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Several years ago, Chili’s Restaurant served Shanghai Wings, they have since taken them off the menu, so I’m really glad we have the recipe so we can enjoy these at home. They are a favorite meal for our whole family.
This is a great recipe to have on hand because it is so easy to change the sauce that is served with it. This is our go to recipe when we want to have plain chicken nuggets. The paprika and cayenne pepper in the coating has just enough kick to let you know it’s there without over powering the chicken. Once you get the whole breading process figured out this meal goes together fairly quickly so this can easily be a weeknight meal for the kids.
Don’t let the long list of ingredients scare you, the sauce and the nuggets go together easily.
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups water
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons fresh ginger, minced
- 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon crush red pepper flakes
- Oil for frying
- 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut into large chunks
- 1 cup flour
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- 1 egg
- 1 cup milk
Instructions
- Cut chicken into chunks and chill while you are making the sauce
- Heat oil in large saucepan or skillet
- Combine dry ingredients and place in shallow bowl for dipping
- Combine egg and milk and place in shallow bowl for dipping
- Dip chicken chunks into flour mixture, then into egg mixture, and back into flour mixture
- Fry chicken until golden brown
- Place on paper towel to drain
- In a small saucepan, combine water and cornstarch and whisk until dissolved
- Add the rest of ingredients
- Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer 10 - 15 minutes.
- Coat chicken with sauce
Our Menu Plan
Monday ~ Chicken Lo Mein and Rice
Tuesday ~ Chili and Corn Bread
Wednesday ~ Taco Bake and Spanish Rice
Thursday~ Nick’s Birthday Dinner – Shanghai Wings, Oriental Noodles
Friday ~ Appetizers and Baked Potato Bar
Saturday ~ Pork Fried Rice and Egg Rolls
Sunday ~ Chicken Tetrazzini {$5 Dollars recipe} and Homemade Bread
What’s on your menu this week?
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These look amazing! The other night Neil randomly said he was craving wings, so I’m ziplisting this for next week!
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I was actually thinking of you guys when I posted these…thought you would like them
Thanks Jessica!
WOW this sounds amazing! going to make this for dinner tonight! Was just wondering how many servings does this make? We are a family of 5 with 3 teen boys that all have BIG appitites.
Hi Kami, we also have 3 teenage boys, and 1 batch usually feeds us all, with the addition of a side or 2. Let us know what you think.
Thanks for stopping by!
~Liz
What are you dipping them into?
The dip next to the Shanghai Wings in the sauce you make to coat them in. We also dip in Ranch Dressing sometimes.
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