Singaporean-Malaysian🥩 Meat

Brined Crispy Fried Chicken

Name: Brined Crispy Fried Chicken
Total time: 2 h 20 min
Cuisine: Singaporean-Malaysian
Ingredients: 800–1000 g chicken (thighs and wings); ~3-4 cups cold water; 1 tbsp salt; 1 tbsp sugar; to taste salt (for seasoning); 1–2 tsp turmeric powder; 1 tbsp all-purpose fried flour; a little water; 5–10 shallots (small); 15 bird's eye chili; 3 pandan leaves; 5 curry leaves; ~6-8 cups oil (for deep frying)

⏱ 140 min

Chicken pieces brined with salt and sugar solution to enhance moisture and flavour, then coated with turmeric and seasoned flour, and deep-fried until golden. Garnished with fried shallots, bird's eye chili, curry leaves and pandan leaves for aroma. Juicy inside, crispy outside—perfect served hot with rice.

Adapted from a video by Che Nom

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Ingredients

chicken (thighs and wings)800–1000 g
cold water~3-4 cupsest.
salt1 tbsp
sugar1 tbsp
salt (for seasoning)to taste
turmeric powder1–2 tsp
all-purpose fried flour1 tbsp
watera little
shallots (small)

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1
Cut chicken into pieces such as thighs and wings.
2
Dissolve 1 tablespoon salt and 1 tablespoon sugar in cold water to make the brine.
3
Submerge chicken in brine, add water to cover completely, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight.
4
Slice shallots thinly, remove stems from bird's eye chili (optionally break them slightly), and cut pandan leaves into 1-inch pieces.
5
Remove brined chicken from refrigerator, drain the brine, rinse lightly with water, and pat dry.
6
Place chicken in a bowl, season with salt, sprinkle turmeric powder and fried flour, add a little water, and mix until thinly coated with batter.
7
Heat plenty of oil to proper temperature, ensuring the chicken will be completely submerged.
8
When oil is hot, add chicken to the oil and deep fry until golden brown.
9
Once golden, add the sliced shallots and fry until they turn golden and crispy.
10
Add bird's eye chili, pandan leaves and curry leaves, stir until fragrant and shallots are crispy, then remove from heat.

Brined Crispy Fried Chicken

Ingredients

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