Honey Chili Chicken
Honey Chili Chicken (China)
1 (3 pound) broiler-fryer chicken
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 tps salt
3 cups vegetable oil
1/3 cup water
1/3 cup lemon juice
2 tpss cornstarch
4 tpss Chinese chili sauce
2 tpss soy sauce
1 1/2 tpss grated pared fresh ginger root
3 Tbsphoney
6 scallions, cut in thin lengthwise slices
Remove giblets from chicken
Rinse chicken & cut into small serving-size pieces
Combine flour & salt
Coat chicken pieces with flour mixture
Heat oil in wok over high heat until it reaches 375 deg F
Add chicken pieces, one at a time, to hot oil (cook only 1/3 of the pieces at a time)
Cook until golden, about 5 min
Drain on absorbent paper
Repeat with remaining chicken
Pour all but 1 tablespoon of the oil out of wok
Combine water, lemon juice, cornstarch, chili sauce & soy sauce
Add ginger to oil in wok
Stir fry 1 minute
Add honey to ginger
Cook & stir 1 minute
Add cornstarch-chili mixture to honey & ginger
Cook & stir until mixture boil, about 1 minute
Stir chicken piece into chili mixture
Cook & stir until chicken is hot throughout, about 3 min
Stir in onions
Cook & stir 1 minute
Makes 4 to 6 servings
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