Deep Fried Onion Ring Chicken 洋葱鸡
Served with Crispy Onion Rings and drizzled with a Special Sweet Sour Sauce, Deep Fried Onion Ring Chicken is a favourite dish in Chinese stir fry restaurants. We’re making this dish with air-fried store bought chicken and homemade deep fried onion rings. Simply delicious. Best to enjoy with a bowl of steaming hot rice.
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 30 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 6 pieces chicken (Store bought crispy fried chicken)
- 1 big onion (cut into thick rings)
- 1/2 cup cornflour
- 1 egg white (egg at room temperature)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp tomato sauce
- 1 tbsp sweet chili sauce
- 1/2 tsp meat curry powder
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp light soy sauce
- 1 tsp distilled vinegar
- 3 tbsp water
Instructions
- 1
First, place 6 pieces of store bought crispy fried chicken into fryer. Air fried at 180 degree C for 15 mins. Can otherwise deep fry in hot oil on medium heat.
- 2
Remove from fryer and place on kitchen towel to remove excess oil.
- 3
Then place the chicken on a serving plate and set aside while we prepare the onion rings.
- 4
First, remove skin from onion and cut into thick slices. Then separate the slices into thick rings.
- 5
Then, separate egg white from yolk and place in a bowl. Add a pinch of salt and mixed well.
- 6
Next, place cornflour on a wide plate to coat onion rings. And we are ready to coat the onion rings.
- 7
To coat onion rings, first dip the cut onion ring in egg white.
- 8
Then dust and roll with cornflour to coat the onion rings.
- 9
Continue to dip in egg white and coat in cornflour. And we are ready to deep fry the onion rings.
- 10
Heat oil in wok or pan on medium heat. When oil is ready, deep fry the coated onions in the hot oil until golden brown and crispy. Fry in batches till all are done.
- 11
Dish up and arrange the crispy golden brown onion rings on top of the fried chicken. Set aside while we make the perfect sauce for it.
- 12
First, have ready all the sauce ingredients.
- 13
Put all the sauce ingredients in a bowl and mixed well.
- 14
Next, heat up 1 tbsp oil in pan. Pour in sauce ingredients and cook until thick and bubbling.
- 15
Then immediately pour the piping hot sauce over the crispy fried onion rings and chicken.
- 16
Serve hot to enjoy the crunchiness of the onion rings. So Enjoy!