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Paleo Chinese Salt and Pepper Chicken

Craving Chinese takeout? Try this delicious Paleo Chinese Salt and Pepper Chicken recipe that tastes even better than your favorite Chinese restaurant.
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Chinese
Keyword: Chinese chicken recipe, easy chicken recipe
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 4 -6 servings
Calories: 296kcal
Author: Don't Mess With Mama

Ingredients

Marinade:

Fried Chicken:

Sauce:

Instructions

  • In a large bowl, combine marinade ingredients and add chicken. Toss and let sit for 15 minutes.
  • In a large cast iron skillet, add lard or coconut oil. Turn heat to medium.
  • Sprinkle chicken with salt and white pepper. In a large bowl, add tapioca flour and half of the chicken. Coat well and set aside. Then repeat with second half of the chicken.
  • Add half of the chicken to the skillet and fry on both sides until brown. For drumsticks, this could be 5-6 minutes on each side. For chicken breast or wings, this could be 3-4 minutes on each side. Check to make sure chicken is thoroughly cooked but still tender.
  • Remove from heat and let cool down on a plate with a paper towel.
  • Repeat for second half of the chicken.
  • Pour leftover oil from the skillet into a container to cool down and discard later.
  • In a small bowl, mix sauce ingredients, except garlic, green onion and ginger.
  • Heat 1 tbsp of lard or coconut oil in skillet. Add garlic cloves, green onions and ginger (from the sauce ingredients) and cook for about a minute. Remove from heat.
  • Add remaining sauce ingredients and let simmer for 1-2 minutes. Add chicken and coat well.
  • Remove from heat and add garlic cloves, green onions, ginger and chili peppers.

Nutrition

Calories: 296kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 69mg | Sodium: 420mg | Potassium: 178mg | Vitamin A: 130IU | Vitamin C: 1.5mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 0.8mg