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Baked Firecracker Chicken Recipe {Sweet 🍁 and Spicy🌶️}

Sweet, spicy, and baked to perfection, this firecracker chicken is easy, juicy, and perfect over rice or in lettuce wraps—no soy needed!
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Asian
Servings 8
Calories 255 kcal

Ingredients
  

Chicken

  • 1 Tbsp avocado oil
  • 2 lb boneless, skinless chicken thighs cut into bite-sized pieces
  • 4 Tbsp cornstarch
  • 4 eggs whisked
  • salt & pepper to taste

Firecracker Sauce

  • 1 cup hot sauce of choice
  • 1/2 cup maple syrup
  • 1 Tbsp rice vinegar
  • salt to taste

Garnish

  • green onion chopped
  • sesame seeds

Instructions
 

  • On a large baking sheet, toss the chicken pieces with cornstarch, salt, and pepper. Coat each chicken piece in egg mixture, remove excess egg by allowing to drip off.
  • Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook 6–8 minutes, turning occasionally, until golden and cooked through. Set aside.
  • In a bowl, whisk together hot sauce, maple syrup ,  garlic powder, onion powder, and salt. 
  • In a 9x13 baking dish add cooked chicken and pour sauce on top. Place in oven 350 for 35 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and serve with green onions and sesame seeds.

Nutrition

Calories: 255kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 25gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.03gCholesterol: 190mgSodium: 927mgPotassium: 397mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 195IUVitamin C: 22mgCalcium: 47mgIron: 1mg
Keyword baked, chinese food, hot sauce, oven, salty sweet, spicy, tangy
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