serves
4
prep
20 minutes
cook
30 minutes
difficulty
Mid
serves
4
people
preparation
20
minutes
cooking
30
minutes
difficulty
Mid
level
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Ingredients
- 4 free-range chicken thighs (about 800 g)
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp Shaoxing wine
- ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp sugar
- 125 g (1 cup) cornflour
- 1 litre vegetable oil, for deep - frying
- 3 thick spring onions, finely sliced on a steep diagonal
- 1 sheet rice paper, to serve (optional)
Sauce
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tsp dried ground lemon myrtle, plus extra to serve
- 2 tbsp caster sugar
- 1 tsp grated ginger
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tbsp Shaoxing wine
- ½ tsp cornflour
Batter
- 75 g (½ cup) plain flour
- 60 g (½ cup) cornflour
- ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 185 ml (¾ cup) cold water
- 5 ice cubes
Instructions
- Trim some of the visible fat from the chicken thighs and cut into 3 cm pieces. Combine with the soy sauce, Shaoxing wine, bicarbonate of soda, salt, sugar and 1 teaspoon of the cornflour. Set aside for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, for the sauce, combine all the ingredients in a bowl.
- For the batter, place all the ingredients in a bowl and stir until just combined. A few lumps are fine.
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan or wok to 175˚C.
- Toss the chicken in the remaining cornflour and transfer to the batter. Fry the chicken in small batches, for 3-4 minutes. It doesn't have to be cooked through at this point. Drain on a wire rack and allow to cool to room temperature.
- Reheat the oil to 185˚C and fry the chicken again for about 1 minute or until golden brown and crisp. If using, fry the rice paper sheet about 10 seconds until puffed and crisp. Drain on paper towel and sprinkle with a little salt and lemon myrtle.
- Place a wok over high heat. Add the sauce to the wok, bring to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally until thickened to the consistency of maple syrup. Add the chicken and spring onions and toss to combine. Transfer to a serving plate with the crisp rice paper and sprinkle the chicken with a little extra lemon myrtle.
Photography by Adam Liaw.
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Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
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