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Spicy chili chciken
What To Cook Today recipe - Indonesian
- Prep time
- 14 min
- Cook time
- 31 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 1/2 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs (cut into bite size)
- 1 medium onion (thinly sliced)
- Corn starch to coat the chicken
- Salt to taste
- 1-2 Tbsp of sugar
- Oil for deep-frying
- CHILI INGREDIENTS:
- 20 shallots
- 1 stalk of lemongrass
- 2- inch piece galangal
- 1 tsp of shrimp paste/terasi
- About 20-30 bird's eye chili
- 5 cloves garlic
- 1/2 cup of water
Instructions
- 1
Put all the chili ingredients into a food processor and ground into a fine paste. The water is to get the grinding process going
- 2
Heat up some oil in a pan, enough to cover the chicken for deep frying. Meanwhile, dredge the chicken pieces into the corn starch and fry until golden brown and set them aside
- 3
In a separate pan, heat up about 3 Tbsp oil oil and stir fry the onion until they are soft, add in the chili paste and stir fry until fragrant, about 1-2 minutes. Add the sugar and salt to your taste. Add the fried chicken pieces and toss them to make sure they are coated with the sauce and stir fry for another 1 minute and serve immediately