Thai Popcorn Food

POPCORN CHICKEN (TAIWANESE)

Steps:

• Combine chicken pieces, soy sauce, rice vinegar, garlic, ginger, five-spice powder, white pepper, salt, and cayenne pepper in a large bowl. Let marinate for 10 minutes.
• Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Whisk egg in a small bowl until smooth. Pour tempura batter mix into a second small bowl. Dip chicken pieces one at a time into the egg, then dredge in tempura batter mix, shaking off any excess. Lower chicken pieces carefully into the hot oil in batches. Fry until chicken is golden brown, 5 to 8 minutes. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towels to drain. Repeat with remaining chicken.
• Serve chicken sprinkled with basil leaves, green onions, white pepper, and salt.

TAIWANESE POPCORN CHICKEN WITH FRIED BASIL

Steps:

• In a large bowl, season chicken thighs with soy sauce, sugar, five-spice powder, white pepper and 2 teaspoons salt. Set aside to marinate about 1 hour at room temperature, or refrigerate it overnight.
• When ready to cook, fit a medium pot with a cooking thermometer and heat vegetable oil over medium to 350 degrees. Coarsely grind the peppercorns in a spice grinder or mortar and pestle and mix with the remaining 2 teaspoons kosher salt. Set aside.
• Wet your hands and toss marinated chicken with tapioca flour and about 1 tablespoon water until the tapioca flour looks like small beads and clings to the chicken. (Adding a little moisture to your chicken helps the tapioca flour form small beads that will also stick to the chicken and give it a very crunchy crust.)
• Working in batches, add the battered chicken to the hot oil and fry until golden brown and crisp, 5 to 7 minutes. With a slotted spoon or spider, transfer fried chicken to a paper towel-lined plate and season each batch with peppercorn mixture.
• Fry basil leaves until translucent and crisp, 1 to 2 minutes, then scatter over the fried chicken. Serve with leftover peppercorn mixture for sprinkling to taste.

SWEET CHILI POPCORN SEASONING

Steps:

• Mix.
• Toss about 2 1/2 Tbsp mix with 1 bag popcorn.

THAI POPCORN

Steps:

• Place popcorn in a large bowl.
• Combine sauces in a small bowl; toss popcorn with sauce mixture, then immediately with coriander& salt.

THAI PEANUT POPCORN

Steps:

• Place popcorn in large bowl.
• Melt the butter and add the soy, pepper flakes, garlic and peanut butter. Mix smooth. Pour over the popcorn and toss to evenly coat. Serve at once.

PAD THAI POPCORN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250 degrees F.
• Add a teaspoon of oil and the corn kernels to a pot over medium heat and cover.
• Once the first kernel pops, shake the pot frequently until all the kernels have popped.
• Transfer the popcorn to a large bowl and add in the peanuts.
• In the same pot, add in the brown sugar, vegetable oil and corn syrup over medium heat, followed by the fish sauce and lime juice.
• Stir this and allow it to cook until thickened.
• Once thick, turn off the heat and add in the Sriracha, baking soda, and lime zest.
• Pour this over the popcorn and peanuts and mix well.
• Spread the popcorn on a baking sheet or two and place in the oven for 30 minutes, tossing it once or twice during that time.
• Allow the sticky popcorn to cool and then garnish with cilantro, if desired.