Since I bought a bottle of Nam Yee (fermented red bean cubes) to make Chicken Biscuit (Kai Chai Peng), it had been left unattended. I was not familiar with Nam Yee and that was my first bottle. I searched the web for recipes that I could possibly use with Nam Yee and collected a few that I could try out. One of it was fried chicken wings with nam yee. Click read more for my version of the recipe. I hardly buy chicken wings anymore because I don't want to encourage my girls to eat chicken wings. And the best alternative I found was chicken thigh which I would cut away the skin and fat before chopping into pieces.
We gave it a thumb up! The cornstarch gave it a nice crunch and the nam yee gave it a unique taste. You do get the crunch without the skin! Next time I would try a bake version, as this will be healthier than deep-frying.
Ingredients:
6 pieces of skinless chicken thighs, cut off half of the meat and chop off the bone part into half
Marinade overnight with:
- 2 pieces of nam yee, smashed
- 1 tsp. sesame oil
- 1 tsp. olive oil
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. sugar
- Dashes of garlic powder
- 1 Tbsp. ShaoXing wine
- 1 Tbsp. cornstarch
Method:
1. Mix chicken pieces with marinade and marinate overnight.
2. Heat your wok with enough oil for deep-frying. In a plate, add in some cornstarch for coating. Take one of the chicken piece and coat with cornstarch, shake off excess flour and slowly drop into hot oil.
3. Deep-fry on both side until golden brown and cooked through. Drain on paper towel and serve warm.
14 comments:
Oh! The chicken pieces are calling me! Yummy!
I too just bought a bottle of Nam Yee thinking of making fried chicken with it. Sometime it is difficult to avoid fried food as they taste so good :)I guess moderation is the key.
wow! this is my favourite, just can't have enough of them! full with bursting flavours! ;)
Sounds like an interesting recipe! I like the crunch cornflour gives to fried foods - I like using it to coat pieces of fish before frying.
I love name yee and can just imagine the lovely taste of these chicken pieces. I have to try this. I always use chicken thigh too. I hardly deep fry my food so I may go for baking.
Yum! I've never tried this before but I just may now.
recently I fried this for my kids, they also give thumbs up! yummy.
hmm never was a fan of Nam Yee... my mom loves it tho. :P
This is something new to me and it looks really delicious :)
Wah, my favorite is Chicken Wings leh! How come you don't let your girls eat chicken wings? Only skin, no meat ah? ;p
Wow, looks REALLY crispy!! Like KFC, but I am sure tastes even better. :)
Oh ya C, I have an award for you.
Do u not give wings because it's where they inject the hormones jabs? I heard something like that. But it remains my favourite part of the chicken. However, I give my girl the thigh too as is the most tender, but like u said, it can get fatty so I make sure I remove the fats too.
oh ching...if i hv no morning sickness i think i can eat a bucket of this...yumm i love nam yue flavor
my friend normally marinate chicken in nam yue then bring for bbq...so definitely taste good grilled
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