Chinese Dry Chilli Chicken
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Serves: 6
 
Ingredients
  • 1 kg of chicken wings
For the chicken marinade
  • 1 tsp grated garlic
  • 1 tsp grated ginger
  • 6 tbsp sweet soy sauce
  • ¼ tsp salt (depending on the soy sauce used. Refer to notes)
  • ½ tsp black pepper
Other ingredients
  • 3 tbsp vegetable/canola oil
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 12 dried chillies, sliced
  • ¾ tsp grated garlic
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • ½ tsp chilli flakes
  • 1 capsicum, sliced
  • Cilantro/parsley for topping
Instructions
  1. Marinade the chicken wings with the ingredients stated above. Leave to marinate for at least 1 hour or overnight if preferred
  2. In a wok/frying pan, heat vegetable oil.
  3. Add onion and saute for 2 minutes.
  4. Add dried chillies and cook for another minute.
  5. Mix in garlic and saute for a further 30 seconds.
  6. Add the marinated chicken wings and cook covered for about 15 minutes.
  7. Season with black pepper and chilli flakes.
  8. Cook for a further 10-15 minutes, uncovered. The sauce should coat the chicken like a glaze.
  9. Add capsicum and sesame oil.
  10. Top with cilantro/parsley
Notes
With different soy sauce brands, there would have a different level of salt, so do adjust the saltiness accordingly. Start with less salt in the marinade and you can always add more later, while stir frying.
Recipe by Maya Kitchenette at https://mayakitchenette.com/chinese-dry-chilli-chicken/