Tasty Thai chicken in pandanus leaves

Tasty Thai chicken in pandanus leaves

By Mary Winata

JAKARTA (JP): This Thai-style fried chicken is a feast that
will definitely satisfy your appetite. It has a very tasty flavor
and its pandanus leaf wrapper emits a mouth-watering aroma. This
popular fare is good when eaten by itself or with a sweet, sour
or spicy sauce.

Chicken fried in pandanus leaves
* 100 g chicken meat, diced
* 50 pandanus leaves
* 4 cloves of garlic, finely crushed
* 2 shallots, finely chopped
* 1 tsp ginger, finely chopped
* A pinch of salt and white pepper
* 1 tsp lemon grass, finely chopped
* 1 tsp finely ground chili
* 1 tsp coriander root, finely chopped
* 3 tbsp sweet soy sauce
* 2 tbsp fish soya sauce, or 2 tbsp soya sauce
* 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
* 2 tbsp cooking oil
* juice of 2 Sunkist oranges

Chili sauce
* 1 tbsp finely ground chili
* 1 clove garlic, finely crushed
* A pinch of salt
* 1 tbsp white vinegar
* 3 tbsp tomato sauce
* 1 tbsp sugar
* 200 ml water
* 1/2 tsp corn flour mixed with 1 tbsp water

(Makes 10 servings)
1. In a large bowl, combine chicken meat and all other
ingredients. Mix well and set aside for 6 hours.
2. Gently wrap a few pieces of chicken meat in a pandanus leaf.
Repeat the procedure with the remaining chicken meat.
3. Heat cooking oil in a frying pan and deep fry the wrapped
chicken until cooked through. Remove from oil and place on
absorbent paper. Serve warm with the chili sauce.
4. For chili sauce: Combine all ingredients except corn flour
mixture, cook until it simmers. Add corn flour mixture and stir
until the sauce thickens.

-- Mary Winata is a Chinese cookbook writer and this recipe,
which is originally titled Ayam Goreng Gaya Thai, is contained in
her book Variasi Hidangan Ayam published by PT Gramedia Pustaka
Utama, Jakarta.