How To Make Firecracker Chicken
Make a sweet and spicy dinner with this firecracker chicken. It’s made with crispy chicken pieces tossed in a blend of hot sauce, sugar, and rice vinegar.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1¼lbschicken breasts,boneless skinless, cut into 1-inch pieces
- salt and pepper,to taste
- â…“cupcornstarch
- 2eggs,beaten
- 3tbspvegetable oil
- â…“cupbuffalo hot sauce
- ½cupbrown sugar
- 1tbsprice vinegar
- ¼tspred pepper flakes,or more to taste
- ¼cupgreen onions,sliced
- cooking spray
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9×13-inch pan with cooking spray.
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Place the chicken pieces on a plate and season with salt and pepper to taste. Sprinkle the cornstarch over the chicken and toss to coat evenly.
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Dip each piece of chicken into the beaten eggs.
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Heat the oil over high heat in a large pan. Place the chicken in a single layer and cook for 3 to 4 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Work in batches, if needed.
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Place the chicken pieces in a single layer in the 9×13-inch pan.
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In a small bowl, whisk together the buffalo sauce, brown sugar, rice vinegar, and red pepper flakes. Pour the sauce over the chicken.
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Bake for 35 minutes, stirring once halfway through to coat the chicken with the sauce.
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Top with green onions and serve. Enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 508.44kcal
- Fat:Â 28.24g
- Saturated Fat:Â 5.31g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.24g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 15.34g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 5.73g
- Carbohydrates:Â 29.59g
- Fiber:Â 0.50g
- Sugar:Â 18.07g
- Protein:Â 32.60g
- Cholesterol:Â 170.70mg
- Sodium:Â 625.86mg
- Calcium:Â 52.21mg
- Potassium:Â 420.46mg
- Iron:Â 1.86mg
- Vitamin A: 73.87µg
- Vitamin C:Â 15.25mg
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