Preparation:
Preparation time: 15 mins
Cooking time: 2 mins
Serving: 6
Ingredients:
- 1 egg
- 2 spring onions, finely chopped
- 5 slices fresh ginger
- 1 teaspoon Shaoxing wine (Chinese rice wine)
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- ½ teaspoon white sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground white pepper
- 1 ½ pounds skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into small pieces
- 1 cup sweet potato starch
- 3 tablespoons sweet potato starch
- 1 quart vegetable oil for frying
- 2 cups lettuce leaves
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon ground white pepper
Instructions:
- Whisk egg, spring onions, ginger, Shaoxing wine, soy sauce, garlic, sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon white pepper together in a bowl. Mix in chicken. Let marinate for 20 minutes.
- Pour 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sweet potato starch into a shallow bowl.
- Heat oil to 340 degrees F (170 degrees C) in a large saucepan. Dredge chicken pieces in sweet potato starch; drop gently into the hot oil in batches. Cook until golden on the outside and no longer pink in the center, 2 to 3 minutes per batch. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate using a slotted spoon.
- Arrange lettuce leaves on a large serving plate. Place fried chicken on the lettuce leaves. Mix 1 tablespoon salt and 1 tablespoon white pepper together in a small bowl; sprinkle over chicken.