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Crispy Chinese chicken

Published: December 7, 2017 at 2:00 PM

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Serves 3

Easy

Total time: 1 hr

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Check out this crispy Chinese chicken recipe with crunchy greens. This super easy meal for 3 is packed with punchy flavour and comes in at just over 400 calories

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Try this recipe for Chinese crispy chicken, then check out our Chinese chicken wings, Chinese pork belly, Chinese drunken chicken and sesame chicken, plus discover more Chinese-style recipes.

This recipe uses mirin, a sweetened rice wine. Read our guide on what is mirin and where to buy it for more advice on purchasing this ingredient.

Ingredients

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• 6 skin-on chicken thighs

  bones removed

• a large thumb-sized piece ginger

  grated

• 3 cloves garlic

  crushed

• ½ red chilli

  finely diced

• 2 tbsp soy sauce

• 3 tbsp mirin

• 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar

• to serve cooked rice

• steamed, to serve pak choy and long-stemmed broccoli

Nutrition: per serving

• kcal405
• fat24.5g
• saturates6.6g
• carbs13g
• sugars2g
• fibre0.3g
• protein33g
• salt1.6g

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Method

• step 1

  Season the chicken thighs and leave at room temperature for 20 minutes. Heat a frying pan and add the chicken skin-side down.

• step 2

  Cook for 10-15 minutes until the skin is very crisp, and the chicken is starting to cook all the way through. Add the ginger, garlic and chilli, and cook for 1 minute.

• step 3

  Whisk together the soy sauce, mirin, vinegar, and 50ml of water. Flip the chicken thighs and pour in the sauce. Lower the heat and simmer gently for 5 -10 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through and the sauce has reduced slightly.

• step 4

  Serve the chicken and sauce with rice and the steamed pak choy and long-stemmed broccoli.

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