Name: Crispy five spice chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 tablespoon soy sauce; 1 1/2 tablespoon cooking wine; 2 teaspoon caster sugar; 1 teaspoon five spice; 1/4 teaspoon ground anise; 4 chicken thighs, skin on, hone removed; vegetable oil, for shallow frying; 1 tomato, halved, sliced; 1 lebanese cucumber, sliced into ribbons; 1/2 bunch watercress, trimmed; Dipping sauce; 1/4 cup lemon juice; 1 teaspoon white pepper; 1/2 teaspoon salt

Crispy five spice chicken

Serves 4

Prep

10M

Cook

10M

Total

20M

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Ingredients

2 tablespoon soy sauce

1 1/2 tablespoon cooking wine

2 teaspoon caster sugar

1 teaspoon five spice

1/4 teaspoon ground anise

4 chicken thighs, skin on, hone removed

vegetable oil, for shallow frying

1 tomato, halved, sliced

1 lebanese cucumber, sliced into ribbons

1/2 bunch watercress, trimmed

Dipping sauce

1/4 cup lemon juice

1 teaspoon white pepper

1/2 teaspoon salt

Method

Crispy five spice chicken

1.In a jug, combine soy, wine, sugar and spices. Coat chicken with spice mix.

2.Heat oil in a wok or large deep frying pan on high, shallow-fry chicken 4-5 minutes each side, until crisp, golden and cooked through. Season to taste. Drain on paper towel.

3.Make dipping sauce using method below.

4.Serve chicken with a salad of tomato, cucumber and watercress, and dipping sauce.

Dipping sauce

5.In small dipping bowl, combine juice, pepper and salt.

Use a vegetable peeler to make ribbons of cucumber.
Note

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Ingredients

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Crispy five spice chicken

Dipping sauce

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