Ingredients
Scale
Batter
- 1 cup Self-raising flour
- 1/2 cup Cornflour
- 1 cup 2 tbsp Water
Chicken
- 300g Velveted chicken (follow recipe here), or chicken thighÂ
- 1 litre Vegetable or canola oil
Sauce
- 3 tbsp Honey
- 2 tbsp Water
- 1 tsp Custard powder
- 1 tbsp Sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 1/4 tsp YumYum, or msg
To serve
- Fried thin vermicelli noodles
- Toasted sesame seeds
Instructions
Batter
- Combine the flour and cornstarch in a large bowl
- Add the water and whisk until smooth
- Add the marinated chicken and stir until completely coated
- Set aside and heat the oil
Chicken
- Heat the oil over high heat in a wok or pot until it reaches 180C/350F
- Add the chicken and fry for 10 minutes, or until cooked through and golden brown
- Strain the chicken from the oil and set aside
- Set the left over oil aside to be used next time you deep-fry
Sauce
- Combine the honey, water, custard powder, sugar, salt and yumyum together in the empty wok or pot
- Heat over high heat until bubbling and slightly thickened
- Add the chicken and toss until combined
- Serve on a plate with fried vermicelli (optional) and sprinkle with sesame seeds
- Enjoy with a side of rice
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Chicken
- Method: Easy
- Cuisine: Chinese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 portion
- Calories: 471
- Sugar: 16.3 g
- Sodium: 992.5 mg
- Fat: 20.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 51.2 g
- Protein: 21.2 g
- Cholesterol: 54.8 mg