Crispy Sweet Chilli Chicken Recipe
A quick and easy recipe for crispy sweet chilli chicken with a tangy, spicy sauce.
Ingredients
- Sweet Chilli Sauce
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar or white wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons sweet chilli sauce Blue Dragon Original
- 1 tablespoon tomato puree
- 1 tablespoon runny honey
- 1 teaspoon dried chilli flakes or to taste
- Crispy Fried Chicken
- 600 g chicken breast chopped into bite-sized chunks (1.5cm cubes)
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 beaten egg
- 3 tablespoons cornflour cornstarch
- 250 ml sunflower oil for frying
- Jasmine rice to serve
- 3 spring onions finely sliced (optional garnish)
- Sesame seeds optional garnish
- Fresh red chillies sliced (optional garnish)
Instructions
- Mix the sesame oil, soy sauce, apple cider vinegar, sweet chilli sauce, tomato puree, honey, and chilli flakes in a bowl to make the sauce.
- Cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces and marinate with 1 tablespoon of soy sauce.
- Coat the chicken in beaten egg, then dredge in cornflour.
- Heat the sunflower oil in a pan and fry the chicken until golden and crispy.
- Drain excess oil and toss the chicken in the prepared sweet chilli sauce.
- Serve hot over jasmine rice, garnished with spring onions, sesame seeds, and fresh red chillies if desired.
Notes
- Use a deep pan for frying to avoid splatters.
- Adjust chilli flakes to your preferred spice level.
- For a lighter version, air-fry the chicken instead of deep-frying.