Five Spice Chicken

This is absolutely one of my favourite fried chicken recipes. It's simple to make and delicious to eat; crispy on the outside, juice on the inside. Usually dishes associated with five spice are made with pork and at "zhi char" stalls, it's usually prawn paste chicken instead. So i'd decided to try marinating the chicken pieces with soy sauce, five spice powder and wala, it turned out to be a wonderful dish.  

Five Spiced Chicken

Prep Time : 5 - 10 mins

Cooking Time : 10 mins

Yield : Serves 2 - 3

Ingredients :

• 250 g chicken parts

Marinate :

• 1 tbsp light soy sauce
• 1 tbsp oyster sauce
• 1/2 - 1 tbsp five spice powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1 1/2 tbs sweet potato flour
• 1 tbsp plain flour
• 2 tbs shaoxing wine
• 1/2 egg
• dash of pepper

Method :

1. Rinse chicken and pat dry with paper towel.
2. Mix chicken with marinate seasoning.
3. Cover the bowl in shrink wrap and let the chicken marinate in the fridge for at least 20mins. Best overnight.
4. Heat oil in wok till medium hot, then slowly place chicken pieces in batches into oil.
5. Fry till surface is crispy and turned slightly brown in colour.
6. Best served hot.