Guide to made Crispy Hat Yai Fried Chicken With Fried Shallots

Guide to made Crispy Hat Yai Fried Chicken With Fried Shallots

If you have been missing Thailand street food than this recipe of Hat Yat Fried chicken at home. Where this Thai fried chicken comes with topping of crispy fried shallots and some sticky rice. Where this is Thai recipe is originated from the southern part of Thailand and are usually refer to Hat Yai Fried Chicken.

You’ll Need:

• 1 ½ lb chicken wings
• 5 cloves garlic
• 1–2 cilantro roots, roughly chopped
• heaping 1⁄4 tsp black peppercorns
• heaping ¼ tsp white peppercorns
• 1 ½ Tbsp sugar
• 3 Tbsp soy sauce
• ½ tsp salt (if marinating overnight, cut down to ¼ tsp)
• ¼ – ⅓ cup water (If the chicken is already wet from washing, add only ¼ cup)
• 1⁄2 cup thinly sliced shallots (for fried shallots)
• 1⁄4 – 1⁄2 cup rice flour
• Sticky rice for serving (optional)

Steps:

Fried Shallots:

• Clean and slice the shallot into evenly and thin strips.
• Lay the sliced shallots on a plate lined with paper tower, then sprinkle salt over the shallot and make sure all pieces are salted and let the shallots sits for a while.
• Before frying the shallots, use a paper towel and press it onto the shallots to make sure that all the water is being absorbed off.
• Add about 1″ of oil into a frying pan and heat it over to medium heat. Then transfer all the shallots into the oil and keep heating the oil until the shallots are bubbling all over. Reduce heat to low and keep frying, stirring it constantly until they are golden brown.
• Once the shallot is golden brown then drain the shallot on a paper towel to remove the excessive oil.

Marinade:

1. Use a mortar or pestle to pound the garlic, cilantro roots and peppercorns into a fine paste.
2. Then transfer all the mixture into zip-lock bag or a bowl and add salt, sugar, soy sauce, water and mix well.
3. Add the chicken and let it marinade for least 2 hours, in between make sure you flip the bag halfway through or stir the chicken to ensure the whole chicken is being marinated.

Fried Chicken:

• Transfer the chicken out and then add oil into a frying pan, and heat the oil until it reaches 350 °F.
• While waiting for the heat to build you, add the rice flour,  ¼ cup at a time, and stir until you have a thin batter to coat the chicken which you have marinated. Fry the chicken for 4-6 minutes until you notice it has becomes golden crispy color.