miyazaki-style deep-fried chicken with sweet & sour sauce

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ingredients:

• 7 ounces boneless chicken breast
• or thigh
• a little salt
• a little pepper
• salad oil for deep frying

coating:

• 1 beaten egg
• 1 ounce wheat flour

sweet & sour sauce:

• 5 tablespoons rice vinegar or vinegar
• 4 tablespoons soy sauce
• 3 1/2 tablespoons sugar

tartar sauce:

• 5 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1 boiled egg
• 1 1/3 ounces pickles
• 1/3 ounce parsley
• 1 teaspoon white wine vinegar or freshly squeezed lemon juice

garnish:

• 2 1/2 ounces lettuce
• 1/2 lemon

step 1:

Make the tartar sauce. Chop the boiled egg, pickles and parsley. Mix them with the mayonnaise and white wine vinegar (or freshly squeezed lemon juice) in a bowl.

step 2:

Make the sweet & sour sauce. Put the vinegar, soy sauce and sugar in a pan, and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat.

step 3:

Remove the skin of the chicken and cut into bite-size pieces. Sprinkle with the salt and pepper. Dust them in the flour.

step 4:

Beat the egg in a bowl. Coat the chicken with the egg.

step 5:

Heat the oil to 340 °F and deep-fry the chicken pieces about 5 or 6 minutes until golden brown.

step 6:

Remove and drain. Place the pieces in the sweet & sour sauce and soak for about 1 minute.