Completely crispy and but tender hen with a scrumptious and candy and tangy sauce, my Baked Candy and Bitter Rooster is straightforward, scrumptious, and all achieved within the oven with out the surplus oil. It is certain to be a success with the entire household!
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Candy and Bitter Rooster is considered one of my favorite Chinese language takeout dishes, together with Crispy duck, and Crispy Chilli Beef 😋.
This baked model relies off my widespread sweet-and-sour hen. In that one, I fry the coated hen, however with this baked candy and bitter model we’re attaining a pleasant crispy coating and scrumptious sauce – however it’s all baked within the oven, with out the necessity for frying in oil.
👩🍳 How one can make it
Full recipe with detailed steps within the recipe card on the finish of this submit.
- The hen is roofed in a light-weight crispy coating that is baked within the oven at 190C (375F) for 20-25 minutes.
- It is acquired a very good portion of your 5 a day – peppers, onions and a great deal of pineapple.
- We’re cooking the sauce and the hen within the oven on the identical time however in several trays.
- It is prepared in lower than half an hour – that is in all probability much less time then it takes to order your takeaway and get it delivered!
- On the finish of the preliminary cooking interval add the cooked crispy hen into to the sauce and serve.
👩🍳PRO TIP I exploit skinless hen thighs reasonably than breast meat, because it’s far more moist and tender, and it lends itself effectively to being baked within the oven in small items.
🍽️ What to serve it with
I like to serve this baked candy and bitter hen with:
Though this recipe takes two baking dishes (one for the hen – for further crispness, and the opposite for the greens and sauce), I LOVE that it is all achieved within the oven.
Nonetheless! You need to use the pan for the sauce and greens in case you choose:
Utilizing a pan for the sauce and greens
Fry the greens and add the candy and bitter sauce elements and pineapple too a frying pan or massive skillet on the hob (stovetop) after which pour it over the hen and place it again within the oven for the final 5 minutes of baking.
Whichever approach you do it, the hen finally ends up completely coated within the tasty sauce, and you’ll then put the baking dish straight on the desk for everybody to assist themselves.
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📋 Baked Candy and Bitter Rooster Recipe
Completely crispy and but tender hen with a scrumptious and candy and tangy sauce, my baked candy and bitter hen is straightforward, scrumptious, and all achieved within the oven with out the surplus oil. It is certain to be a success with the entire household!
INSTRUCTIONS
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Preheat your oven to 190C/375F (fan).
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Take your hen thigh fillets, trim off the surplus fats, and minimize into bite-sized chunks. Put to at least one aspect.
5 hen thigh fillets (500g/17.5oz)
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In a medium-sized bowl, combine the cornflour, salt, pepper, garlic salt, and paprika.
3 tbsp cornflour (cornstarch), ¼ tsp salt, ¼ tsp pepper, ½ tsp garlic salt, ½ tsp paprika
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Place the hen within the bowl with the cornflour, and blend, guaranteeing each piece of hen is totally lined.
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Drizzle the oil over the hen within the bowl and blend all of it up. It’s best to find yourself with the hen items trying well-coated and fairly sticky.
3 tbsp oil
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Place the hen into a big, low-sided baking dish or tray in a single layer. Attempt to not bunch the hen collectively. The extra room it has, the extra crispy it’s going to get. I exploit a set of tongs to separate the items, so they are not caught collectively.
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In a second baking dish (this one must be medium or excessive sided to carry the sauce later) place the onion and bell pepper and drizzle with a tbsp of oil.
1 onion, 1 tbsp oil, 1 crimson bell pepper
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Place the tray with the hen on the high of the oven and the tray with the greens in the midst of the oven. Prepare dinner for 10 minutes.
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In the meantime make your sauce. Add the tomato ketchup and cornflour (cornstarch) to a small bowl combine collectively to mix. Then stir within the remaining sauce elements (together with the pineapple chunks).
2 cloves of garlic, 1 tsp minced ginger, 135 ml (4.5 floz) tomato ketchup, 2 tbsp malt vinegar, 5 tbsp darkish brown muscovado sugar, 475 g (17oz) can of pineapple chunks in pineapple juice, ½ tbps cornflour (cornstarch in USA)
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After the hen and greens have been within the oven for 10 minutes. Take the veggies out of the oven and pour over the sauce. Place again within the oven and prepare dinner together with the hen for an extra 10-Quarter-hour – till the hen is totally cooked and browned and the sauce is effervescent.
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Add the cooked hen to the sauce dish stir all of it collectively and serve.
Egg Fried Rice, Chopped spring onions/scallions
✎ Notes
You’ll be able to prepare dinner the hen within the air fryer (190C/375F) for about 15-18 minutes – till the hen is totally cooked and now not pink within the center. Verify on the hen and provides it a shake a minimum of 3 instances throughout cooking, to make sure the hen would not stick collectively.
Dietary Info is per serving, with out serving suggestion of rice or noodles.
Diet
Energy: 619kcalCarbohydrates: 53gProtein: 23gFats: 35gSaturated Fats: 7gLdl cholesterol: 122mgSodium: 889mgPotassium: 692mgFiber: 3gSugar: 40gVitamin A: 1820IUVitamin C: 73.5mgCalcium: 69mgIron: 2.4mg
This was initially posted in August 2014, and up to date in January 2024 with new photographs and improved directions.
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