Teochew Fried Chicken Recipes

TEOCHEW BASIL CHICKEN

Steps:

• Add a teaspoon of cornstarch to the chopped chicken and combine well. Make sure there are no lumps.
• Mix all the Sauce ingredients in a bowl.
• Heat up the wok on high heat until it gets very hot.
• Add oil and allow the oil to also become very hot and smokey.
• Add the onions and garlic and stir around for about 10 seconds being careful not to let the garlic burn.
• Push the onions and garlic to the side of the wok or pan.
• Add the chicken in a single layer and allow it to sear on one side.
• After about 30 seconds, flip the chicken and allow the chicken to sear again.
• Add the Sauce ingredients.
• Continue stirring occasionally until the chicken is almost cooked and the Sauce has thickened.
• Mix in the basil leaves and stir until the leaves become slightly limp.
• Serve over a bed of rice, and topped with an fried egg (optional).

TEOCHEW FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• If possible, marinate chicken in salt, sugar, green onion, pepper overnight.
• In a bowl mix tapioca starch, rice flour, water, green onion and sugar.
• Add chicken to the mix so that it coats the chicken.
• In a pan, add oil to deep fry the chicken over medium heat.
• Fry chicken until a light golden brown - flip over.
• Place finished chicken on plate with paper towel to soak the oil.