Chicken in chili
A popular Chinese dish consisting of fried chicken seasoned with spices and a sauce, traditionally served with fried rice or noodles.
Discover this chicken chili recipe, a popular and delicious Chinese dish. Traditionally served with fried rice or noodles, this dish is easy to prepare at home.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time20 min
- Cook time20 min
- Resting30 min
- Total1 hr 10 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodfrying, pan-frying
- Estimated cost$3.38 $0.85 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
Ingredients
people
- $0.15
- $0.18
- $0.16
- $0.35
- $0.13
- $0.13
- $0.17
- $0.15
- $1.20
- $0.15
- $0.30
- $0.04
- $0.14
- $0.13
Prices from US supermarkets for 11 of 14 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- In a large bowl, combine the chicken pieces with a mixture of garlic and ginger paste, soy sauce, red chili powder, salt, eggs, maize flour, and all-purpose flour. ≈ 4 min
- Store in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes (the flavor will be even better if you store it for longer).
- Heat the amount of oil paint needed in a pot.
- Cook the seasoned chicken pieces over medium heat until they are golden brown and crispy.
- Once cooked, place them on paper towels to absorb any excess oil paint. ≈ 3 min
- In a separate pan, heat 2 tablespoons of oil and add the chopped garlic and ginger.
- Bring them back a little. ≈ 3 min
- Next, add the onion and bell peppers and cook for 2-3 minutes, leaving them slightly crisp.
- Next, combine the soy sauce, chili sauce, tomato sauce, vinegar, and black pepper powder. ≈ 4 min
- Add a little water, then, when the mixture starts to simmer, gradually add maize flour to thicken the sauce.
- Thoroughly mix the chicken pieces with the sauce. ≈ 4 min
- Cook over medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes, allowing the sauce to thoroughly combine with the chicken and for the flavors to develop.
- If desired, you can add fresh, chopped parsley or thinly sliced onions on top and serve. ≈ 2 min
The bill
Chicken in chili
- Chopped garlic and ginger – 1 tablespoon$0.15
- soy sauce – 1 tablespoon$0.18
- Red chili powder – 1 teaspoon$0.16
- 1 egg$0.35
- corn flour – 3 tablespoons$0.13
- flour – 2 tablespoons$0.13
- oil paint – as needed$0.17
- onion – 1 (diced)$0.15
- pepper – 1 (diced)$1.20
- Chopped garlic and ginger – 1 teaspoon$0.15
- tomato sauce – 1 tablespoon$0.30
- Vinegar – 1 teaspoon$0.04
- ground black pepper – 1/2 teaspoon$0.14
- A mixture of corn flour – (1 tablespoon of corn flour + 4 tablespoons of water)$0.13
Total$3.38
that's $0.85 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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