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Chicken Manchurian
A traditional and a famous chinese dish.
This recipe is from the book Best of Chinese Cooking.
Preparation Time : 31-40 minutes
Cooking time : 16-20 minutes
Servings :
Ingredients
- Boneless chicken cut into fingers400 grams
- Egg1
- Cornflour/ corn starch
- Saltto taste
- Soy sauce2 tablespoons
- Oil4 tbsps + to deep fry
- Ginger finely chopped2 inch piece
- Garlic finely chopped8-10 cloves
- Onion sliced1 medium
- Green chillies roughly sliced3-4
- MSG1/4 teaspoon
- Chicken stock2 cups
- Green capsicum cut into thin strips1 medium
- Vinegar2 tablespoons
- Spring onion greens finely chopped2 stalks
Method
Step 1
Mix the egg, flour tablespoons cornflour, salt and one tablespoon soy sauce in a bowl. Add the chicken pieces and mix. Set aside for half an hour. Mix the remaining cornflour in one cup of water.
Step 2
Heat sufficient oil in a wok and deep fry the marinated chicken for two to three minutes. Drain on absorbent paper. Heat four tablespoons oil in a wok, add the ginger and garlic and stir fry for half a minute.
Step 3
Add the onion and green chillies and continue to stir fry for a minute. Stir in the remaining soy sauce, MSG, chicken stock and salt.
Step 4
Bring the mixture to a boil. Stir in the cornflour mixture and cook for a minute more or until the sauce starts to thicken, stirring continuously.
Step 5
Add fried chicken pieces and capsicum and cook for a couple of minutes.
Step 6
Stir in vinegar and serve hot, garnished with spring onion greens.
Step 7
Chef's Tip
Step 8
If you want to serve Chicken Manchurian as a snack, reduce the quantity of chicken stock and cornflour used in the sauce.
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