Firecracker chicken
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- 2 lb chicken
Cut the chicken into small bite-sized pieces and pat dry.
- 1 whole egg
- 1 tsp freshly minced ginger
- garlic
- black pepper
- 1½ tsp salt
Add the beaten egg, ginger, garlic, black pepper and salt; mix to coat.
- 6 tbsp cornstarch
- 5 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
Mix the cornstarch, flour and baking powder, and coat the chicken completely.
- 1 tbsp butter
- ¼ cup honey
- ¼ cup red hot
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp vinegar
For the sauce, combine butter, honey, red hot, soy sauce, vinegar, brown sugar, chili flakes, garlic powder and ground mustard in a pan.
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp chili flakes
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ¼ tsp ground mustard
Set over medium-high heat, mix and bring to a simmer; taste and adjust the heat or sweetness.
Fry the chicken five to seven minutes until golden and crispy, then drain on a cooling rack; work in batches.