Salted crispy chicken is a characteristic snack in Taiwan, belonging to high-temperature fried food with crispy and delicious taste. It is also relatively simple to make at home. You need to prepare chicken breast or chicken leg, and also prepare some lettuce. Then, marinate the chicken slightly, dip it in sweet potato starch, and then put it into the oil pot to fry. Pay attention to not let the oil temperature be too high and do not fry for too long.

Main ingredients:

Chicken (chicken breast or chicken leg), lettuce leaves (a few pieces are enough, mainly used for decoration).

Seasonings:

Salt, sugar, sweet potato starch (it is best to use coarse-grained sweet potato starch, also known as sweet potato powder), scallion and ginger slices, five-spice powder, salt and pepper, chili powder, soy sauce.

Preparation method:

1. First, wash the chicken, cut it into small pieces of consistent size, place them in a container, add salt, sugar, scallion and ginger slices, five-spice powder, and soy sauce, and marinate for about 30 minutes.

2. Evenly coat the marinated chicken pieces with a layer of sweet potato starch (it is best to use coarse-grained sweet potato starch, also known as sweet potato powder).

3. Pour oil into the pot, this time a little more oil is needed, put the chicken pieces one by one into the pot to fry, and stir slightly during the frying process to prevent the chicken pieces from sticking together. Once the chicken pieces turn golden yellow, they can be removed. Finally, sprinkle with salt and pepper and chili powder, mix well and it’s ready to eat. You can place lettuce leaves at the bottom when serving.

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