Lychee Chicken : Chinese Recipe

Asian Recipes

Lychee, a tropical fruit that’s native to China and has been grown throughout southern Asia for centuries, and now grown in non-Asian tropical regions including Florida and Hawaii. If you like Sweet and Sour Chicken,then you should love this dish as well, since they are both sweet and tangy.

Ingredients:

700 grams chicken meat,cut to bite-size pieces
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp salt
1 tsp sesame oil
1 tsp sugar
4 tbsp corn flour to coat chicken
2 cups oil for deep frying
1 tsp chopped garlic
1 tsp crushed ginger
1 can lychee, drained, syrup reserved
1 tsp red chilli flakes
sliced spring onion

Sauce:
1 cup lychee syrup
2 tbsp tomato sauce
1 tbsp corn flour, mixed with 1 tbsp water


Method:

Marinate chicken with soy sauce, salt, sesame oil and sugar for 30 minutes. Roll chicken in corn flour and deep-fry till golden brown. Set aside.

In another pan, heat 1tbsp oil over medium fire. Stir fry garlic and ginger for 1-2 minutes. Add sauce ingredients, and cook till sauce thickens.

Add the chicken, lychees and chillies. Mix well, and allow simmer for 3-5 minutes.

Garnish and serve.



Credits to: Nibbledish

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