The warm chilli notes cut through the natural sweetness of this well-balanced sweet and savoury chicken dish. If Chinese take-out is what your diners are craving, delight them with this quick-to-cook classic that’ll have them hungering for more.
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Not looking for a chicken recipe? You can still have diners eating out of your hands with a variety of other proteins that’ll suit this recipe just fine.
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Ingredients
Chicken Marinade
- 350g Chicken Breast Meat, skinless
- 1 tbsp Oyster Sauce
- 1 tbsp Tapioca Flour
- 1 tbsp Oil
Seasoning Sauce
- 1 tsp Knorr Chicken Powder
- 3 tbsp Knorr Rock Sugar Honey Sauce
- 2 tbsp Tomato Sauce
- 1 tbsp Chili Sauce
- 1 tsp Sesame Oil
- ½ tsp Pepper
Hot and Spicy Honey Sauce Chicken
- 2 tbsp Oil
- 8 Dried Chilies, chopped
- ½ tsp Szechuan Peppercorns
- 2 pcs Star Anise
- 2 cloves of Garlic, smashed
- 1 tbsp Ginger, minced
- 2 stalks of Spring Onion, cut into lengths
Assembly
- 50g Peanuts, deep-fried
Preparation
Chicken Marinade and Cooking
- Cut chicken breast meat into slices.
- Season chicken with the oyster sauce, tapioca flour and oil.
- Blanch the marinated chicken in hot oil until golden brown.
- Dish out and drain from oil.
Seasoning Sauce
- Combine the Knorr Chicken Powder, tomato sauce, chili sauce, sesame oil, pepper, and Knorr Rock Sugar Honey Sauce.
Hot and Spicy Honey Sauce Chicken
- Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan.
- Stir fry the dried chilies, Szechuan peppercorns and star anise until fragrant.
- Add ginger, garlic, and chicken meat. Stir well.
- Add seasoning sauce and spring onion.
- Fry over high heat for 6-7 minutes.
Assembly
- Dish out, sprinkle peanuts over and serve.
