Monday, February 24, 2014

Fried Chicken With Sweet Dark Soy Sauce

This chicken dish looks very appetising and easy to prepare in a local food magazine.  Since the weather is getting quite unbearable, cooking a simple dish is best solution instead of 'sweating' in the kitchen with numerous dishes.  I served this dish with EZ Boiled Cubed Potatoes and another simple mixed vegetable salad [see this post].  All these make a yummy weekend meal at home, still better than 'dressing up' and eating outside....hehehe!
Recipe Source - Yum Yum Magazine No. 77 with slight modifications
Ingredients
[serves 3-4]
3 chicken thighs - deboned [keep or discard the skin] - cut bite size pieces
1 tbsp oil 
1 big onion - sliced
1 red chilli - sliced
some spring onions
50 ml water
Seasoning
2 tbsp dark soy sauce [can used sweet dark soy sauce and omit the sugar]
2 tbsp tomato sauce
1-2 tsp sugar to taste
1 tsp salt to taste
  1. Marinate chicken pieces with some salt, sesame oil and cornflour [can prepare this and refrigerate until required].
  2. Heat oil in wok, pan fry chicken pieces until slightly crispy and golden.
  3. Add in seasonings, onions and chillies.
  4. Stir fry over high heat for a few minutes until meat pieces are cooked.
  5. Pour in water and bring to boil [longer time if you prefer the gravy to be thicker].  Add in spring onions.
  6. Dish out and serve immediately with mixed vegetable salad.
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11 comments:

  1. This is similar to the Malay Ayam Masak Kicap. I have been wanting to try but somehow never got round to it. Looks delicious!

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  2. yummy yummy, hungry looking at your dish. I think I can finish a bowl of rice only with the gravy!

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  3. Hi Phong Hong, these days I just love to cook easy to prepare dishes, but surprisingly it's really appetising with rice. Should be similar if you use the sweet dark soy sauce [kicap manis].

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  4. Hi Jozelyn, best to get ready the rice on a big plate, then scoop this over it, hmmmmmmm.....

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  5. Hi Kimmy,
    This is so delicious looking! You are right about cooking simple food for dinner in this hot weather! Thanks for sharing with CYB!

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  6. Hi Joyce, I'm always on the look out for recipes with minimal ingredients for simple cooking yet yummy. Best are those that can be prepared earlier and stays good, hehehe!

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  7. Hi Kimmy. This seems quite easy. I think I can do it. Will try it out this weekend :)

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  8. Hi Kimmy, whenever I run out of idea what to cook for chicken dishes, this is always my choice. I love it with lots of big onions!! It's yummy and the gravy itself is so tempting and appetising... mix with rice, wow.... really jin ho jiak! hahaha... You have a wonderful day ahead and cheers :)

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  9. Hi Ivy, fry it over high heat to get the 'wok hei' and crispy sweet onions...haha! yummylicious.

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  10. looks very inviting..yumm yumm..first time here ...happy to follow you..

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  11. Hi Gloria, thanks for visiting my humble blog. I drop by to see you too. My hubby loves hot spicy Indian curries.

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