Malaysian Sweet and Spicy Chicken

Name: Malaysian Sweet and Spicy Chicken
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4-5 people
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 kilogram chicken; 1 tablespoon salt; 1 tablespoon turmeric powder; 40 g tamarind (add some water to extract juice); 8 tablespoons tomato paste; 100 g palm sugar; 2 tablespoons oyster sauce; Salt to taste; 300 milliliters water; 20 g dried chili peppers (soak in hot water for 10 minutes and drain); 2-3 onions (cut into small pieces) or red onions; 10 shallots; 12 cloves garlic; 4 stalks lemongrass (cut into small pieces); 1 small piece galangal (cut into small pieces); 1 small piece ginger (cut into small pieces); as needed Oil; Curry leaves as needed; 1 pandan leaf; 2 onions (sliced into rings)

童彥蓉 @summertong_0919

San Chong Vocational High School Asian Culture and Cuisine
~ Teacher Yang Li-Fen

童彥蓉 @summertong_0919

San Chong Vocational High School Asian Culture and Cuisine
~ Teacher Yang Li-Fen

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Ingredients

30 minutes

4-5 people

Marinade (marinate for at least one hour)
1 kilogramchicken
1 tablespoonsalt
1 tablespoonturmeric powder
Seasoning
40 gtamarind (add some water to extract juice)
8 tablespoonstomato paste
100 gpalm sugar
2 tablespoonsoyster sauce
Salt to taste
300 milliliterswater
Aromatic spices (blend and refrigerate for 3-4 hours)
20 gdried chili peppers (soak in hot water for 10 minutes and drain)
2-3onions (cut into small pieces) or red onions
10shallots
12 clovesgarlic
4 stalkslemongrass (cut into small pieces)
1small piece galangal (cut into small pieces)
1small piece ginger (cut into small pieces)
as neededOil
For sautéing
Curry leaves as needed
1pandan leaf
2onions (sliced into rings)

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Deep fry the marinated chicken until it is about 60-70% cooked.
2

In a pan, add a little oil and sauté one sliced onion, curry leaves, and pandan leaf together until fragrant.
3

Add the aromatic spice paste and stir-fry over medium-low heat until fragrant. Add tamarind juice, tomato paste, palm sugar, a little water, and oyster sauce, and stir-fry.
4

Mix the chicken and onion rings into the sauce, cover and simmer for 5-10 minutes until the chicken is fully cooked.