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Sweet Fire Chicken

John Whitehead
Sweet Fire Chicken is a recipe made popular in America by Panda Express. It is a fried chicken with a spicy sweet sauce, and chunks of pineapple.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Chicken Fry Time 10 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course lunch, Main Course
Cuisine American, chinese, thai
Servings 4 people

Equipment

  • 1 Bowl
  • 1 deep frier or pan
  • 1 wok or saute pan

Ingredients
  

Chicken Marinade and Fry

  • 500 grams cubed chicken
  • 2 tsp shao xing wine
  • 2 tsp soy sauce
  • 1 whole garlic clove chopped
  • 1 egg white
  • ¼ cup all-pupose flour
  • 1 tsp cold water
  • ¼ cup cornstarch, potato strarch or tapioca starch
  • ½ tsp white pepper

Other Ingredients

  • 200 grams pineapple
  • 175 grams or 1 whole red pepper cubed
  • 1 whole garlic clove chopped
  • 350 grams ½-¾ cup Pantai Spring Roll Sauce
  • ¼ cup scallions
  • 2 cups rice
  • 1 tsp ginger

Instructions
 

Chicken Marinade

  • dice chicken into cubes
    500 grams cubed chicken
  • add soy, shao xing wine, white pepper, and garlic let sit for 4 hours to overnight
    2 tsp shao xing wine, 2 tsp soy sauce, 1 whole garlic clove chopped, ½ tsp white pepper
  • heat up frying oil 350-375 degrees
  • add egg white, water, flour, and cornstarch and mix. This is a traditional breading. If you want thicken breading. Separate chicken and put on flat pan after above steps. Add a light coating of the flour and cornstarch and let sit for 5- minutes. Both sides
    1 egg white, ¼ cup all-pupose flour, 1 tsp cold water, ¼ cup cornstarch, potato strarch or tapioca starch
  • Pick up chicken individually, hold in oil fro 10 seconds before dropping if using a wire basket. (so it will not stick). Fry chicken for 1-2 minutes. remove and drain
  • Fry chicken a second time until golden brown about 2 minutes. Remove and drain

Rice

  • cook 2 cups of rice according to the directions. Wash Rice!
    2 cups rice

Sweet Fire Chicken in Wok

  • add 1 tbsp of oil to wok and stir fry red peppers for 2 minutes on high heat
  • add pineapple, red peppers, garlic and ginger and stir fry for 1-2 minutes
    200 grams pineapple, 175 grams or 1 whole red pepper cubed, 1 whole garlic clove chopped, 1 tsp ginger
  • add fried chicken and Pantai sauce to coat chicken heat for 1 minute over med heat
    350 grams ½-¾ cup Pantai Spring Roll Sauce
  • add green onions and stir. Remove from heat and serve
    ¼ cup scallions

Notes

Link to sauce.  You can find this at most asian grocery stores. https://www.amazon.com/Pantai-Sweetened-Chili-Sauce-Spring/dp/B0019O4Y8K
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