Sweet Chili Chicken Food

SWEET CHILI CHICKEN

Steps:

• Prep the chicken: In a large shallow plate, combine the flour, cornstarch and salt together. Dredge the chicken through the flour mixture and set aside.
• Fry the chicken: To a large skillet, add about ½ to ¾ inch of oil and heat it until it's at 350°F. Add the chicken to the skillet, make sure the pieces don't touch each other and fry on both sides until golden brown, about 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer the cooked chicken to a paper towel lined plate and repeat with remaining chicken pieces.
• Make the sauce: Discard all the oil from the skillet and add the sesame oil and butter and heat until the butter has melted. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds until aromatic on low heat. Add the remaining sauce ingredients to the skillet, stir and cook for 1 minute.
• Toss the chicken with the sauce: Transfer all the chicken to the skillet, toss well so the chicken is well coated and cook for another 1 to 2 minutes over low heat or until the chicken is heated through.
• Garnish and serve: Garnish with green onions and red chilies and serve.

CHICKEN WITH SWEET CHILI SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small bowl mix together sweet chili sauce, soy sauce and garlic. Pour 1/2 cup (half the mixture) into a small plastic food storage zip bag. Add chicken and turn to coat; refrigerate and marinade 30 minutes.
• To a skillet, add a tablespoon or two of oil and heat over medium-high heat. Remove chicken from marinade and brown on one side for about 2-3 minutes (it may smoke a little from the sweet marinade). Turn the chicken over and brown for 2 minutes longer. Cover with a lid, turn the heat to low and let it finish cooking for about 8 minutes.
• Place remaining chili sauce and soy sauce mixture in a small saucepan and simmer over low heat until heated through, about 5 minutes. Serve over chicken.

SWEET CHILLI CHICKEN

Steps:

• To make the glaze, preheat the grill to high. Mix together the chilli sauce, honey and oil in a large bowl. Using a sharp knife make 3-4 slits across the skin side of each chicken breast. Season with salt and pepper then lift the skin on each breast and tuck under the crushed garlic. Now dip the underside of each chicken breast in the glaze until evenly coated. Reserve the rest of the glaze for later.
• To cook the chicken, put the chicken on the grill pan, glazed side up, and grill for 8 minutes until golden and sticky. Turn the chicken breasts over, brush with the remaining glaze, then cook for another 6-8 minutes until the chicken is firm and cooked through. Serve straight away with wedges of lime for squeezing over, if liked.

SWEET CHILI CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add ginger, green onions and garlic and stir 30 seconds.
• Add chicken cubes and stir-fry 2 or 3 minutes, until browned.
• Mix the hoisin, chili sauce and soy sauce and add to the chicken.
• Cook until chicken is fully cooked.
• Add spinach and cook a minute until just wilted.
• Serve over rice and garnish with cilantro.
• If you prefer a thick sauce combine a teaspoon of cornstarch with a bit of water and stir in until sauce thickens.
• Leftovers make a good wrap filling with additional vegetables.

SWEET CHILI CHICKEN STIR FRY

Steps:

• Place the chicken onto a plate, add the cornflour, salt and pepper, toss together to coat the chicken.
• Add the oil to a wok and heat on high. When the oil is very hot, add in the chicken and fry for 5-6 minutes until lightly browned.
• Add in the vegetable stir fry mix and fry for a further two minutes
• Add in the garlic, soy sauce, white wine vinegar, brown sugar and sweet chilli sauce. Continue to heat on high, tossing everything, until heated through. Check the chicken is cooked by taking a large piece and slicing in half.
• Stir through the chopped spring onions and coriander.
• Serve with rice or noodles.

SWEET CHILI-GLAZED CHICKEN WINGS

Steps:

• Cut each chicken wing in half at joint. Mix oil, cilantro, soy sauce, 2 tablespoons garlic, ginger and 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper in large bowl. Add chicken wings and turn to coat. Cover and refrigerate 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Using tongs, transfer chicken wings to large baking sheet. Bake until cooked through and golden brown, about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine vinegar, sugar, water, chili-garlic sauce, remaining 1/2 tablespoon garlic and remaining 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper in medium saucepan. Bring to boil; reduce heat and simmer until glaze mixture thickens to syrup consistency, about 20 minutes.
• Transfer baked chicken wings to large bowl. Pour glaze over; toss to coat. Place chicken wings atop steamed white rice. Sprinkle with green onions.

SLOW-COOKER SWEET CHILI CHICKEN

Steps:

• Spray 5-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In 12-inch nonstick skillet, cook chicken over medium-high heat 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned. Spoon chicken into slow cooker.
• Add chili sauce, hoisin sauce, orange juice, garlic, bell peppers and onion to slow cooker; stir.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 3 hours. In small bowl, stir together cornstarch and water until smooth; stir into chicken mixture. Cover; cook 1 hour longer.
• Serve chicken mixture over rice. Sprinkle with green onions and sesame seed.

SWEET CHILI & ORANGE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Toss chicken with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, heat butter over medium-high heat; stir-fry chicken until no longer pink, 5-7 minutes. Remove from pan; keep warm., Add chili sauce and juice concentrate to skillet; cook and stir until heated through. Stir in chicken. Serve with rice; sprinkle with basil.