Chinese Salt and Pepper Chicken Recipe - The Dinner Bite (2024)

Looking for an easy takeaway recipe for you and your family? This Chinese salt and pepper chicken would give your usual takeaway a run for its money. Chicken breast pieces seasoned and fried in mixed chillies and onions.

This is one of the easiest takeaway recipes you can whip up in minutes well apart from salt and pepper chips and chicken wings, honey sriracha wings. and this delicious shrimp stir fry.

This salt and pepper chicken recipe is quick, easy and perfect for dinner or parties.

Chinese Salt and pepper chicken is my go-to fakeaway recipes I make for when I am in the mood to treat my family on a Friday night without them missing their favourite takeaways.

I love this to serve it with my special vegetable fried rice, vegetable chow mien or my instant pot basmati rice and also in a wrap. Thanks to my daughter, she came up with this idea and it is one of the ways we serve this recipe now.

Why This Salt And Pepper Chicken Recipe Works

• It is simple and quick to make. It requires a few steps and you can even get your children to join in just like I did.
• Restaurant quality dish served from your kitchen and you have control over what goes into it.
• Salt and pepper chicken recipe calls for simple ingredients that are kitchen staples. You would be surprised how natural spices bring out the flavour of the chicken and the sautéed onions and peppers elevated the whole dish.
• No MSG was hurt while making this salt and pepper chicken.
• It is perfect for a weeknight dinner, date night or even valentines

Ingredients

Chicken breast pieces: substitute with boneless skinlesschicken thighs or chicken wings

Chinese 5 spice seasoning

Cornflour

Vegetable oil

Onions

Ground black pepper

Mixed chillies

Fresh garlic cloves

Spring onions

Salt to taste

How To Make Chinese Salt And Pepper Chicken

Mix the salt, black pepper, Chinese five-spice in a small bowl and set aside.

Chop the onions, garlic, chillies and spring onions

Add the chicken breast to a bowl, add the mixed spices andmix to combine.

Toss the cornflour to the chicken pieces and ensure they arewell coated.

Place a pan/ skillet on a medium-high heat and fry until cooked flipping it once or twice so they are well cooked. Work in batches if need be, to be sure that the chicken pieces are cooked through. Pick the biggest pieces and cut into two, it should be white and firm to touch.

Remove it from the heat and place on a paper towel to drain excessoil.

Place a wok on high heat, add vegetable oil and heat until hot, add chopped onions and chopped chillies, spring onions and stir fry for about a minute then add a pinch of salt and continue to stir fry until the onions and peppers are soft and onion translucent.

Add the fried chicken pieces and mix to combine. Take it off the heat and serve immediately.

Tips for Making Easy Salt And Pepper Chicken Recipes

• Use fresh ingredients
• If time is not of the essence, marinade the chicken for some few hours before frying
• Use any other flavourless oil of choice
• Fry the chicken in a deep fryer if that is what you have and if you are not sure about how hot the oil should be, use a cooking thermometer and fry the chicken at 180C/380F
• Bake the chicken pieces for a healthier option. This is good if you are on any diet plan, weight watchers, slimming world and the likes
• This recipe can be doubled to accommodate the numbers of people you are catering for.
• Variations: use chicken wings instead of chicken breast pieces but note that it would cook longer than the chicken breast.

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