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  • Rapeseed / Sunflower oil
  • 2 large chicken breasts
  • Plain flour
  • Salt and black pepper
  • 1 tbsp Sweet Chilli Dipping Sauce
  • 2 tsp Soy Sauce
  • 80ml water
  • Juice of 1 large lemon
  • 2 teaspoons cornflour
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • A thumb sized piece of ginger
  • A handful of spring onions

1 large red chilli (or more for extra heat)

  • 1 large red chilli (or more for extra heat)
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    Method

    • step 1

      Cut the chicken breast into strips, quite thinly, add some rock salt, black pepper and the flour to a bowl - coat the chicken. Set aside.
    • step 2

      Finely slice the ginger, cut the chilli into thin strips and remove the seeds.
    • step 3

      Get a wok and heat your Rapeseed/ Sunflower oil. You'll want a good amount to deep fry the chicken.
    • step 4

      Meanwhile, juice the lemon into a cup or bowl, add the chilli dipping sauce, soy sauce, water and cornflower and stir together. Leave to one side for now.
    • step 5

      Fry the chicken in batches for a few minutes in the hot oil until golden brown and remove to drain on paper towels. Repeat until all the chicken is looking ace!
    • step 6

      Discard all but about a tablespoon of the oil from the wok and gently fry the ginger and sliced chilli for a minute or so.
    • step 7

      Add the honey to the wok and stir whilst it is bubbling away for another minute. Then add the lemon juice, dipping sauce, soy sauce, water and cornflower. Keep stirring and bring to the boil, the sauce will thicken.
    • step 8

      Add the chicken to the wok to heat through for a few minutes, toss in the sauce to coat.
    • step 9

      Slice the spring onions into fancy diagonals and throw in the wok for the last minute - serve with rice. Boooooom!!
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    A star rating of 4.8 out of 5.49 ratings

    pault56OZCKw3_H

    Fantastic👍

    Abbyj123

    My favourite chinese takeaway style recipe of all time! I've been making this for years and it never fails. I coat the chicken strips in cornflour then dip them im egg before flouring for extra crispyness!

    sunshine.homecare0C7LMCv5

    I made this and added some chunky pieces of onion and red pepper instead of spring onions. Tasted amazing

    Kellynoble1985

    Awesome, just as good as the Chinese!! A few tweaks I added garlic and I put in two tbs of soy and an extra tbs of sweet chilli whole family loved it

    OliW746

    Really, really good this. However, if you like Sweet Chilli, you must add more, 1tbsp didn't seem quite enough. Nonetheless, extremely good.

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