Recipe of Any-night-of-the-week Taiwanese fried chicken (TFC)

Hey everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, taiwanese fried chicken (tfc). It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Taiwanese fried chicken (TFC) is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions daily. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Taiwanese fried chicken (TFC) is something that I have loved my entire life.

Taiwanese fried chicken, westernized as popcorn chicken is a dish in Taiwanese cuisine commonly found as street snack and is indispensable to the night markets in Taiwan. It consists of bite-sized pieces of chicken, coated and fried with flour and seasoning mixture. Double-crunchy Korean fried chicken has gotten all the love in recent years when it comes to hype for Asian-style crispy birds. But the Taiwanese have a signature way with their fried chicken, too, a slightly less crusty but more aromatic breading that's been featured in at least three new Chinatown.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook taiwanese fried chicken (tfc) using 20 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Taiwanese fried chicken (TFC):

1. Make ready 1 box chicken wings or 3 boneless chicken thighs, cut into bite sized pieces
2. Get Chicken marinade:
3. Take 2-3 garlic cloves, finely minced (add more or less depending on preference)
4. Make ready 2 tablespoons light soya sauce (I used Kikkoman brand)
5. Make ready 1 tablespoon five spice powder
6. Prepare 1/2-1 teaspoon sesame oil (add more or less depending on preference)
7. Make ready 1/2 tablespoon Shaoxing rice wine
8. Take 1/2 teaspoon white pepper powder
9. Make ready 1/8 teaspoon black pepper powder
10. Take 1/2 teaspoon salt
11. Make ready 1/8 teaspoon sugar (caster or granulated)
12. Make ready For frying the chicken and basil leaves:
13. Prepare 1 cup plain flour or cornstarch
14. Prepare 2 cups potato flour
15. Take 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
16. Make ready Handful fresh basil leaves
17. Make ready Vegetable oil, for deep-frying (or any cooking oil, enough to fully cover the chicken)
18. Get Garnish:
19. Prepare 1-2 tablespoon Taiwanese pepper salt spice powder for dusting (use more or less depending on preference)
20. Get Handful fried basil leaves

I serve this with a little Taiwanese crushed cucumber, tomato, cilantro, garlic and toasted sesame seed (for a salad). I use Amino acids for this salad rather than the traditional soy sauce and a little sesame oil. Taiwanese Fried Chicken is different than the regular fried chicken that they come in crunchy huge flat pieces of chicken seasoned with their blend of spices. Huge piece of Taiwanese XXL Fried Chicken that everyone loves is actually pretty simple and you too can make it at home!

Instructions to make Taiwanese fried chicken (TFC):

1. In a large mixing bowl, combine the chicken and marinade ingredients together, making sure to completely coat each part of the chicken. Cover the bowl with cling film and place in the fridge. Let the chicken marinade between 30 minutes to an hour if using on the same day or over night.
2. Pour cooking oil at least one inch deep into pot or wok being used for frying and turn to medium high heat. In a small bowl, crack and gently beat the egg. In a large food bag, put in the plain flour or cornstarch and the potato flour.
3. When the oil is hot enough (between 160-180 degrees), tip: place the end of the chopstick into the oil, if it bubbles the oil is ready. Coat all of the chicken in the egg mixture, once fully coated, dip each chicken piece into the flour mixture. Coat evenly all over and then place into hot oil. Let chicken fry on both sides until it becomes golden brown (about 3-4 minutes).
4. Fry a few pieces of chicken at a time (about 4-5 pieces depending on the size of your pot or wok). When the chicken is done, remove and place on a baking tray lined with paper towel to drain any excess oil.
5. Once all of the chicken has been cooked, transfer to a large mixing bowl. Then going back to the oil place in handful fresh basil leaves. Tip: Be careful as the oil will splatter if basil leaves have any extra moisture of water in it and may make a popping sound. The basil leaves cook quite fast, so you only need to fry them for a few seconds. Remove once crispy. Place basil leaves on baking tray lined with a paper towel to remove excess oil.
6. Now go back to the chicken and add the crispy basil leaves. Now dust generously with the Taiwanese pepper salt. Shake the bowl and toss the chicken gently to coat every piece of it. Serve immediately while pipping hot. Eat it as a snack or as a side dish accompaniment with other dishes.

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