Poultry Recipes - Crisp Spiced Chicken

  
 

Poultry Recipes - Crisp Spiced Chicken

Ingredients

  • 3 lb (1.5kg) chicken

  • 1 tsp (5 ml) five-spice powder

  • 1 tbsp (15ml) cornstarch

  • oil, for deep-frying

Method:

  1. Wash and clean chicken. Dry thoroughly and chop through the bone into 10 or 12 pieces. Combine five-spice powder and cornstarch and toss with chicken.

  2. Heat oil in a wok and deep-fry chicken pieces in batches for 5 minutes each batch; drain well. Reheat the oil and deep-fry chicken until golden brown and cooked. Drain on paper towels.

  3. Serve hot with rice, lemon wedges and green onions.

NOTE: If you find five-spice powder very pungent, reduce the quantity to 1/2 tsp (2.5ml) the first time you make the dish.