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.
Sweet Chili Chicken
Thai Sweet Chili Chicken recipe with sticky, sweet and savory sweet chili sauce. This Thai chicken is so good you will want to lick the plate!
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
Directions
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1Mix all the ingredients for the Batter until well combine. Add the chicken into the batter.
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2Heat 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.
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3Clean 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.
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4Dish out, garnish with the white sesame and cilantro leave. Serve immediately.
Recipe Video
Recipe Notes
Watch the cooking video on this page for step-by-step guide.
You can buy Thai sweet chili sauce from regular supermarket in the Asian food aisle, or any Asian food stores.
Delicious and easy to make , most people have all the ingredients on hand
I thought it would be difficult to make, It took more time to fry the chicken since I had 6 larger thighs and you want to cook in batches. I had canola oil about 1 1/2” deep in my frying skillet. I did sprinkle a little pepper and Johnny’s seasoning in my batter. Not much though! As the chicken was finished frying I put the pieces in a paper towel lined cake pan in a 325 degree oven to ensure the chicken was fully cooked and to keep it hot. I followed the recipe without cilantro on hand. I substituted with parsley. I was concerned it would be too spicy but it was perfect for us. I did add some cashews at the very end of cooking as I was stirring everything together, just before serving. The chicken and sauce was really good and the crunch of cashew added some texture. I only used them because I was going to make cashew chicken sometime and didn’t have the sauce ingredients. Glad I threw them in. I also made a white rice and broccoli. When you pate your dishes, pour the sweet chili chicken over the rice. You can add the cooked broccoli to it or serve on the side. My husband loved this dish. The chicken and sauce was delicious. Hope you’ll try it.
So simple and so SOOOOO yummy!!
followed the receipe,. it was sok delicious my teenagers say it was so good they wont be ordering from local thai restaurant anymore..served with egg fried rice spring onion . and washed down with japanese asahi beer..lovely!
Love sweet chili chicken and Thai food.