Taiwanese Popcorn Chicken

Name: Taiwanese Popcorn Chicken
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: Taiwanese
Ingredients: 300 g chicken breast; 50 g sweet potato starch; 10 ml rice wine; 10 ml mirin; 8 ml soy sauce; 10 g garlic; 1 g salt

台式鹹酥雞

Taiwanese popcorn chicken is a popular street food snack that is crispy, savory, and flavorful. Marinated chicken pieces are coated in sweet potato starch and deep-fried until golden and crunchy. Super flavorful and extra crispy—it's perfect as a snack or to share with everyone!

servings: 👥 1 serving
time: ⏱ 30 min
Cuisine: 🍽 Taiwanese

by @Kangacook_official · Original recipe on kangacook.com

English text is machine-translated from the original Chinese and has not been reviewed by a person.

Ingredients

Servings:1 serving

300 gchicken breast
50 gsweet potato starch
10 mlrice wine
10 mlmirin
8 mlsoy sauce
10 ggarlic
1 gsalt

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Nutrition per serving

calories: 448 kcal
protein: 72.5 g
fat: 4.1 g
carbohydrate: 30.2 g

As published by the author; KangaCook estimates these automatically.

Steps

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1. Dice the chicken breast and mince the garlic.
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2. In a bowl, combine the diced chicken breast, rice wine, mirin, soy sauce, minced garlic, and salt. Mix well and marinate for 30 minutes.
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3. Prepare the sweet potato starch and evenly coat the marinated chicken pieces with it.
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4. Heat the oil to 160-180 degrees, add the chicken pieces, and spread them out evenly to avoid overlapping.