How to Cook Perfect Firecracker Chicken

Firecracker Chicken.

You can have Firecracker Chicken using 12 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Firecracker Chicken

1. You need of chicken.
2. You need 1 lb of boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch chunks.
3. It's 1 of Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste.
4. It's 1/2 cup of cornstarch.
5. Prepare 2 large of eggs, beaten.
6. You need 1/4 cup of vegetable oil.
7. It's of sauce.
8. It's 3/4 cup of light brown sugar.
9. You need 1/3 cup of buffalo sauce, or more, to taste.
10. Prepare 1 tbsp of apple cider vinegar.
11. You need 1/4 tsp of salt.
12. Prepare 1/4 tsp of red pepper flakes, or more, to taste.

Firecracker Chicken instructions

1. Preheat oven to 325°F. Lightly oil a 9x13 baking dish or coat with nonstick spray..
2. To make the sauce, whisk together sugar, buffalo sauce, vinegar, salt, red pepper flakes and 1 tablespoon water in a large bowl; set aside..
3. In a large bowl, season chicken with salt and pepper, to taste. Stir in cornstarch and gently toss to combine. Working one at a time, dip the chicken into the eggs..
4. Heat vegetable oil in a large saucepan. Add chicken and cook until golden brown, about 1-2 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate; discard excess oil..
5. Add chicken to prepared baking dish. Top with buffalo sauce mixture. Place into oven and bake until the sauce has thickened, about 45 minutes, turning over every 15 minutes to evenly coat the chicken..
6. Serve immediately..