Dragon Chicken
I tasted this dragon for the first time in a restaurant. As I was enjoying it, I tried to identify some of the ingredients which they have added in it. And the next day I tried dragon chicken. And to my surprise it turned out so yummy. The chilli paste which I used here is freshly made in my best mixer grinder. That added a nice spicy kick to the whole dish. You can grind it coarse or fine as you like. I made singapore veg fried rice the same day and served it with that. Will surely share that recipe soon. The taste of this comes from the crispy cashews, so add a good amount of it.
About Dragon Chicken
Dragon chicken is a popular fusion Indo-Chinese dish which was invented recently. It is a dish in which chicken in cut into thin strips which are coated in a batter and fried till crispy texture and coated in a sauce is made with chillies, soy sauce, ginger and garlic. Check my dragon prawns. Addition of whole red chillies and cashews add a good texture to the chicken dish. This is a dry dish usually served with soups like chicken clear soup and chicken hot & sour soup.
Indo-chinese cooking basics
Always stock up on sauces if you love cooking chinese at home. Some of the basic sauces includes soy sauce, red chilli garlic sauce, vinegar, dark soy sauce and green chilli sauce. If you want you can stock on occasionally used sauces like oyster sauce, rice vinegar, sweet chilli sauce. Always have good supply of the chinese trio of vegetables ginger, garlic and spring onions which is called as Aromatics in chinese cooking.
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Dragon Chicken Ingredients
Chicken - I used thinly cut strips of boneless skinless chicken breast for this recipe. It is easy to use and cooks super fast. Sauces - a mix of tomato ketchup, soy sauce and red chilli garlic paste is used as sauce. Cashews - one of the main ingredient in dragon chicken is cashews. Roasted cashews adds wonderful crunch in this dish. Dry Red Chilli - freshly ground chilli garlic paste adds a spicy and garlicky aroma. Onions and Capsicum - slice onions and capsicum thinly so it cooks faster and coats the chicken really well.
How to make dragon chicken at home (3 Easy Steps)
Marinating & Frying Chicken - Take chicken in a bowl and add all the marination ingredients. Mix well and let it marinate for 15 mins. Now heat some oil for deep frying. When the oil is hot drop the chicken in oil and fry till golden. Drain and set aside. Making Sauce - Now heat oil in a frying pan. Add in dry red chilli and cashews and fry till the cashew turn golden brown. Now add in onions and bell peppers and toss well in the oil. Add in ginger garlic paste, red chilli paste, soy sauce, tomato ketchup, salt, ajinomoto, sugar and mix well. Cook this for a couple of mins till the water evaporates and sauce thickens. Tossing Chicken - Now add in the fried chicken and toss well in the sauce. Add in chopped coriander or spring onion and mix well.
How to Make Dragon Chicken (Stepwise Pictures)
Marinating Chicken
1)I am using chicken breast in this recipe, slice chicken breast into thin slices and take it in a bowl. 2)Add salt, pepper and a little msg if you are using it. 3)Add some soy sauce. This not only adds colour, but imparts flavour. 4)Add in chilli garlic paste. This is my homemade chilli garlic paste. 5)Add in ginger garlic paste. 6)Add in one egg. Egg helps with binding of the chicken when frying. 7)Now add in a mix of cornstarch and plain flour. 8)Mix this really well and let this sit for 10 minutes while you heat oil for deep frying.
Frying Chicken
9)Heat some neutral oil like canola, refine oil in a small pan for deep frying. Drop chicken in hot oil and fry till golden brown. It will take only around 2 to 3 minutes. 10)Strain the fried chicken using a slotted spoon. 11)Fry the entire batch of chicken till crispy. Set aside till needed.
Making Sauce
12)Heat oil in a saute pan. Add in cashews and dry red chillies. Stir fry in the oil till it is lightly toasted. 13)add in sliced onions and capsicum. If you want you can add in chopped garlic and green chillies as well. 14)Saute onions and capsicum for 2 minutes till aromatic and cooked. 15)Add in ginger and garlic paste. 16)Cook that till fragrant. 17)Now lets add in the sauces. First add some red chilli garlic paste. 18)add in some tomato ketchup. 19)add in soy sauce. 20)Now add in some salt, sugar and a little MSG if you are using it. 21)Mix everything really well and cook till the sauce thickens up.
Tossing Chicken
22)Add in the fried chicken into the sauce. 23)Toss the chicken into the sauce really well. 24)Now sprinkle some coriander leaves or spring onion greens. 25)Serve.
Expert Tips
Make sure you slice the chicken into thin strips so it cooks faster and evenly. You can adjust the sauces to your taste, always taste check before using more. Add more cashews for crunch. Chopped garlic and green chillies can be added in the sauce for flavour.
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