Completely crispy and but tender rooster with a scrumptious and candy and tangy sauce, my Baked Candy and Bitter Rooster is simple, scrumptious, and all performed within the oven with out the surplus oil. It is positive to be successful with the entire household!
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Candy and Bitter Rooster is one in all my favorite Chinese language takeout dishes, together with Crispy duck, and Crispy Chilli Beef 😋.
This baked model relies off my common sweet-and-sour rooster. In that one, I fry the coated rooster, however with this baked candy and bitter model we’re attaining a pleasant crispy coating and scrumptious sauce – however it’s all baked within the oven, with out the necessity for frying in oil.
👩🍳 How you can make it
Full recipe with detailed steps within the recipe card on the finish of this submit.
- The rooster is roofed in a lightweight crispy coating that is baked within the oven at 190C (375F) for 20-25 minutes.
- It is obtained a superb portion of your 5 a day – peppers, onions and a great deal of pineapple.
- We’re cooking the sauce and the rooster within the oven on the similar time however in numerous trays.
- It is prepared in lower than half an hour – that is in all probability much less time then it takes to order your takeaway and get it delivered!
- On the finish of the preliminary cooking interval add the cooked crispy rooster into to the sauce and serve.
👩🍳PRO TIP I take advantage of skinless rooster thighs fairly than breast meat, because it’s rather more moist and tender, and it lends itself properly to being baked within the oven in small items.
🍽️ What to serve it with
I like to serve this baked candy and bitter rooster with:
Though this recipe takes two baking dishes (one for the rooster – for additional crispness, and the opposite for the greens and sauce), I LOVE that it is all performed within the oven.
Nevertheless! You should utilize the pan for the sauce and greens for those who want:
Utilizing a pan for the sauce and greens
Fry the greens and add the candy and bitter sauce substances and pineapple too a frying pan or giant skillet on the hob (stovetop) after which pour it over the rooster and place it again within the oven for the final 5 minutes of baking.
Whichever means you do it, the rooster finally ends up completely coated within the tasty sauce, and you may then put the baking dish straight on the desk for everybody to assist themselves.
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📋 Baked Candy and Bitter Rooster Recipe
Completely crispy and but tender rooster with a scrumptious and candy and tangy sauce, my baked candy and bitter rooster is simple, scrumptious, and all performed within the oven with out the surplus oil. It is positive to be successful with the entire household!
INSTRUCTIONS
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Preheat your oven to 190C/375F (fan).
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Take your rooster thigh fillets, trim off the surplus fats, and lower into bite-sized chunks. Put to at least one facet.
5 rooster thigh fillets (500g/17.5oz)
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In a medium-sized bowl, combine the cornflour, salt, pepper, garlic salt, and paprika.
3 tbsp cornflour (cornstarch), ¼ tsp salt, ¼ tsp pepper, ½ tsp garlic salt, ½ tsp paprika
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Place the rooster within the bowl with the cornflour, and blend, making certain each piece of rooster is totally coated.
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Drizzle the oil over the rooster within the bowl and blend all of it up. You must find yourself with the rooster items trying well-coated and fairly sticky.
3 tbsp oil
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Place the rooster into a big, low-sided baking dish or tray in a single layer. Strive to not bunch the rooster collectively. The extra room it has, the extra crispy it’ll get. I take advantage of a set of tongs to separate the items, so they don’t seem to be caught collectively.
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In a second baking dish (this one must be medium or excessive sided to carry the sauce later) place the onion and bell pepper and drizzle with a tbsp of oil.
1 onion, 1 tbsp oil, 1 crimson bell pepper
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Place the tray with the rooster on the prime of the oven and the tray with the greens in the midst of the oven. Cook dinner for 10 minutes.
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In the meantime make your sauce. Add the tomato ketchup and cornflour (cornstarch) to a small bowl combine collectively to mix. Then stir within the remaining sauce substances (together with the pineapple chunks).
2 cloves of garlic, 1 tsp minced ginger, 135 ml (4.5 floz) tomato ketchup, 2 tbsp malt vinegar, 5 tbsp darkish brown muscovado sugar, 475 g (17oz) can of pineapple chunks in pineapple juice, ½ tbps cornflour (cornstarch in USA)
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After the rooster and greens have been within the oven for 10 minutes. Take the veggies out of the oven and pour over the sauce. Place again within the oven and cook dinner together with the rooster for an extra 10-Quarter-hour – till the rooster is totally cooked and browned and the sauce is effervescent.
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Add the cooked rooster to the sauce dish stir all of it collectively and serve.
Egg Fried Rice, Chopped spring onions/scallions
✎ Notes
You possibly can cook dinner the rooster within the air fryer (190C/375F) for about 15-18 minutes – till the rooster is totally cooked and now not pink within the center. Verify on the rooster and provides it a shake no less than 3 instances throughout cooking, to make sure the rooster does not stick collectively.
Dietary Info is per serving, with out serving suggestion of rice or noodles.
Vitamin
Energy: 619kcalCarbohydrates: 53gProtein: 23gFats: 35gSaturated Fats: 7gLdl cholesterol: 122mgSodium: 889mgPotassium: 692mgFiber: 3gSugar: 40gVitamin A: 1820IUVitamin C: 73.5mgCalcium: 69mgIron: 2.4mg
This was initially posted in August 2014, and up to date in January 2024 with new pictures and improved directions.
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