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Chinese Chicken Bites
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- 10 Min
One of my favorite parts of going to a Chinese restaurant is the food we get before the main course! Now it's easy to make these at home to create our own appetizer poo-poo platter.
What You'll Need
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 3 scallions, finely chopped (about 1/2 cup)
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- Peanut oil for frying
What to Do
- In a medium-sized bowl, combine all the ingredients except the peanut oil; mix well.
- Cover the bottom of a large skillet with about 1/2 inch peanut oil and heat over medium-high heat.
- Drop the chicken mixture by teaspoonfuls into the hot oil. Reduce the heat to medium-low and fry the chicken pieces for 5 to 6 minutes or until golden brown, turning once.
- Drain on paper towels and serve immediately.
Notes
Serve these with hoisin sauce or your favorite Chinese dipping sauce. Why not try using ground turkey in place of the ground chicken? Go ahead...you'll get the same great taste.
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sandyfoote1 1506148
Mar 12, 2013
I just made these chicken bites, they were good,,I knew that a teaspoon of salt might be a bit much...I was right and I am the one that loves salt. It was too much. I will make it again, but i will only use 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Have Fun .
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BeckySue
May 13, 2016
Thanks for the tip! I have to cut down on sodium anyway. I would like to add some finely chopped water chestnuts in there, too, for crunch! And you have to fry in peanut oil! It gives it more Chinese flavor.
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Wisconsin Packers Girl
Sep 12, 2012
I agree that these do sound very good, but can they be made with anything other then all purpose flour?
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maddy51 1871515
Nov 16, 2012
You can use corn starch instead of flour.
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bicycleben56 6783495
Dec 02, 2012
The flour is there as a binder, 2 hold chicken 2gether, that's all. U can use bread crumbs, crushed crackers(Town house, my fav) or binder that u think will work.
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dianabrannan2 3827085
Sep 10, 2012
These sound pretty good. My grandson might even help put them together, considering he loves the Chinese buffet restaurant. Of course, he doesn't pick all the Chinese-type stuff, but is getting to be a big fan of their sushi.
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angel75703
Sep 06, 2012
Does anyone have the recipe for the sweet red sauce restaurants serve with wontons and egg rolls?
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sandyfoote1 1506148
Sep 10, 2012
hi Angel, they sell some pretty good ones at the store. It's called sweet and sour sauce. Have fun!
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pfblevin 8224056
Apr 23, 2013
your best bet would be to google either plum sauce for dimsum or sweet/sour cherry dipping sauce....you should be able find either one...otherwise any major food store with Asian food aisle should have the bottled sauce...hope this helps
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angel75703
Sep 06, 2012
Does anyone have the recipe for the sweet red sauce restaurants serve with wontons and egg rolls?
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dianabrannan2 3827085
Sep 10, 2012
You can find several online by simply searching. Some include pineapple chunks for using over sweet and sour chicken, etc. Others are just the plain sauce with no pineapple chunks but still using pineapple juice. There is also bottled sweet and sour sauce in the grocery store, probably with the Asian foods.
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rhmaustin
Dec 01, 2012
The sweet red sauce you refer to is known as sweet and sour sauce. Search online under that name.
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