Chinese food is Joseph's kryponite. If I want a guaranteed night out, all I have to do is casually suggest that Chinese food sounds good. Sometimes, I don't use those powers for good. It's true.
But it is oh so bad for you. I really try and not label foods as "bad" but it is pretty hard to rationalize Chinese food as fitting into a healthier lifestyle. So we've been experimenting with making our own at home. We have tried buying the freezer chicken (and weren't too happy about the price or the quality). But I really feel like this is a great recipe that gives you the texture and flavor that we were looking for without making it full of sodium, sugar and deep fried fats.
The trick with this recipe is to use corn starch instead of bread crumbs or flour to coat the chicken and also to do it in reverse order than we are used to doing it in, - with the dry ingredients first and then the beaten eggs. This is what gives the recipe that batter-fried texture that we are used to having without the deep fried saturated fats and calories.
