Chinese Chicken Recipes - Drunken Chicken Recipe

Ingredients

• 450 g/1lb chicken fillet, cut into chunks

• 60 ml/4 tbsp soy sauce

• 30 ml/2 tbsp hoisin sauce

• 30 ml/2 tbsp plum sauce

• 30 ml/2 tbsp wine vinegar

• 2 cloves garlic, crushed

• pinch of salt

• few drops of chili oil

• 2 egg whites

• 60 ml/4 tsp corn-flour (cornstarch)

• oil for deep-frying

• 200 ml/1 1/4 cups rice wine or dry

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Method:

1. Place the chicken in a bowl. Mix the sauces and wine vinegar, garlic, salt and chili oil, pour over the chicken and marinate in the refrigerator for 4 hours.

2. Beat the egg whites until stiff and fold in the corn-flour. Remove the chicken from the marinade and coat with the egg white mixture.

3. Heat the oil and deep-fry the chicken until cooked through and golden brown. Drain well on kitchen paper and place in a bowl.

4. Pour over the wine or sherry, cover and leave to marinate in the refrigerator for 12 hours. Remove the chicken from the wine and serve cold.