Asian Style Chicken Poppers- Soysauce Chicken Poppers
 
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Recipe type: Appetiser
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients
For seasoning chicken
  • Chicken breasts, boneless cubed- 2
  • Salt- a few pinches
  • Ground pepper- ¼ tsp
  • Chili powder- ½ tsp
For frying chicken
  • All purpose flour- 1 cup
  • Beaten eggs- 2
  • Oil- for deep frying
For making Sauce
  • Soy sauce, low sodium- ¾ cup
  • Hot sauce- 1 tbsp
  • Tomato Ketchup- 1 tbsp
  • Honey- 1 tsp
  • Green onions, chopped- 2 tbsp
  • Cilantro, chopped- 2 tbsp
  • Sesame Seeds- 2 tsp
Instructions
  1. Cut the boneless chicken breasts into 1 inch cubes.
  2. In a bowl combine the cubed chicken along with salt, ground pepper and chili powder, keep aside for 5 minutes.
  3. Have flour and beaten egg ready on 2 separate bowls.
  4. Heat a frying pan over medium heat, add enough oil for frying and let oil turn hot.
  5. Dip the chicken in flour and coat well, dip in egg and again in flour.
  6. Add to the oil without crowding and fry till golden in color.
  7. Transfer to a kitchen paper towel.
  8. Heat a non-stick cooking pan over medium heat, add soy sauce, hot sauce, ketchup, honey, green onions and cilantro, combine well and let cook for a minute.
  9. Add the fried chicken and combine well in the sauce till the sauce has coated well on the chicken.
  10. Add sesame seeds and cook for a minute.
  11. Remove the pan from the heat.
  12. Serve the chicken poppers in a bowl and enjoy.
Notes
Add low sodium soy sauce, else the sauce will be very salty.
You could coat the chicken poppers with any kind of store bought sauce- barbecue sauce, piri piri sauce etc.
Recipe by Cooking with Thas - Smart Cooking, Smart Living at https://thasneen.com/cooking/asian-style-chicken-poppers-soysauce-chicken-poppers/