Thai Sweet Chili Chicken

I have an addiction. Yes. I am addicted to Thai sweet chili sauce. The sticky sweet, gooey, with a tint of heat orange-color sauce that goes so well on everything! Forget about Sriracha, I am happy when I have some Thai sweet chili sauce.

Because I love Thai chili sauce so much, I serve almost all my appetizers with them. It just never fails me or goes wrong on fried chicken wontons, Thai lettuce wraps, Thai shrimp cake, etc. But I wanted Thai sweet chili sauce on my main dish, too, and hence I developed this sweet chili chicken recipe.

The recipe is so easy. You take some chicken, battered and deep-fried, and then toss in the wok or skillet with some garlic, sweet chili sauce, lime juice, and garnish with sesame seeds and chopped cilantro. Quick, easy, and oh-so-tasty. What came as a big surprise was that my 4-year old son actually asked to try this dish, ate so many pieces of the chicken without even realizing that he was eating chilies (he can’t take anything spicy!).

Ingredients

• Ingredients:
• 8 oz skinless boneless chicken breast/thigh, cut into small pieces
• Oil for deep-frying
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 4 tablespoons bottled Thai sweet chili sauce
• 1 teaspoon lime juice
• Pinch of salt
• 1/2 teaspoon white sesame
• 1/2 tablespoon chopped cilantro leaves
• Frying Batter:
• 1 egg white
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour sifted
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup water ice cold
• 1 tablespoon cooking oil
• Pinch of salt

Instructions

1. Mix all the ingredients for the Batter until well combine. Add the chicken into the batter.
2. Heat up a wok/skillet with about two inches of oil. As soon as the oil is fully heated, deep-fry the chicken until golden brown. Transfer the chicken out to a dish lined with paper towels to sock up the excess oil.
3. ............................

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