Dragon Chicken recipe
Delicious Dragon Chicken recipe, fiery hot with tomato ketchup, customizable with chillies.
Equipment
- large frying pan
- wok
- strainer
Ingredients
The marinade
- 500 g Boneless Chicken cut into dices
- 1 Tablespoon Red Chilli Paste
- 2 Teaspoons Dark Soy Sauce
- 1 Tablespoon Ginger Garlic Paste
- 0.5 Teaspoon Crushed Black Pepper
- 1 Large Whole Egg
- 4 Heaped tablespoons Cornflour/Corn Starch
- 3 Tablespoons Plain Flour
- 1 Teaspoon Salt
- Oil Enough for deep frying
The sauce
- 2 Tablespoons Oil from the frying oil
- 20-25 Cashew Nuts
- 4-5 Dry Red Chilli seeded and broken into pieces OR Use just a tablespoon of red chilli flakes
- 1 medium to large Onion sliced
- 0.5 Tablespoon Chopped Ginger or bit more
- 1 Tablespoon Chopped Garlic
- 1 Green Pepper Thinly sliced (optional)
- 1-2 Spring Onion Chopped
- 150 g Tomato Ketchup
- 1 Tablespoon Light Soy Sauce to start then taste and add more if you like
- 1-2 Tablespoons Chopped Coriander
Instructions
For the marinade
- Place all marinade ingredients in a bowl and mix well. Adjust consistency with egg white or cornflour.
The method
- Refrigerate the marinade for at least 20-30 minutes.
- Heat oil for deep frying and fry the marinated chicken pieces until well colored.
- Drain fried chicken and start preparing the sauce.
- In a large frying pan or wok, heat two tablespoons of frying oil.
- Fry cashew nuts until pale and remove, then sauté shredded peppers until they change color and remove.
- Add more oil if needed, then add red chilli or flakes along with ginger and garlic and fry until garlic starts to color.
- Add sliced onion and sauté until soft.
- Add tomato ketchup, swish water in the bowl to clean it out and add the liquid to the pan.
- Let it boil, then add light soy sauce, chopped coriander, and spring onions followed by the chicken and cashew nuts.
- Toss until chicken is heated through and taste before serving.
- Serve with optional coriander and spring onions on top, with rice or noodles.
Notes
Dragon Chicken can be made spicier by increasing the quantity of chillies. Serve as a starter or main dish.
Nutrition
Serving: 1portionCalories: 400kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 25gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 100mgSodium: 800mgPotassium: 600mgFiber: 2gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 500IUVitamin C: 30mgCalcium: 50mgIron: 2mg
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