Steps to Prepare Perfect Taiwanese fried chicken (TFC)

Hey everyone, it’s me, Dave, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, taiwanese fried chicken (tfc). It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Taiwanese fried chicken (TFC) is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They are nice and they look fantastic. Taiwanese fried chicken (TFC) is something that I’ve loved my entire life.

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have taiwanese fried chicken (tfc) using 20 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Taiwanese fried chicken (TFC):

1. Take 1 box chicken wings or 3 boneless chicken thighs, cut into bite sized pieces
2. Take Chicken marinade:
3. Take 2-3 garlic cloves, finely minced (add more or less depending on preference)
4. Prepare 2 tablespoons light soya sauce (I used Kikkoman brand)
5. Prepare 1 tablespoon five spice powder
6. Take 1/2-1 teaspoon sesame oil (add more or less depending on preference)
7. Prepare 1/2 tablespoon Shaoxing rice wine
8. Make ready 1/2 teaspoon white pepper powder
9. Get 1/8 teaspoon black pepper powder
10. Get 1/2 teaspoon salt
11. Make ready 1/8 teaspoon sugar (caster or granulated)
12. Make ready For frying the chicken and basil leaves:
13. Get 1 cup plain flour or cornstarch
14. Prepare 2 cups potato flour
15. Make ready 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
16. Make ready Handful fresh basil leaves
17. Prepare Vegetable oil, for deep-frying (or any cooking oil, enough to fully cover the chicken)
18. Make ready Garnish:
19. Take 1-2 tablespoon Taiwanese pepper salt spice powder for dusting (use more or less depending on preference)
20. Get Handful fried basil leaves

Steps to make Taiwanese fried chicken (TFC):

1. In a large mixing bowl, combine the chicken and marinade ingredients together, making sure to completely coat each part of the chicken. Cover the bowl with cling film and place in the fridge. Let the chicken marinade between 30 minutes to an hour if using on the same day or over night.
2. Pour cooking oil at least one inch deep into pot or wok being used for frying and turn to medium high heat. In a small bowl, crack and gently beat the egg. In a large food bag, put in the plain flour or cornstarch and the potato flour.
3. When the oil is hot enough (between 160-180 degrees), tip: place the end of the chopstick into the oil, if it bubbles the oil is ready. Coat all of the chicken in the egg mixture, once fully coated, dip each chicken piece into the flour mixture. Coat evenly all over and then place into hot oil. Let chicken fry on both sides until it becomes golden brown (about 3-4 minutes).
4. Fry a few pieces of chicken at a time (about 4-5 pieces depending on the size of your pot or wok). When the chicken is done, remove and place on a baking tray lined with paper towel to drain any excess oil.
5. Once all of the chicken has been cooked, transfer to a large mixing bowl. Then going back to the oil place in handful fresh basil leaves. Tip: Be careful as the oil will splatter if basil leaves have any extra moisture of water in it and may make a popping sound. The basil leaves cook quite fast, so you only need to fry them for a few seconds. Remove once crispy. Place basil leaves on baking tray lined with a paper towel to remove excess oil.
6. Now go back to the chicken and add the crispy basil leaves. Now dust generously with the Taiwanese pepper salt. Shake the bowl and toss the chicken gently to coat every piece of it. Serve immediately while pipping hot. Eat it as a snack or as a side dish accompaniment with other dishes.

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