Mandarin Chicken Fried In Paper Recipe
Do check out this palate-soothing Mandarin Chicken Fried In Paper recipe. The Mandarin Chicken Fried In Paper is one of the most popular creations of the Chinese Cuisine. Have faith in me and try this Mandarin Chicken Fried In Paper.
Ingredients
1/2 kg. chicken breast, remove skin and bones
1 tbsp. soya sauce
2 tbsps. dry sherry (optional)
1 tbsp. fresh ginger, finely grated
2 tsps. sesame oil
2 tsps. salt
1 tsp. sugar
20 snow peas (gavar fali)
5 spring onions, sliced thinly
1 tbsp. cornflour mixed with 2 tbsps. water
1 pkt. rice paper or butter paper
I cup peanut oil for frying
1 cup chilli-garlic sauce
Directions
Slice chicken breast thinly and then cut them into bite size pieces.
Mix together in a bowl soya sauce, sherry, ginger, sesame oil, salt, sugar.
Add the chicken pieces and mix well.
Let it marinate for 1 hour.
Divide the rice paper or butter paper into 5" squares, and place on each a snow pea, a few slices of spring onion and 2 pieces of chicken.
Fold up like an envelope, or twist both the ends and secure each piece of chicken.
Mix the cornflour and water to make a paste.
Seal the upper fold of each envelope with this paste.
Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan and fry 7 to 8 envelopes at a time over high heat for 1 1/2 minute.
Drain on absorbent paper and serve hot with paper on.
Can also be served as a snack with sauce.
VEGETARIAN VERSION:
Use cooked and seasoned soya nuggets or slice of cottage cheese with snow peas instead of chicken and follow the recipe as above.
Mix together in a bowl soya sauce, sherry, ginger, sesame oil, salt, sugar.
Add the chicken pieces and mix well.
Let it marinate for 1 hour.
Divide the rice paper or butter paper into 5" squares, and place on each a snow pea, a few slices of spring onion and 2 pieces of chicken.
Fold up like an envelope, or twist both the ends and secure each piece of chicken.
Mix the cornflour and water to make a paste.
Seal the upper fold of each envelope with this paste.
Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan and fry 7 to 8 envelopes at a time over high heat for 1 1/2 minute.
Drain on absorbent paper and serve hot with paper on.
Can also be served as a snack with sauce.
VEGETARIAN VERSION:
Use cooked and seasoned soya nuggets or slice of cottage cheese with snow peas instead of chicken and follow the recipe as above.
