HAR CHEONG GAI / PRAWN PASTE CHICKEN

By That Bloody Botak

 HAR CHEONG GAI


This is one of my dad's favorite! Whenever we're at a zhi char place, 9 out of 10 times we'll see this on the table. What can I say? It's really good! This is one of those things that u can make in bulk, use whatever u want and freeze the rest for another time! So here's how we make it.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons prawn paste 

1 tablespoon oyster sauce 

1 tablespoon sesame seed oil 

1 tablespoon Chinese rice wine 

1 teaspoon white pepper 

8 whole chicken wings, cut into two 

6 tablespoons potato starch 

6 tablespoons wheat flour 

1 teaspoon baking powder 

1 egg 

Some oil for deep frying 


Method 

Marinade the chicken with prawn paste, oyster sauce, sesame seed oil, rice wine and white pepper for a minimum of 5hrs for all the goodness to get into the wings 

Mix the flour, starch, baking powder and eggs with water to form a batter 

Heat up a pot of oil 

When the oil is hot, start frying the wings. Do not over fill the pot as the temperature inside will drop 

The chicken is ready when it's golden brown 

Let the oil drip off the chicken and it's ready to serve 



Man! This is one thing I can never get enough of! Time for me to finish this off and fry another batch! Try it!

Enjoy everyone, and stay safe!











These recipes are good for those who want to cook for one or two without going all out but still wanting to enjoy good food. Simple to prepare and tasty food every time!

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