Easy Sweet and Spicy Chicken

plate of sweet and spicy chicken with green peppers

Azlin Bloor

This sweet and spicy chicken is a quick and easy recipe that's perfect for midweek with some rice or noodles, but just as wonderful when served as part of a bigger meal.

5 from 12 votes

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Singaporean and Malaysian

Servings 4 2, if just eaten with rice and salad. 4, if part of a bigger meal.

Calories 309 kcal

Ingredients

To Marinate the Chicken

500 g boneless chicken thighs or breasts
½ tsp ground turmeric (serbuk kunyit)
1 generous pinch salt about ⅛ tsp

Aromatics (to be pounded/finely chopped)

1 small onion no more than 100g (3.5 oz) pre peeled weight
1 small clove garlic in the video, I'm using homemade garlic ginger paste
2.5 cm ginger in the video, I'm using homemade garlic ginger paste
2-3 chillies I like to use a mix of green and red for a combination of flavour

Everything Else

1 capsicum (bell pepper) any colour
3 Tbsp vegetable oil or any neutral flavoured oil
125 ml water
2 Tbsp sweet chilli sauce non spicy variety
1 Tbsp dark soy sauce
2 Tbsp honey

Instructions

Marinate the Chicken

If your chicken isn't already in small pieces, cut it up into bite-sized pieces.
500 g boneless chicken thighs or breasts
Sprinkle the turmeric and salt over the chicken and rub in well.
Leave aside to marinate while you get everything else ready.
½ tsp ground turmeric , 1 generous pinch salt

Aromatics and Pepper

Peel and halve the onion.
Peel the garlic and ginger. Chop the ginger into 2 pieces for easier grinding.
Roughly chop up the chillies
1 small onion, 1 small clove garlic, 2.5 cm ginger, 2-3 chillies
Place everything into a food chopper or mortar and chop/pound until fairly fine.
Chop the bell pepper up into a similar size to that of the chicken.
1 capsicum (bell pepper)

Let's get Cooking

Heat the oil up on medium-high heat in a wok or deep frying pan, and brown the chicken pieces for 3 minutes, flipping them a couple of times.
3 Tbsp vegetable oil
Push the chicken to one side, turn the heat down to medium and tip the pounded ingredients in. Fry this paste for 2 minutes, stirring a couple of times.
You could take the chicken out first if you like, but why not use just 1 cooking pan for a change?
When the paste has had 2 minutes, flip the chicken onto it and mix.
Add the peppers, water, sweet chilli sauce, soy sauce and honey and mix well. Bring to a simmer. Then reduce the heat to low and cook the chicken for 10 minutes, stirring here and there. The chicken pieces will be done at the end of this time.
Check seasoning and add more salt if necessary. You could also add more chilli sauce and honehy to your taste.
Want more sauce? Add more water. But you will have to increase the seasoning too.
Serve immediately.
125 ml water, 2 Tbsp sweet chilli sauce, 1 Tbsp dark soy sauce, 2 Tbsp honey

Nutrition

Calories: 309kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 28gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 80mgSodium: 744mgPotassium: 635mgFiber: 1gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 362IUVitamin C: 59mgCalcium: 112mgIron: 1mg

Keyword ayam, chicken, pedas

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