Pan Fried Chinese Chilli Chicken recipe

Pan Fried Chinese Chilli Chicken recipe is made by pan-frying the chicken instead of deep-frying it. Packed with flavors from the sauces and crunch from the spring onions, this chili chicken recipe is an absolute hit.

Pooja Nadkarni
Pan Fried Chinese Chilli Chicken recipe
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Pan Fried Chinese Chilli Chicken recipe is an amazing appetizer recipe which is made on skillet and not deep fried like the traditional chilli chicken recipe. Since it consumes only 3 tablespoons of oil, in comparison to the deep fried recipe, this pan fried recipe is way healthier and appetizing too.

Try this Pan-Fried Chinese Chilli Chicken recipe as an appetizer for your next party which will leave you getting praised for.

Serve Pan Fried Chinese Chilli Chicken recipe, Chinese Vegetable Fried Rice and Black Sesame Nai Huang Bao Recipe.

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Cuisine: Chinese
Course: Dinner
Diet: Non Vegeterian
Prep in

15 M

Cooks in

35 M

Total in

50 M

Makes:

4 Servings

Ingredients

  • 500 grams Boneless chicken , breasts
  • 3 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 1 Red Yellow and Green Bell Peppers (Capsicum) , cut into 1-inch squares
  • 1 Onion , cut to half and layers separated
  • 6-8 cloves Garlic , minced
  • 6 Green Chillies , slit vertically
  • 2 Stalks Spring Onion (Bulb & Greens) , finely chopped
  • For Coating:
  • 1 tablespoon Soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon Whole Black Peppercorns , coarsely pounded
  • 1 teaspoon Red Chilli powder
  • 1 Whole Eggs
  • 1 tablespoon Rice flour
  • For Sauce:
  • 3 tablespoons Soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons Red Chilli sauce
  • 2 teaspoons Tomato Ketchup
  • 1 teaspoon Whole Black Peppercorns , coarsely pounded
  • 3 tablespoons Honey

How to make Pan Fried Chinese Chilli Chicken recipe

  1. To prepare Pan Fried Chinese Chilli Chicken recipe, wash the chicken breasts well with water and then cut them into vertical strips or small cubes.

  2. In a bowl, beat the egg and combine with soy sauce, black pepper powder, red chili powder, rice flour and the chicken strips, mix well.

  3. Heat a Skillet and drizzle oil.

  4. Place all the coated chicken pieces, well apart from each other.

  5. Let them fry on medium high heat till nice and soft on all the sides and are golden brown.

  6. Check with the toothpick if the chicken is cooked well.

  7. While chicken is cooking, prepare the sauce. 

  8. In a mixing bowl, combine the soy sauce, red chili sauce, tomato ketchup, crushed black pepper and honey. 

  9. Heat a tablespoon oil in a saucepan and add chopped garlic. Saute for few seconds and then add chilies, onions and bell pepper. Mix and cover. Let it cook on medium heat for 2-3 minutes.

  10. Pour in the prepared sauce and mix.

  11. Add the pan fried chicken and mix well.

  12. Sprinkle some chopped spring onions and mix.

  13. Simmer on low heat for 5 minutes and remove from heat.

  14. Serve this delicious Pan Fried Chinese Chilli Chicken as an appetizer or make a meal with plain rice/Chinese Vegetable Fried Rice and Black Sesame Nai Huang Bao Recipe.

Pan Fried Chinese Chilli Chicken recipe is part of the The East Asian Recipe Contest With FreshMenu