Spicy Dragon Chicken: The Asian Takeout Favorite You’ll Crave (Restaurant Secrets Revealed)
Spicy Dragon Chicken is a bold Asian takeout-style dish featuring crispy fried chicken tossed in a spicy, tangy, and slightly sweet chili garlic sauce with crunchy vegetables.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 3 servings
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Stir-fry & Fry
- Cuisine: Indo-Chinese
Ingredients
Scale
- 300g boneless chicken (thin strips)
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 egg
- Salt & black pepper (to taste)
- Oil (for frying)
- 2 tbsp oil (for sauce)
- 1 tbsp garlic (finely chopped)
- 1 tbsp ginger (finely chopped)
- 2–3 dried red chilies
- 1 onion (sliced)
- 1 capsicum (sliced)
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp chili sauce
- 1 tbsp ketchup
- 1 tsp vinegar
- 1 tsp sugar
- ½ tsp crushed chili flakes
- ¼ cup water
- 1 tsp cornstarch mixed with 2 tbsp water (slurry)
Instructions
- Mix chicken with egg, flour, cornstarch, salt, and black pepper until well coated.
- Deep fry chicken until golden and crispy. Set aside.
- Heat oil in a pan and sauté garlic, ginger, and dried chilies until fragrant.
- Add onion and capsicum and stir-fry on high heat until slightly crunchy.
- Add soy sauce, chili sauce, ketchup, vinegar, sugar, and chili flakes. Mix well.
- Pour in water and bring to a gentle simmer.
- Add cornstarch slurry and cook until sauce thickens.
- Add fried chicken and toss well to coat evenly.
- Cook for 2–3 minutes until sauce sticks to chicken. Serve hot.
Notes
- Adjust spice level by increasing or reducing dried chilies and chili flakes.
- For extra crispiness, double-fry the chicken.
- Serve immediately for best texture.