Jalapeño chicken

Name: Jalapeño chicken
Ingredients: 2 lb chicken; 2 tsp salt; 1 tsp black pepper; 5 tbsp cornstarch; 6 tbsp brown sugar; 1 whole pickled jalapeno; 6 tbsp pickled jalapeno juice; 6 tbsp low sodium soy sauce; 1 tbsp cornstarch; oil; 1–3 whole jalapenos; ½ whole onion; 4 cloves minced garlic

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6 tbsp brown sugar
6 tbsp pickled jalapeno juice
6 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
1–3 whole jalapenos
½ whole onion
4 cloves minced garlic

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2 lb chicken
2 tsp salt
1 tsp black pepper

Pat the cubed chicken dry and season with the salt and black pepper.

Seasoning and coating the chickenSeasoning Read

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5 tbsp cornstarch

Coat the chicken fully with 5 tablespoons of cornstarch and set aside.

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1 whole pickled jalapeno
1 tbsp cornstarch

For the sauce, mix the brown sugar, pickled jalapeno and its juice, and low sodium soy sauce until the sugar dissolves; mix in 1 tablespoon of cornstarch until dissolved.

Mixing the sauce

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Heat a wok over medium-high with the bottom covered in oil; fry the chicken in batches about five minutes, until golden all around.

Frying the chicken in batchesFrying Read

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Remove the chicken, draining as much oil as possible, and repeat with the rest.

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Reduce the heat to medium-low, remove most of the oil, and saute the jalapenos and onion a couple of minutes.

Sauteing jalapeños, onion and garlicSauteing Read

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Add the minced garlic for about 30 seconds.

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Stir the sauce mixture and pour it in; bring to a simmer, a couple of minutes, scraping the bottom of the pan, until it thickens.

Simmering the sauceSimmering Read

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Add the chicken, mix it in, and reduce the heat to the lowest setting.