The Alkaline Brine Trick Behind P.F. Chang's Impossibly Tender Spicy Chicken
Jason Farmer reverse-engineers P.F. Chang's Spicy Chicken, revealing the restaurant's exact ingredients, two house sauces (White Sauce and Chang's Sauce), and the alkaline baking soda brine that makes the chicken fork-tender. A step-by-step guide to recreating the signature dish at home for a fraction of the restaurant price.
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by Jason Farmer
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🧾 Ingredients
- 1Boneless, skinless chicken breast
- 2Baking soda
- 3Low-sodium soy sauce (Lee Kum Kee)
- 4Potato starch
- 5Minor's Original Chicken Base
- 6Oyster sauce (Lee Kum Kee Panda Brand or Premium)
- 7White sugar
- 8White vinegar
- 9Sambal Oelek chili paste (Huy Fong)
- 10Dehydrated minced garlic
- 11Pure sesame oil (Lee Kum Kee)
- 12Scallion whites
- 13Cornstarch
- 14Neutral oil
- 15Water
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