CHINESE CHILI CHICKEN

INGREDIENTS
4 chicken breasts, chopped into one inch bits
Marinade
4 tablespoons cornstarch
1 egg
1 tablespoon vinegar
1 teaspoon soya sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt
Cooking Procedure
6 small green chilies, slit length ways
4 cloves garlic, chopped fine
1 green pepper, deseeded and roughly chopped into one inch pieces
1 shallot, diagonally sliced into one inch pieces
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/2 cup water
1 teaspoon soya sauce
1 teaspoon vinegar
1 pinch msg (optional)
1/2 teaspoon salt
oil, for deep frying chicken
DIRECTIONS
Make a batter with the'Marinade' ingredients.
Put chicken pieces into it and mix well.
Set aside for 1/2 hour.
Heat oil, about 2 inches deep, in a wok/frypan.
Fry chicken pieces, in batches of 6-8 pieces, till cooked through (approx 7-8 mins for each batch).
Drain fried chicken on a paper towel.
When all the chicken pieces are fried, remove oil from the pan, letting about 2 tablespoons remain in it.
In a small bowl mix together cornstarch and water.
Put back the wok on fire and heat the 2 tblsps of oil.
Add green chillies, garlic, green pepper and shallot and stir fry for 30 seconds.
Pour in soya sauce and vinegar; give it two three quick whisks and immediately add the cornstarch-water mixture.
The sauce will thicken; if you find it too thick, add some more water.
When the bubbles appear, add the fried chicken pieces.
Add salt and a pinch of MSG (if using).
Stir fry chicken for 2 minutes and remove from fire.
Serve hot with chinese fried rice/plain rice or noodles.