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Chicken fillet

Chicken karaage with salted egg and coconut cream sauce

Chicken karaage with salted egg and coconut cream sauce
Bite-sized pieces of chicken fillet are seasoned, tossed in potato starch, fried twice then tossed with a thick sauce made with salted egg powder, coconut cream and curry leaves.
Cook time: 15 minutes minutes
Servings: 2 people

Spicy sweet sour chicken karaage

Spicy sweet sour chicken karaage
Japanese fried chicken thigh fillets with a light ultra crisp crust coated with Chinese-style sweet sour sauce spiked with Korean chili flakes.
Cook time: 25 minutes minutes
Servings: 3 people

20-minute chicken braised in sweet spicy sauce

20-minute chicken braised in sweet spicy sauce served over rice
Chicken thigh fillets are browned on both sides then braised in a sauce made with calamansi juice, fish sauce, honey, garlic, ginger and chilies.
Cook time: 20 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people

20-minute soy calamansi chicken

20-minute soy calamansi chicken served with onion rings and sliced scallions
Inspired by the Filipino beef dish called bistek, skin-on chicken thigh fillets are lightly browned and braised in soy sauce with plenty of garlic. The cooking is concluded with the addition of onion rings and freshly-squeezed calamansi juice.
Cook time: 20 minutes minutes
Servings: 2 people

Chinese American-style bang bang bang chicken

Chinese-American bang bang chicken
It bears nothing in common with its Chinese ancestor except for the spicy chili-based sauce, but this dish of fried chicken fillets tossed in sweet chili mayo is just as satisfying.
Cook time: 6 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people

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