Tuesday 10 July 2012

Deep Fried Crispy Chicken Bites and Mushroom Fried Rice

The Finished Meal

Ingredients:

  • 450g of Chicken
  • 5 TBLSP of cornflour
  • 1 TBLSP of oil
  • Oil for deep frying
  • 3 TBLSP of oil for frying the rice
  • 1 TSP of ground white pepper
  • 500g of chilled cooked long grain rice
  • 2 TSP of Chinese Five Spice
  • 1 Chile deseeded and finely chopped
  • 3 TBLSP of soy sauce
  • 100g of closed cup mushrooms finely chopped
  • Sweet Chillies sauce to dip

Method:
  • Heat the oil in the pan used for deep frying, also pre-heat the oven to 160 Degree's C to keep the chicken warm whilst cooking in batches
  • Trim the chicken of any fat and cut into bite sized pieces
  • Add the 1 TBLSP of oil to the chopped chicken and mix well
  • Add the pepper to the chopped chicken and mix well
  • Add 3 TBLSP of the cornflour to the chicken and mix well to cover the chicken
  • Just before frying the chicken add the rest of the cornflour and mix well
  • Add the chicken in batches and deep fry until golden brown and the chicken cooked through
  • Remove and keep warm in the oven on the grill rack
  • Heat 1 TBLSP of oil in frying pan
  • Add the chopped mushroom and the Chinese Five Spice powder and fry on a high heat for 2 minutes
  • Add the chillies and fry for another minute
  • Add the rest of the oil
  • Add the rice and stir well
  • Add the soy sauce and stir well to coat the grains of rice, moving the rice all the time, until the rice is cooked through and hot
  • Serve with a sweet Chile sauce dip and enjoy !

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