Chicken Balls
This crispy and flavorful sweet & sour chicken recipe is a tasty takeout favorite that you can easily make at home. The chicken is coated in a light batter and fried until golden brown, then paired with a tangy and sweet homemade sauce that perfectly complements each bite. Enjoy this delicious dish as a main course or as an appetizer for a delightful meal that will impress your family and friends.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 100g/4oz SR flour
- 1 tsp of baking powder
- seasoning
- cold water
- 2 chicken breasts
Instructions
- First, make the sauce. Put the orange juice, sugar, tomato purée, ketchup and vinegar in a large saucepan over a medium heat. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 5 mins. Slowly pour in the cornflour mixture, a little at a time, stirring continuously until you have the desired consistency. Remove from the heat and set aside.
- Mix the flour, baking powder and 1 tsp salt together in a large bowl. Beat the eggs, milk and 1 tbsp oil together in a separate bowl. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and mix well to create a smooth paste. Add the chicken pieces and mix, making sure each piece is thoroughly coated.
- Fill a deep saucepan or wok no more than a third full with oil and heat to 170C, or until a cube of bread dropped in browns within 30 seconds. Carefully lower the coated chicken pieces into the oil, one piece at a time, and fry in batches of five for about 5-6 mins each batch until golden brown and cooked through. If you have a food probe thermometer, the internal temperature should reach 78C. If you don't have a thermometer, cut a chicken piece in half to ensure the juices run clear.
- Drain the fried chicken on a wire rack set over a baking tray lined with kitchen paper, or on a plate lined with kitchen paper. Serve with the sweet & sour sauce for dipping.
Yield
Serves 4
Nutrition
- Calories: 554 calories
- Fat Content: 18 grams fat
- Saturated Fat Content: 3 grams saturated fat
- Carbohydrate Content: 58 grams carbohydrates
- Sugar Content: 23 grams sugar
- Fiber Content: 1 grams fiber
- Protein Content: 38 grams protein
- Sodium Content: 2.06 milligram of sodium
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