Dragon Chicken
A spicy sweet, fried chicken gravy, infused with Chinese flavors. Usually eaten with rice or Chinese noodles.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 420kcal
Ingredients
Chicken Marination
- 500 gm boneless chicken cut in cubes
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp White pepper
- 1 tsp Garlic powder or garlic paste
- 1 large Egg
- 2 tbsp Corn flour
- 2 tbsp Flour
- 2 tbsp Sriracha sauce
- Oil for frying
Sauce
- 1/4 cup chili oil
- 4 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 6 tbsp Honey or brown sugar
- 1 tsp Red Chili powder
- 1 pinch Orange food color
- 2 tbsp Vinegar
- 1/2 tsp salt or to taste
- Sesame seeds to sprinkle
- 1 big red bell pepper cut in square
- 1 tbsp Sriracha sauce
- 1/3 cup Tomato paste
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- Marinate chicken cubes with all the ingredients for chicken marination and cover and refrigerate for minimum 2 hours or overnight
- Deep fry the marinated chicken until golden brown and set aside.
- In a wok add a tbsp of chili oil and saute the bell peppers at high flame, set it aside.
- In the same wok, add the remaining chili oil and fry chopped up garlic until brown.
- Add in chili powder, stir a bit and add 1 cup of water.
- When the water starts to boil, add all the remaining ingredients for the sauce and let it cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
- Now add your fried chicken and bell peppers to the sauce and coat evenly.
- Cook for another 3 mins to warm up the chicken and dish out.
- Top with sesame seeds and chopped green onions.
Notes
You can add more water to create a more saucy dragon chicken.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 420kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 80mg | Sodium: 1170mg | Potassium: 745mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 543IU | Vitamin C: 14mg | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 2mg