Pf Changs Spicy Chicken Recipes

P.F. CHANG'S SPICY CHICKEN RECIPE

Steps:

• Diced chicken breast lightly coated with potato starch.
• Fill hot wok with enough Canola oil to fry chicken. Fry chicken for two to three minutes until golden brown and cooked all the way through. Drain the chicken. Rinse out the wok.
• Add oil back into hot wok, garlic*, green onions, chili paste *, house white sauce, Chang's Sauce, sesame oil and cornstarch. Mix in fried chicken. Sauce should bind to the chicken. Serve with steamed rice or noodles.
• * Add spices to taste.

P.F. CHANG'S SPICY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cut the chicken into matchstick sized pieces and toss with cornstarch.
• Heat 1 inch of oil in large skillet on high heat and fry the chicken in batches until cooked (you are not looking to brown them, just cook them until crisp), about 3-4 minutes.
• Remove chicken to a plate and drain oil, leaving 1 tablespoon or so behind to make sauce.
• Add garlic and half the green onions to a large skillet or wok, cooking for 30 seconds until fragrant.
• Whisk in the pineapple juice, sweet chili sauce, white vinegar and crushed red pepper flakes.
• Bring to a boil and cook for 2-3 minutes until slightly thickened.
• Add in the chicken and stir to combine, cooking 2 minutes until sauce is thickened. If sauce is still thin add 1 teaspoon cornstarch to 1 tablespoon water and add it to the skillet, stir and cook until thickened.
• Stir in remaining green onions and serve immediately.

COPYCAT P.F. CHANG'S SPICY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces. Toss the chicken in the potato starch and shake off any excess. Set aside. Heat 1-inch of oil in a wok or heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken, in batches if needed, and cook for 2-3 minutes stirring constantly. Cook the chicken until it is golden brown and cooked through. Remove the chicken from the oil and set aside. Drain the oil from the wok and wipe it clean. Add the remaining oil to the wok and heat over medium-high heat. Combine the remaining ingredients in a bowl and mix well. Add to the wok. Stir quickly to mix. Add the chicken back to the wok and mix well. Serve hot with steamed rice or Asian noodles.

P.F. CHANGS SPICY CHICKEN COPYCAT

Steps:

• Prepare the spicy sauce: heat oil, garlic and green onions over medium heat until soft. Add pineapple juice, chili sauce, vinegar, sugar, soy sauce and salt. Combine the water and cornstarch in a separate container. Mix the cornstarch/water mixture into the sauce and stir over medium-low heat until thickened. You can add more chili sauce if you want spicier spicy chicken sauce. Be sure to taste it as you go so you don't overdo it. Reduce heat to low. Prepare the chicken: cut the chicken breast into 1-inch cubes and season with salt. Begin heating the 2 cups vegetable oil over medium-high heat. Prepare the batter: combine remaining ingredients in a medium bowl and whisk together. Batter should be fairly thin. Place chicken cubes in the batter to coat. Batter should be very thin on the chicken. Once the oil is heated, reduce heat to medium and add chicken cubes a few at a time, letting the batter drip off before placing in the oil. Let them cook for 3-4 minutes and turn halfway through cooking. Cook until golden brown. Remove and drain on a paper-towel-covered plate. Repeat until all chicken is cooked. Serve chicken over white or brown rice and cover with plenty of spicy sauce. Garnish with additional chopped green onions in desired.

PF CHANGS CRISPY HONEY CHICKEN (COPYCAT)

Steps:

• To make batter: mix ingredients till just combined. Let rest in refrigerator for a couple of hours. Coat chicken well with seasonings and marinate in the refrigerator for 20 minutes. Combine sauce ingredients, mix thoroughly and reserve for serving.
• Pour vegetable oil into fryer or heavy bottomed sauce pot. Heat slowly to 340-350 degrees. Put 1/4 of the marinated chicken in a clean bowl and pour enough better over to coat. Remove a few pieces at a time from the batter, using slotted spoon or large fork. Shake off excess batter. Carefully lower chicken into the hot oil. Suspend the chicken until the batter "sets," 20-30 seconds. Chicken is done when golden to light brown and crisp. Remove to platter with paper towels to drain. Repeat for all the chicken. Remember to check the oil temperature, it must remain hot.
• To finish the sauce, heat it in sauce pan, bring to a boil. Mix cornstarch and water to make a slurry. Add cornstarch slurry, a little at a time.The sauce will thicken, let it come to a thickness of "loose honey." Let cook for a minute or two.
• Heat 2 more tablespoons of oil in a wok and add some minced garlic, red bell pepper and scallions and stir-fry briefly. Add 1/3 to 1/2 of the chicken (depending on pan size) and stir-fry briefly. Add enough sauce to just coat chicken. Stir-fry again briefly. Serve over noodles or rice.

SPICY HOISIN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500°F.
• Whisk together all ingredients except chicken, then coat chicken all over with sauce. Arrange thighs, skin sides up in 1 layer without crowding, in a foil-lined large shallow baking pan (1 inch deep). Roast in upper third of oven until chicken is cooked through and glaze is brown, 20 to 30 minutes.