Crispy fried chicken bowl with spring onion & ginger oil - Good Food Middle East

Ingredients

• 100g spring onions , very finely sliced
• 20g ginger , finely chopped
• 1 tbsp Szechuan peppercorns , crushed in a pestle and mortar
• 2 garlic cloves , finely chopped
• ½ tsp MSG (optional)
• ½ tsp caster sugar
• 125ml vegetable oil , plus 4 tbsp
• 2 chicken breasts , sliced through the middle, then pounded flat
• 6 tbsp plain flour
• 3 tbsp cornflour
• 1 tsp shichimi togarashi Japanese spice blend (optional)
• sticky rice and green veg or smacked cucumbers, to serve