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Sweet Chili Chicken Recipe
I developed this Thai sweet chili sauce chicken because I love crispy chicken with sticky sweet sauce.
My recipe is so easy, delicious and picky eater friendly.
I assure you that everyone will love this dish!
Sweet Chili Sauce
I love Thai recipes and I am addicted to Thai sweet chili sauce.
This sweet, sticky, slightly spicy, orange-color sauce goes well with just about anything:
You can also use it as a dipping sauce for appetizers, for examples: chicken wontons, chicken lettuce wraps, shrimp cake and salmon patties.
There are endless ways to use the sauce in a variety of Asian recipes.
How to Make Sweet Chili Chicken?
This recipe calls for a few simple steps. First, cut the chicken into pieces.
Next, prepare the batter and coat the chicken pieces with the batter.
Finally, deep fry the crispy chicken and stir fry in the wok or skillet with some minced garlic, sweet chili sauce and lime juice.
To serve, garnish and top the chicken with sesame seeds, chopped cilantro and you have a winner chicken dinner!
How Many Calories per Serving?
This recipe is only 282 calories per serving.
What Dishes to Serve with This Recipe?
This meal is best served with steamed rice. For a wholesome Thai meal and easy weeknight dinner, I recommend the following recipes.
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Sweet Chili Chicken
Ingredients
- 12 oz. skinless boneless chicken breast/thigh, cut into small pieces
- oil (for deep-frying)
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 4 tablespoons bottled Thai sweet chili sauce
- 1 teaspoon lime juice
- 1 pinch salt
- 1/2 teaspoon white sesame
- 1/2 tablespoon chopped cilantro leaves
Frying Batter:
- 1 egg white
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup corn starch
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 cup water (ice cold)
- 1 tablespoon cooking oil
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
- Mix all the ingredients for the Batter until well combine. Add the chicken into the batter.
- Heat up a wok/skillet with about two inches of oil. As soon as the oil is fully heated, deep-fry the chicken until golden brown. Transfer the chicken out to a dish lined with paper towels to sock up the excess oil.
- Clean the wok/skillet and heat it up on medium heat. Add the oil and stir-fry the garlic until aromatic. Transfer the fried chicken into the wok, follow by the sweet chili sauce, lime juice and salt. Stir to coat the chicken well with the sweet chili sauce.
- Dish out, garnish with the white sesame and cilantro leave. Serve immediately.
Notes
Nutrition
Notice: Nutrition is auto-calculated, using Spoonacular, for your convenience. Where relevant, we recommend using your own nutrition calculations.
I use this recipe its great but I make the sauce with 2tbsp sweet chilli sauce a dsp honey and 2tbsp tomato sauce must try adding the lime juice
The calories are wrong on this plus don’t factor in frying it. Very misleading.
I’m going to make this for dinner tonight to impress my boyfriend ❤️
Thanks!
It was delicious 10/10
Where can I find the video? I am not seeing it on this page! It sounds absolutely wonderful and I can’t wait to make it. Thanks.
Yes the video is on the page. If you can’t see it, you have ad blocker on.
Thanks so much for this recipe, I made it for my family and we all loved it! Really easy to make as well.
I also put the chicken in a marinade overnight before doing this, really put extra flavour in the chicken meat.
Can I make this in an air fryer & if so, how would I adjust the recipe?
Yes I think you can.
I usually have to make 2 or sometimes 3 different meals because my kids are so picky, but all 4 of them loved this! I put it over rice and added broccoli and they raved about it! I doubled the sauce since I added it over rice. Thanks so much!
Hi Tonya, awesome, thanks for trying my recipes. Please try more recipes on my site: https://rasamalaysia.com/recipe-index-gallery/
I love love love this recipe. It’s hard to find something that the whole family will eat, but this recipe is it. I make it all the time. Thank you.
That’s awesome. Please try more recipes on my site!
Hi Bee,
I was hoping to try your recipe but I am absolutely new to oil frying foods, so I was wondering, how high a heat should be used to initially cook the chicken? Medium? High?
Thank you!
Please watch the video on the recipe. The oil has to be fully heated before you start frying.
Lovely recipes.
Incredible! I doubled it and it was practically eaten straight out of the wok before I could garnish and serve it.
Hi Lisa, awesome please try more recipes on my site: https://rasamalaysia.com/recipe-index-gallery/
Omg! Tried this recipe n it was the best I have made so far!!!! So thank you for sharing this wonderful recipe!!???????
Can I use a different flour? Almond or coconut flour?
I don’t know you can try.
I have made this numerous times, but I make bulk with about 3-4 chicken breasts & freeze. I reheat in the oven to get the crispness back. I absolutely love this recipe as you can change up the sauce as required. Many thanks for a fabulous & easy versatile recipe.
Thanks Maureen.
can i use chili sauce instead of sweet chili sauce
Yes, you can, and add some sugar if you like.