Thailand

Gai Tod Hat Yai

Name: Gai Tod Hat Yai
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Thailand
Ingredients: 800 g Chicken pieces; 2 tbsp each Fish sauce & oyster sauce; some of each Garlic & coriander root; 4 tbsp Rice flour; 1 tsp each White pepper & turmeric; 4 Shallots (for fried shallots); plenty Vegetable oil (for frying)

Southern Thai fried chicken with crispy shallots

Gai tod Hat Yai is the famous fried chicken of the city of Hat Yai in Southern Thailand - crisp, savoury and irresistible.

The chicken is marinated in fish sauce, garlic and spices and served scattered with crisp-fried shallots.

Servings4

Time45 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Chicken pieces800 g
Fish sauce & oyster sauce2 tbsp each
Garlic & coriander rootsome of each
Rice flour4 tbsp
White pepper & turmeric1 tsp each
Shallots (for fried shallots)4
Vegetable oil (for frying)plenty

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Marinate the chicken in fish sauce, garlic and spices.
Coat in rice flour.
Deep-fry golden and crisp in hot oil.
Fry the shallots separately until crisp.
Scatter the chicken with fried shallots, serve with sticky rice.

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Fish sauce and rice flour for gai tod Hat Yai are in the Asia Boutique.

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