1. Steps to make crispy chicken
1. Prepare ingredients: chicken, onion, ginger, pepper, fennel, star anise, yellow gardenia, amomum villosum, cloves, salt 35 grams, dark soy sauce, white sugar,
2. To make crispy chicken, you can use native chicken, three-yellow chicken, etc. No matter what kind of chicken is used, you must choose fresh, tender and suitable chicken, and clean the chicken, especially The inside of the stomach must be cleaned, put it on fire and clean it.
3. Drain the water from the surface of the chicken, use a knife to cut the back of the chicken, use the knife to chop three times on the spine, chop both sides, and use the back of the knife on the chicken wings. Cut it once, and also cut it on the leg bone.
4. Add an appropriate amount of water to the pot. When the water is boiling, put the chicken skin side down and boil it for a while. Turn over after cooking for two minutes. Continue cooking for three minutes. Take it out and clean it. Wash the green onion and ginger. Cut into sections and slice the ginger.
5. Wash the above spices and put them into the spice bag. Add the onion and ginger. Add water to the pot and bring to a boil. Put the chicken in, put the spice bag in, add salt, sugar, Stir the dark soy sauce evenly.
6. Put the chicken into the pressure cooker, put the spice bag on top, pour in the soup, cover the lid and cook for 20 minutes. If you don’t use a pressure cooker, the marinating time will be longer. After the time is up, Don't rush to take it out, let the chicken soak in the soup for two hours.
7. After soaking, take out the chicken and put it on a plate. Brush a layer of soy sauce on the surface of the chicken. Prepare a bowl. Add starch to the bowl. Add a little water and mix evenly. Add a little more. Stir the oil evenly.
8. Pour the stirred starch paste evenly on top of the chicken. Coat both sides evenly with the paste. Add oil to the pot. The oil temperature is 50% hot. Put the chicken in and fry. Spoon the oil over the chicken.
9. Fry over low heat until it is slightly brown, raise the oil temperature to 70% hot, put the chicken in and fry again until both sides of the chicken are golden and crispy, then take it out and fry it again. Divide the chicken into small pieces and put it on the plate. The crispy chicken is ready. You can sprinkle it with seasonings or dip it in dipping sauces. It is very delicious. 2. Tips for crispy chicken
1. The choice of crispy chicken is very important. You must choose fresh, tender and suitable chicken. The chicken must be cleaned. The brine is very important. The proportion of spices must be mastered. The crispy chicken made in this way is delicious and delicious.
2. When marinating, the marinating time must be mastered. Long or short marinating time will affect the taste. After marinating, let the chicken soak in the brine for two hours, which will make it more delicious.
3. It is also very important to make crispy chicken batter. When frying, the oil temperature must be controlled well. First fry it over low heat, and then fry it again over high heat. The crispy chicken is golden in color, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, very crispy and delicious.