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Cheap chilli chicken recipe
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Cheap chilli chicken recipe

13 ingredients 5 min + 5 min 2 people openrecipes

Ching-He Huang says "This dish is fast, easy and cheap to make - perfect for any budding cooks out there who like to experiment."

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

394
Calories
39g
Protein
23g
Fat
8g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 11 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Sauce not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 Chicken thighs, skinned and halved on the bone
  • 2 Chicken drumsticks, skinned and halved on the bone
  • 4 Cornflour
  • tbsp Egg whites
  • 2 Groundnut oil for deep-frying
  • 500 Pinch of salt and pepper
  • ml Garlic cloves, finely chopped - For the sauce
  • 1 Piece of 2.5cm fresh root ginger, peeled and sliced - For the sauce
  • 3 Medium red chilli, deseeded - For the sauce
  • 1 Sweet chilli sauce - For the sauce
  • 1 Light soy sauce - For the sauce
  • 6 Lime - juice of - For the sauce
  • tbsp Small handful of freshly chopped coriander - For the sauce

Directions

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By lovefood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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