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Popcorn Chicken Thighs with Tangy Sweet and Sour Sauce

Name: How to cook Popcorn Chicken Thighs with Tangy Sweet and Sour Sauce - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Sean

Popcorn Chicken Thighs with Tangy Sweet and Sour Sauce

Chicken is pounded until extremely tender, and then the remaining tatters are deep fried in a seasoned dredge to create unique shapes and textures. The chicken is served with a tangy duck-style sauce.

Ingredient

Food ration :

5 servings

Cooking time :

50 mins

2 1/2 lb

boneless, skinless, chicken thighs

5 cup

corn oil

2 1/2 cup

all-purpose flour

1/4 tsp

turmeric

1 tsp

granulated garlic

1 tsp

onion powder

2 tsp

salt

1 1/2 tsp

ground black pepper

4 large

eggs, lightly beaten

9 oz

apricot jelly

1/2 cup

apple juice

1/4 cup

brown sugar

1/4 cup

rice wine vinegar

1/4 cup

soy sauce

quarter inch coin of ginger

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Why thighs? They are just tastier than breasts, and they are cheaper, and your company/kids won't know when they are covered in dredge. Wash the thighs thoroughly and unfurl them. Boneless thighs can be unrolled.

* Step 2

Lay out about 2 feet of plastic wrap on a clean surface.

* Step 3

Place an unfurled thigh in the center of one foot of plastic wrap, and then pull the other foot over the thigh.

* Step 4

Grap a culinary mallet or your favorite heavy gauge hammer, and pound the thigh mercilessly, like it's some sort of therapy session. You are looking to reduce it to tatters. Rip the remnants up with your hands into popcorn size bits, and pile them in a bowl. Repeat for all the chicken.

* Step 5

In a 2 or 3qt saucepan, heat about 2 inches of corn oil on medium heat. I'm guesstimating it's about 5 cups.

* Step 6

Mix the flour, turmeric, garlic, onion powder, salt, pepper.

* Step 7

The chicken tatters go into the eggs, and then the flour dredge. Toss the flour dredge on to the tatters and lightly toss. Then, toss the dredged tatters into the pan with the hot oil.

* Step 8

Cook the tatters until golden, keeping enough space in the pan between tatters to maintain their independence. If you have any thick pieces, keep them in a bit longer, and be sure to remove from heat the little pieces before the big ones. Cooked bits should be placed on a plate of paper towels to drain.