Manchurian Chicken

Name: Manchurian Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 22 min
Ingredients: 1 lb chicken thighs (boneless skinless, sliced broad and thin, about 2" wide x 1/4" thick); 1 egg; 1 tsp soy sauce; 4 tbsp corn starch; 2 tbsp flour; 1/2 tsp pepper; oil; 1/4 cup ketchup; 1/4 cup sriracha; 1 tbsp soy sauce; 2 tsp white rice vinegar ((or 1 tsp regular white vinegar and one tsp sugar)); 3/4 cup white rice (measurement is for uncooked, then cook it); 1 large green pepper (chopped into 2" slices); 1 large onion (chopped into 2" slices); 1 bunch green onion (sliced diagonally, greens and whites separated); 1 tbsp chopped garlic; 1 tbsp minced ginger; 1 tbsp soy sauce; pepper; red chilis ((optional))

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Manchurian Chicken

Prep Time10

Cook Time12

Total Time22

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Asian, Chinese

Servings: sevings

Calories: 486kcal

Ingredients

The Chicken

1 lb chicken thighs boneless skinless, sliced broad and thin, about 2" wide x 1/4" thick
1 egg
1 tsp soy sauce
4 tbsp corn starch
2 tbsp flour
1/2 tsp pepper
oil

The Sauce

1/4 cup ketchup
1/4 cup sriracha
1 tbsp soy sauce
2 tsp white rice vinegar (or 1 tsp regular white vinegar and one tsp sugar)

The Vegetables

3/4 cup white rice measurement is for uncooked, then cook it
1 large green pepper chopped into 2" slices
1 large onion chopped into 2" slices
1 bunch green onion sliced diagonally, greens and whites separated
1 tbsp chopped garlic
1 tbsp minced ginger
1 tbsp soy sauce
pepper
red chilis (optional)

Instructions

Heat a skillet of oil about 1/2" deep until crackling (300-350F)
mix the chicken and the rest of the chicken ingredients in a bowl until the chicken is fully coated in the batter. Add the chicken to the oil and fry for about 5 minutes until golden brown, flip the pieces and continue another 3-5 minutes. Remove from the oil.
while the chicken fries whisk together the sauce ingredients and set aside
In a large pan or wok heat some oil and the 1 tbsp soy sauce, then add the peppers, cooking onions and chillis (optional). Season with pepper and sautee until the onions soften. 3-5 minutes.
Add the onion whites, garlic and ginger to the pan and continue to sautee, stirring frequently until fragrant, 1-2 minutes.
Return the chicken to the pan along with the onion greens and the sauce, add a little oil from the chicken pan and stir thoroughly until everything is coated in the sauce. Serve over white rice.

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