with all the above ingredients for half and hour or more.

    Prepare oil for deep frying, deep chicken in potato starch before putting in the hot oil. Fry in a small

    batch till golden brown. Drip on a colander or paper towel.

    Sprinkle pepper powder and salt over the chicken and serve.

    

   

   

   

   

   

Taiwanese-style Popcorn Chicken