Thai fried chicken in sweet and sour sauce
Author: Seema Nair
Serves: 2-4
- For margination :
- 250g chicken thigh (bone less) / chicken breasts cubed
- 1 egg
- 2 table spoon corn flour
- 1/ 4 tsp salt
- Mix everything to the chicken pieces and keep it aside till the sauce is made.
- For sauce:
- 2 table spoon Thai chilli paste
- 2 tablespoon oyster sauce ( I've used mushroom based oyster sauce )
- 1 table spoon light soy sauce
- 1 table spoon fish sauce
- 2 table spoon vinegar
- 3 table spoon water
- 2 table spoon sugar ( I've used sugar molasses)
- 1 clove of garlic ( optional, since there is garlic in chilli paste )
- 1 table spoon chilli flakes ( adjust the heat to your taste )
- 3 kafir lime leaves chopped
- juice of 1 lime
- In a sauce pan add all the ingredients except the kafir lime leaves and lime juice and cook in low fire for 5 mts.
- Reduce it to a consistency which is thicker than the final.
- Remove from stove and add lime leaves and lime juice.
- Mix well and keep it aside till serving.
- For frying:
- ¾ cup plain flour
- 2 table spoon corn flour
- Mix these two ingredients and spread on a flat bowl / plate.
- Add the marinated chicken pieces along with any slurry to the flour mix.
- Slowly coat the chicken with the flour. Make sure that the chicken is completely coated with the flour.
- Shake off the excess and keep it in a bowl.
- Heat the oil for deep frying which is enough for the chicken pieces to swim around.
- Once the oil is hot reduce the heat to medium low and tart frying the chicken pieces. Make sure not to over crowd the chicken pieces in the oil.
- Fry the chicken on both sides and when its golden brown take out and drain in a kitchen towel.
- Serving :
- In a large bowl place the fried chicken and enough sauce to coat the chicken. If you want you can add all the prepared sauce to the chicken.
- Here I've added only 3 table spoon of prepared sauce. The left over sauce can be kept in the fridge or can be served as side.
- You can even serve the fried chicken and the sauce separately.
- Enjoy with cooked rice or in a wrap !
Recipe by Seemology at https://www.seemology.com/thai-fried-chicken-in-sweet-and-sour-sauce/
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