Simple Way to Make Any-night-of-the-week Har Cheong Gai | Shrimp Paste Chicken

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16 Apr, 2021

Har Cheong Gai | Shrimp Paste Chicken.

Hey everyone, it is me, Dave, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I'm gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, har cheong gai | shrimp paste chicken. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Har Cheong Gai

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have har cheong gai | shrimp paste chicken using 15 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Har Cheong Gai | Shrimp Paste Chicken:

{Get 4.5 TBSP of Granulated Sugar,.
{Make ready 3 TBSP of Lee Kum Kee's Shrimp Paste,.
{Take 3/4 Cup of Tapioca Starch,.
{Make ready 3 TBSP of Rice Flour,.
{Take 3 TBSP of Shao Xing / Hua Diao Wine,.
{Make ready 3 TBSP of Oyster Sauce,.
{Take 3 TBSP of Light Soy Sauce,.
{Take 3 of Egg Lightly Beaten,.
{Make ready Pinch of Sea Salt,.
{Make ready of Canola / Peanut / Vegetable Oil, For Frying.
{Get Pinch of White Pepper,.
{Take 1/4 Cup of Lee Kum Kee's Plum Sauce,.
{Take 1/4 Cup of Lao Gan Ma's Chili Crisp,.
{Get Pinch of Dried Mushroom Powder,.
{Take 1 kg of Chicken Flats,.

Steps to make Har Cheong Gai | Shrimp Paste Chicken:

In a large bowl, add sugar, shrimp paste, tapioca starch, rice flour, Shao Xing wine, oyster sauce and soy sauce. Stir to combine well and until smooth, making sure no large lumps. Add in eggs, salt, pepper and mushroom powder. Whisk until well combined..
Add in the chicken flats. Toss and coat the chicken well with the batter. Make sure the chicken is fully submerged in the batter..
Cover with cling film and marinate in the fridge overnight. Prepare a dutch oven with 2 inches of oil over medium heat. *To check the temperature of the oil, insert a wooden chopstick. If bubbles start to form around the chopstick, the temperature of the oil is ready for frying.*.
Using a pair of tongs, gently drop the chicken into the oil away from you. *Do not discard the marinade.* Spoon some of the marinade over the chicken to create a crispy skirt. Deep fried until golden brown on both sides..
Remove from heat and drain off excess oil on a wire cooling rack or on a plate lined with parchment paper. In a small bowl, mix plum sauce and Lao Gan Ma's chili crisp well. This will be the dipping sauce. Serve the chicken immediately with the dipping sauce..

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