Firecracker Chicken

Name: Firecracker Chicken
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1/2 cup, sliced pickled banana peppers, chopped fine, plus 1/4 cup pickling liquid; 1/4 cup, fresh lemon juice; 1/4 cup, vegetable oil; 1/4 cup, yellow mustard; 3 tablespoons, dry mustard; 2 tablespoons, chili sauce; 2 tablespoons, brown sugar; 3 cloves, garlic, minced; 1 , habanero chile, minced; 4 , scallions, sliced thin; 6 , boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 2 1/2 pounds), trimmed; 2 cups, all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup, cornstarch; 1 tablespoon, table salt; 1 teaspoon, baking powder; 4 , large egg whites; 1 cup, vegetable oil

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Appears in Cook's Country August/September 2006

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We set out to perfect a single Firecracker Chicken sauce that could be used three ways: as a marinade, as a tasty addition to fried chicken's batter, and for serving at the table.

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We wanted a Firecracker Chicken recipe that earned its explosive name from a tongue-tingling hot sauce. To achieve this, we created a perfect sauce that could be used three ways: as a marinade, as a tasty addition to the batter, and for a d...

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