Calamansi Chicken
Calamansi Chicken combines crispy, golden fried chicken with a fresh, tangy, and sweet calamansi sauce. It showcases the bold flavor of the native Filipino citrus!
- Prep time
- 14 min
- Cook time
- 31 min
- Yield
- 3 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 5 -7 chicken thighs, deboned 1
- 1 green onion, julienned
- 1/2 cup potato starch (can substitute with corn starch) 2
- 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 egg white
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 5 -7 tbsp cold water, enough to reach a wet batter consistency
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 tbsp calamansi juice 3
- 2 tbsp white sugar 4
- 1 garlic clove, grated
- 1/4 tsp Ginger, grated
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt, to taste
- Cornstarch slurry: 1/2 tbsp cornstarch, dissolved in 1 tbsp of cold water
Instructions
- 1
In a large bowl, create the batter by combining together the potato starch, all-purpose flour, soy sauce, egg white, black pepper, and cold water.
- 2
Mix well until you achieve a thick, paint-like batter consistency. Add more cold water to the mix if the batter is too thick.
- 3
Once combined, add in the chicken thighs. Coat the chicken well with the batter.
- 4
Fry the battered chicken in batches for about 12 minutes, or until fully-cooked through and outside is golden and crispy 5.
- 5
Set aside to cool on a wire rack while you prepare the Calamansi Sauce.
- 6
Combine together the water, calamansi juice, sugar, grated garlic, grated ginger, and salt.
- 7
In a sauce pot, bring the mixture to a boil, then let simmer over medium low for one minute to dissolve the sugar.
- 8
Pour in the cornstarch slurry, stirring vigorously, to thicken the sauce. Continue simmering for 2-3 minutes, or until the sauce has thickened to your desired consistency.
- 9
Taste the sauce, add more calamansi juice, sugar, and/or salt to taste if needed. Set aside for plating.
- 10
To serve, chop the fried chicken into bite-sized pieces.
- 11
Pour the calamansi sauce over the chicken. Top with julienned green onions.
- 12
Serve immediately 6. Enjoy!