🍲 Chili Chicken 🌶️

This delicious Chili Chicken recipe is a perfect blend of flavors and spices, making it a delightful dish for any occasion. Easy to prepare, it’s sure to impress your family and friends!

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🌍 What Is Chili Chicken?

Chili Chicken is a popular dish in Indo-Chinese cuisine, known for its spicy and tangy flavor profile. It features marinated chicken pieces that are fried to perfection and tossed in a flavorful chili sauce, often served with rice or noodles.

🧾 Ingredients

**Base:**

- 400 g chicken breast

- Salt to taste

- 1 tbsp onion granules

- 1 tbsp ground black pepper

- 1 tbsp ginger powder

- 2 tbsp minced garlic

- 1 tbsp sesame oil

- 3 tbsp dark soy sauce

- 3 tbsp corn flour

- 2 eggs

**Optional:**

- 5 tbsp tomato ketchup

- 5 tbsp chili sauce

- 2 tbsp honey (or sugar)

- 1 tbsp white vinegar

- 2 tbsp corn flour (for sauce)

- 1 large onion, chopped

- 1 yellow bell pepper, chopped

- 1 green bell pepper, chopped

- 1 red bell pepper, chopped

- Fresh chopped chili (to taste)

- Spring onions (for garnish)

👩‍🍳 Step-by-Step Instructions

1. **Marinate the Chicken:**

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- In a bowl, combine chicken breast, salt, onion granules, black pepper, ginger powder, minced garlic, sesame oil, dark soy sauce, corn flour, and eggs.

- Mix well until combined.

- Cover and marinate for at least 1 hour.

2. **Prepare the Chili Sauce:**

- In another bowl, mix together tomato ketchup, chili sauce, honey (or sugar), sesame oil, white vinegar, dark soy sauce, and corn flour.

- Add homemade green seasoning (7 tbsp) and mix until well combined. Set aside.

3. **Prepare the Vegetables:**

- Chop the yellow, green, and red bell peppers, and the onion.

- Reserve some spring onions for garnish and chop the rest for stir-frying.

4. **Fry the Chicken:**

- Heat oil in a frying pan.

- Fry the marinated chicken pieces one by one to avoid sticking.

- Once golden and cooked through, remove and set aside.

5. **Cook the Vegetables:**

- In the same pan, add more oil if needed and sauté grated garlic until fragrant.

- Add fresh chopped chili and spring onions, stirring well.

- Add chopped onions and cook until they soften.

- Stir in the bell peppers and cook until they begin to soften.

6. **Combine Chicken and Sauce:**

- Pour in the chili sauce mixture and stir for about 1 minute.

- Add the fried chicken back into the pan and mix well until everything is coated in the sauce.

7. **Garnish and Serve:**

- Garnish with reserved spring onions and fresh chopped chili.

🍽️ How to Serve

Serve the Chili Chicken hot over a bed of white boiled rice for a complete meal.

💡 Pro Tips

- For extra crunch, you can add some chopped vegetables like carrots or snap peas.

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- Adjust the spice level by adding more or less chili sauce according to your preference.

🔥 Why You’ll Love This

Chili Chicken is not only quick and easy to make, but it’s also bursting with flavor! The combination of spices and the tangy chili sauce makes it a crowd-pleaser, perfect for family dinners or gatherings. Give it a try, and you’ll be hooked!