Salt Pepper Chicken Recipes

SALT AND PEPPER CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cut chicken into bite size pieces. Marinate chicken with salt, black pepper, ginger garlic paste and sesame oil.
• Cut onion, pepper into thin slices(matchstick sizes). Cut spring onion into ¼ inch pieces. And also cut ginger and garlic into thin slices.
• Mix all the spice ingredients in a bowl. Set aside.
• Coat the marinated chicken pieces well with potato starch(flour). Toss the excess flour out before frying.
• Preheat wok, fill with oil, heat oil to 350°F.
• Add coated chicken and deep fry for 1-2 mins. Once the chicken start floating, remove from oil and set aside. ( Do not over crowd the chicken in wok. Fry 2 batches if needed.)
• Remove leftover crumbs from oil and make the oil clear.
• Reheat oil back to 350°F and fry again the chicken pieces till crispy golden brown.
• Once all chicken are double fried, strain oil and transfer it to the cooling rack.
• In a wok/pan, drizzle 1 tablespoon of oil, start adding ginger and garlic slices and stir fry for few seconds.
• Add onion and pepper slices. Stir fry for 1-2 mins.
• Add the fried chicken, mix well. Later add the spring onion and sprinkle the spice mix.
• Transfer to serving plate.
• Sprinkle a pinch of sea salt and black pepper.( Optional )
• Perfect with steamed rice, stir fry noodle or great on its own as an appetizer.
• Serve immediately! Enjoy!

SALT AND PEPPER CHICKEN WITHOUT DEEP-FRYING (椒盐鸡)

Steps:

• Combine the chicken and the marinade ingredients in a big bowl. Mix well. Marinate for at least 30 minutes at room temperature, or up to overnight in the fridge.
• Combine the ingredients for the spice mix in a small bowl and stir to mix well. Note, this recipe prepares more spice mix than you might use, so you can adjust the seasoning according to your preference.
• When you're ready to cook, add the beaten egg into the bowl with the chicken. Stir to mix well. Add the cornstarch. Stir to coat the chicken, until it forms an uneven coating with a little dry cornstarch left unattached. The batter should be quite dry and not very runny.
• Add the oil to a large skillet (nonstick or carbon steel), just enough to coat the bottom of the pan. Heat over medium-high heat until hot. Add the chicken one piece at a time using a pair of chopsticks or tongs. Turn to medium heat if the pan starts to smoke too much.
• Cook the chicken until the bottom turns golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Flip to brown the other side, 2 to 3 minutes. (Alternatively, you can deep-fry the chicken with more oil at 350 F (176 C) until golden brown.) Transfer chicken to a large plate and remove the pan from the stove to let it cool a bit.
• Your pan should still have a thin layer of oil remaining in it. If not, add 1 to 2 tablespoons of oil. Heat over medium heat. Spread the basil leaves. Cook the bottom side for 30 seconds. Flip to cook the other side until crispy. Transfer the basil leaves to a large plate to cool.
• While the chicken is still hot, sprinkle about half of the spice mix over the chicken and gently toss it with a pair of tongs. Taste the chicken. Add more spice mix if needed. Add the cooked basil leaves and toss again.
• Serve as an appetizer.
• You can store the leftover chicken in a sealed container in the fridge. To reheat the chicken, preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (176 C). Heat the chicken for 10 to 15 minutes, or until heated through.

SALT 'N PEPPER CHICKEN

Steps:

• Whisk egg, spring onions, ginger, Shaoxing wine, soy sauce, garlic, sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon white pepper together in a bowl. Mix in chicken. Let marinate for 20 minutes.
• Pour 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sweet potato starch into a shallow bowl.
• Heat oil to 340 degrees F (170 degrees C) in a large saucepan. Dredge chicken pieces in sweet potato starch; drop gently into the hot oil in batches. Cook until golden on the outside and no longer pink in the center, 2 to 3 minutes per batch. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate using a slotted spoon.
• Arrange lettuce leaves on a large serving plate. Place fried chicken on the lettuce leaves. Mix 1 tablespoon salt and 1 tablespoon white pepper together in a small bowl; sprinkle over chicken.

SALT AND PEPPER CHICKEN

Steps:

• Peel, top and tail the onion and then cut into quarter inch chunks.
• Top and tail the spring onions, and peel off any tough, or dried off outer layers. Cut one lengthwise into strips and the other crosswise into slices
• Peel and finely chop the garlic.
• Remove seeds and membrane from the chilli and finely chop.
• Next, prepare the chicken. Trim and discard any fatty bits and then cut into bite-sized chunks. I nearly always use a sharp pair of kitchen scissors rather than a knife. Freeze offcuts, skin and bone and save for making stock.
• Mix the cornflour (corn starch) and the five spice, salt and pepper together thoroughly in a container big enough to take the chicken. If you use a sealable plastic tub, you can shake to mix and then shake again to coat.
• Add the chicken to the flour mixture and coat well.
• Heat the oil in a heavy frying pan over a medium-high heat. When it is very hot, add one piece of the chicken to test. If it sizzles, the oil is hot enough and you can add the rest of the meat. Cook for about 8 minutes, turning only occasionally. Don't stir.
• Once cooked, remove the chicken pieces from the pan onto a double layer of kitchen paper on a plate or bowl to soak up some of the oil.
• Drain most of the oil from the pan before adding the onions. Fry until golden and starting to crisp. Loosen any bits of coating left in the pan, as you want to include these in the dish.
• Add the spring onion, chilli and garlic and cook for another minute.
• Finally, add the chicken pieces and cook for another couple of minutes to ensure they are piping hot. Then serve and enjoy.

SIMPLE SALT-AND-PEPPER GRILLED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat grill to medium-high. (If you are using a charcoal grill, coals are ready when you can hold your hand 5 inches above grill for just 3 to 4 seconds.)
• Combine salt and pepper. Rub chicken with mixture, covering all sides and shaking off excess. (You may not need all of the mixture.) Let stand at room temperature 30 minutes.
• Place chicken on grill, skin side down. Close cover, and grill 8 minutes. Flip chicken, and close cover. Grill until chicken is cooked through, about 15 minutes more.
• Transfer chicken to a plate, and let rest 15 minutes. Serve with bread salad.

SALT-AND-PEPPER ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• Season the chicken inside and out with salt and pepper. If you have time, refrigerate the chicken, uncovered, for an hour, or overnight.
• Heat oven to 450 degrees. Place chicken breast-side up in a roasting pan or large ovenproof skillet. Stuff cavity with herbs and tie the legs together with kitchen twine. (If you don't have twine, leave the legs as they are.)
• Roast 50 minutes, then baste chicken with pan juices. Continue roasting until chicken's juices run clear when skin is pierced with a knife, 5 to 10 minutes longer. Let stand 10 minutes before carving.

SALT & PEPPER CHICKEN

Steps:

• Make a batter with flour, cornflour and water. You need about two-thirds flour and one-third cornflour. Mix with water to the consistency of double cream.
• Stir in the chicken strips until they are evenly coated.
• Heat oil in a wok or deep-fryer. The oil should be deep enough to completely cover the pieces of chicken when they are put in it.
• Once the oil is hot (test by dropping in some of the batter off a teaspoon - it should rise quickly to the surface sizzling gently), add the pieces of chicken a few at a time and fry until golden-brown. You will need to do this in several batches. As each batch is cooked, put to one side to drain.
• Take a clean wok and heat a couple of tablespoons of oil in it.
• When hot, add the onions, pepper and chilli and stir fried for a couple of minutes until the onion starts to turn translucent.
• Add the fried chicken strips and stir thoroughly for a minute or two.
• Stir in a generous quantity of sea salt and ground black pepper.
• Serve immediately with rice and vegetables.

SALT AND PEPPER CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cut the chicken thighs into strips. Crush the salt with the peppercorns in a pestle and mortar, then mix with the cornflour and five-spice and tip into a sandwich bag. Tip the chicken into the bag and shake well to coat in the flour mixture.
• Toss the sesame seeds in a pan over a medium heat and lightly toast, for around a minute, then add the olive oil. Add the chicken and cook for 7-8 mins until golden brown.
• Mix the soy and honey and tip into the pan along with the Asian greens, cook for 2-3 mins further until everything is well coated and the greens are cooked through. Serve topped with coriander and sliced spring onions alongside some cooked rice.