Name: Salt 'n Pepper Chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Egg - 1; Spring onions, finely chopped - 2; Fresh ginger - 5 slices; Shaoxing wine (Chinese rice wine) - 1 teaspoon; Soy sauce - 1 teaspoon; Garlic, crushed - 1 clove; White sugar - ½ teaspoon; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Ground white pepper - ½ teaspoon; Skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into small pieces - 1 ½ pounds; Sweet potato starch - 1 cup; Sweet potato starch - 3 tablespoons; Vegetable oil for frying - 1 quart; Lettuce leaves - 2 cups; Salt - 1 tablespoon; Ground white pepper - 1 tablespoon

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Ingredients for - Salt 'n Pepper Chicken

1. Egg - 1

2. Spring onions, finely chopped - 2

3. Fresh ginger - 5 slices

4. Shaoxing wine (Chinese rice wine) - 1 teaspoon

5. Soy sauce - 1 teaspoon

6. Garlic, crushed - 1 clove

7. White sugar - ½ teaspoon

8. Salt - ½ teaspoon

9. Ground white pepper - ½ teaspoon

10. Skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into small pieces - 1 ½ pounds

11. Sweet potato starch - 1 cup

12. Sweet potato starch - 3 tablespoons

13. Vegetable oil for frying - 1 quart

14. Lettuce leaves - 2 cups

15. Salt - 1 tablespoon

16. Ground white pepper - 1 tablespoon

How to cook deliciously - Salt 'n Pepper Chicken

1. Stage

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.

2. Stage

Pour 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sweet potato starch into a shallow bowl.

3. Stage

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.

4. Stage

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.