Couples with kids must be fed up with cooking fried chicken the usual way because their kids love fried chicken and don’t want to eat other variety of foods. This may sound alarming but since you want them to get the energy they need each day, you just cannot do anything but to cook fried chicken for them. Finding new way of cooking chicken instead of the typical way you do with it will be beneficial to the whole family.
This is also one way of teaching them how to recognize other foods other than fried chicken. There is this dish in Asia particularly in china and in some nearby countries which is called mandarin chicken. Most of you must be familiar with the way it was prepared but now it has been cooked in a way that it will be fried in a paper recipe to make it look different but the taste will still be fantastic for kids.
Mandarin chicken fried in paper is one of the most famous Chinese cuisines these days. Your kids will surely love its taste and the way it will be presented to them so make sure you will be able to work on a new idea that will make this dish attractive to them. Here are some helpful tips for you on how to prepare fried chicken in paper:
1. Gather all the ingredients you’ll need and make sure you won’t forget anything because the taste of the dish will sacrifice later on if you missed out something. You will need these:
Chicken breast (deboned and skinless)
Soy sauce
Dry sherry
Fresh ginger (chopped )
Sesame oil
Salt
Sugar
Snow peas
Onions (sliced thinly)
Corn flour mixed with water
Rice paper a butter paper will also do
Peanut oil
Chilli or garlic sauce (optional for kids)
2. Make sure to slice the chicken in thin sizes. If it is meant for kids make sure that it is into a bite size form to make it easier for them to chew.
3. Mix sherry, ginger, sesame oil, salt, sugar, soy sauce into a bowl.
4. Add the chicken and mix it well with other seasonings.
5. Marinate for about an hour.
6. Cut the rice paper into squares and place few snow pea, spring onions, and pieces of chicken.
7. Fold it until you form an envelope shape and twist the ends to make sure that the stuffing will be secure.
8. Mix the corn flour and water until you form a paste.
9. Use the paste you formed to seal the opening of the envelope.
10. Heat oil and fry the envelopes you’ve made.
11. Drain them in an absorbent paper and serve it hot. Don’t remove the paper on.
This tasty dish is best for kids; you can just replace some of the ingredients with carrots or potatoes or any other ingredients according to your choice. This will help you introduce new foods to them using attractive presentations.
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