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Easy Salt and Pepper Chicken Recipe


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  • Author: Nicola | Mummy to Dex
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 2 portions 1x

Ingredients

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  • 4 chicken breasts
  • 1 cup cornflour
  • 2 peppers
  • 1 onion
  • 2 tsp Chinese 5 Spice
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 1 tbsp chilli flakes
  • 3 cups + 1 tbsp oil
  • finely sliced birds eye chilli flakes (optional)

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, add cornflour, salt, chilli flakes and Chinese 5 Spice and combine.
  2. Slice the chicken into chunks and add to the bowl of flour. Combine thoroughly until all chicken pieces are coated.
  3. Meanwhile in a large, deep frying pan, add 3 cups of oil and heat carefully on the hob on medium heat.
  4. In a separate wok, add sliced onion, 1 tbsp oil and pepper and stir fry on very low heat. (You can also add in birds eye chilli flakes if you like extra heat)
  5. When the oil in the first frying pan has heated, add the coated chicken. You may need to do this in batches depending on how big your pan is.
  6. Fry the chicken on each side for 4 minutes before transferring to kitchen roll which will soak up the excess oil. (However the longer you leave it, the crispier it will get)
  7. Once all the chicken is cooked, add to the pan of peppers and onions and stir to mix.
  8. Serve the salt and pepper chicken alongside fried or boiled rice and top with heaps of Sriracha sauce if you like it extra spicy!
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1
  • Calories: 525
  • Sugar: 5
  • Sodium: 3702
  • Fat: 17
  • Saturated Fat: 3
  • Unsaturated Fat: 12
  • Trans Fat: 0
  • Carbohydrates: 14
  • Fiber: 3
  • Protein: 77
  • Cholesterol: 206