Main Ingredients:
Chicken breast: appropriate amount; Cornstarch: appropriate amount; Eggs: appropriate amount; White pepper: appropriate amount; Breadcrumbs: appropriate amount.
Additional Ingredients:
Oil: appropriate amount; Salt: appropriate amount.
Flavor: Other; Cooking Method: Deep-frying; Time: Twenty minutes; Difficulty: Advanced.
Detailed Steps for Cooking Simple Version of Popcorn Chicken
Wash the chicken breast and cut it into small cubes (suggested size is 1.5 cm square), then add salt and white pepper.
Add cornstarch, Xiao Mei used cornstarch this time.
Add eggs, use one egg for one piece of chicken breast, two eggs for two pieces.
Mix well, if the mixture is too thin after stirring, add more cornstarch.
Coat the chicken pieces with the egg mixture and cornstarch, then coat them with breadcrumbs.
In a clean pan, heat the oil to 4-5 hot, it’s difficult to control the oil temperature, after the oil is heated for the first time, it is recommended to switch between medium and low heat. Add the chicken pieces.
Fry until the surface is golden and crispy, no need to worry about the inside not being cooked.
