Fried chicken with lemon grass crisps by Marion’s kitchen. Place the garlic, coriander roots, soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar, pepper, cumin seeds, turmeric and salt in a food processor and blend until smooth. Combine the chicken, fish sauce, sugar, cornflour and half the lemongrass in a large bowl. Add remaining lemongrass, garlic, chilli and onion and stir-fry for a minute.
Heat a non-stick pan over medium-high heat. Place a sheet of baking paper over the top. Then place another heavy pan on top to evenly press down on the chicken. You can cook Fried chicken with lemon grass crisps by Marion’s kitchen using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Fried chicken with lemon grass crisps by Marion’s kitchen
- Prepare 500 g of Chicken thighs or legs.
- You need 2 stalks of Lemon grass.
- You need 1 of teasepoon sugar.
- It's 2-3 stalks of coriander roots or stems only.
- Prepare 1-1/2 tablespoons of oyster sauce.
- You need 3 cloves of garlic.
- You need 1/2 of teasepoon of peppercorn.
- You need 1/2 of teasepoon of fish sauce.
- Prepare 1-2 tablespoons of cornstarch just enough to cover the chicken.
- It's of Cooking oil for deep frying.
Place a sheet of baking paper over the top. Then place another heavy pan on top to evenly press down on the chicken. Crispy, crunchy southern Thai fried chicken.also known in Thailand as 'Hat yai fried chicken'. Hat yai is a town in the south of Thailand where Malaysian and Indian influences means the food.
Fried chicken with lemon grass crisps by Marion’s kitchen instructions
- Remove the hard outer layer of the lemon grass then cut it at 1.5 inches long.
- Pound the lemon grass, peppercorn, coriander roots, garlic in a mortar and pestle to make a rough paste.
- Put the paste made in a mixing bowl and mix together with the chicken, fish sauce, sugar, oyster sauce and cornstarch.
- Let it sit for 30 minutes to an hour.
- Prepare a wok or deep pan with cooking oil and deep fry the chicken until golden brown. You need to include the bits of lemon grass in frying as those are also very tasty. You also need to remove any charred bits of the lemon grass to avoid making the oil dark..
- Garnish with coriander leaves (optional).
In another bowl, mix together the chicken stock, soy sauce and sugar. In a separate bowl, mix together the lemon juice and zest. Place the flour in a large tray or bowl. Add the chicken pieces and the marinade and use your hands to pat and press the liquid and flour together around the chicken pieces to form a craggy coating. Made With Love The Marion's Kitchen range of food products is now available in the USA, Australia and New Zealand.