Seonkyoung Longest's Mango Habanero Chicken

Ingredients needed 🛒2 servings

• 1 lb chicken thigh meat, cut into 0.5-inch-thick strips
• 2 teaspoons salt: 0.5 teaspoon for seasoning, 0.5 teaspoon for the sauce, 1 teaspoon for the batter
• ground pepper, a little
• 1 tablespoon Shaoxing wine
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 habanero pepper, minced
• 0.75 cup chicken stock
• 0.25 cup mango nectar
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 0.25 cup lime juice
• 1 tablespoon white vinegar
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch, for thickening the sauce
• 2 teaspoons water, for the starch slurry
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch, for the batter
• 1 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 0.5 tablespoon sugar, for the batter
• 1 egg
• 12 oz light beer
• cooking oil as needed for frying, about 3 inches deep
• 1 mango, peeled and sliced
• a handful of cilantro, chopped