Taiwanese Fried Chicken

 

Ingredients

• 3 chicken breasts
• 1 tspn chili powser
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups potato starch
  
  
  
• 1 tbsp Sea Salt
• 2 tspn white peppercorn
• 1 tspn sichuan peppercorn
• 1 tspn black peppercorn
• 2 tbsp fine grated ginger
• 1 fine grated garlic clove
• 2 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon mirin (a sweet Japanese rice wine)
• 1/2 teaspoon Chinese 5-spice powder
• 1/2 teaspoon potato starch

Directions

1. For the mixed pepper powder use a mortar and pestle to grind the peppercorn to a fine powder
2. Take 2 tablespoons of the mixed pepper powder and mix it with 1 tablespoon of sea salt and the chili powder. Set this mixture aside for later
3. Place the rest of the mixed pepper powder into a large bowl then add all the marinade ingredients to it as well
4. Pound the chicken to an even thickness, Use either a rolling pin or meat mallet
5. Cut the chicken to desired size
6. Add chicken to the marinade mixture and mix well
7. Fill a wok or deep frying pan 1/3 of the way full with vegetable oil over high heat
8. Whisk the eggs into a large bowl with 2 tablespoons of water
9. Coat each chicken piece in the egg and then potato starch
10. Serve hot.

Prepared by Xavier Brumley
Louisiana Anthology
April 13, 2023