I get asked quite often why I like to cook. The first reason I give is normally because I like to eat. I am Thai and food is a big factor in our culture. We greet each other with hello followed by 'have you eaten? When guests turn up at your house it's safe to assume that they will expect to be fed.

The second reason is that as I grew up in the Northeastern part of Thailand, the poorest region, food was always hard to come by. We weren't hungry as there was always rice, but it was difficult finding something to go with rice. Now I do have ingredients to go with rice, I want to cook!

Sunday 24 January 2016

Sweet and Sour Crispy Chicken.



Sweet and Sour Crispy Chicken.

In a bowl, put in
-500g chicken breasts, slice into 1cm thick strips. Add
-1tsp of salt. 
-black pepper.
Leave to marinade in the fridge for around 1hr.

In a bowl, put in 
-180g plain flour,
-20g cornflour,
-300ml water.
-salt.
Whisk to combine, should resemble pancake mixture. Refrigerate at least 20 minutes. 

 While you wait, make  the sauce.
-2 cloves garlic, chopped,
-2 inch ginger, sliced,
-1 onion, cut into chunks,
-2 carrots, cut into chunks,
-1/2 cucumber, cut into chunks,
-1 pepper (capsicum) cut into chunks,
-around 10 cherry tomatoes.
-410g tinned pineapple, juice included.

In a wok or large saucepan, on a medium heat, fry
-onion,
-garlic,
-ginger, 
-1 tsp salt, for around 5 minutes or until the vegetables have softened, add
-all the other vegetables, all at once. Stir to combine, add
-2tbsp white vinegar.
-1tbsp palm sugar.
Leave to simmer for 20 minutes. 
Check for seasoning. It should taste sweet and sour 😄.
Add-soy sauce, if you want more saltiness.

When ready to deep fry, add
-chicken to 
-batter. Mix well to combine.
Deep fry in batches for around 5 minutes.

Serve with rice.
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