Fried Chicken in Sweet and Sour Sauce
by Giallozafferano · 2.9M subscribers on YouTube
Fried chicken pieces coated in a light batter, double-fried for extra crunch, then tossed in a homemade sweet and sour sauce. Simple to make at home, just like your favorite Chinese restaurant! This video from Giallozafferano walks through every step.
- Difficulty
- medium
Ingredients
16 items- Chickencut into strips
- Salt
- Pepper
- Rice Wineor substitute with white wine
- 1 pcsEgg Whitefrom one egg
- Instant Yeast
- Flour
- Potato Starchused in both batter and sauce
- Cold Carbonated Watercold sparkling water
- Frying Oilfor frying
- Waterfor the sauce
- Tomato Pastetomato paste
- Sugar
- Vinegar
- Chili Pepper(optional) — optional chili pepper
- Sesamefor garnish
Method
- Cut the chicken in half and cut into strips. Place in a bowl.
- Season with a pinch of salt, some pepper, a splash of rice wine (or white wine), and egg white. Mix.
- Add instant yeast, flour, and potato starch. Mix well.
- Gradually add cold sparkling water until you get a smooth and homogeneous batter.
- Fry the chicken in hot oil, spacing the pieces. Drain on paper towels and let rest a few minutes.
- Re-fry the chicken in the oil for a second frying until golden and crispy.
- Prepare the sauce: in a bowl mix water, potato starch, tomato paste, sugar, vinegar, and (optional) chili pepper.
- Pour into a saucepan over medium heat and stir until it thickens (a few minutes).
- Toss the fried chicken in the sauce and mix well.
- Plate and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
Giallozafferano
Professional chef2.9M subscribers on YouTube1.1B total channel viewsIl principale canale di ricette italiane dal 2009. Pubblicazioni giornaliere.
