Fried Chicken in screw pine leaf

Fried Chicken in screw pine leaf (Serves4)

The Screw pine leaves give additional fragrance and adds a unique touch to this delightful dish

Ingredients

Chicken Fillet 500 g (1 lb ½ oz ), cut into 30 small pieces

Sugar  1 Tbsp

Sesame oil 1 Tbsp

Fish Sauce 2 Tbsp

Dark Soy Sauce 1 Tsp

Screwpine(Pandan) Leave 15

Cooking Oil for deep-frying

Paste

Garlic 4 Cloves, peeled

Ground white pepper 1 tsp

Coriander Leaves (cilantro) 3 sprigs, chopped

Shallots 4, peeled

Lemon Grass 1 stalk, tough outer leaves removed, ends trimmed and sliced

Preserved

Soy Beans 1 Tbsp

Direction

1.  Combine paste ingredients in a blender and process until fine. Transfer to a bowl and add chicken, sugar, sesame oil, fish sauce and dark soy sauce. Leave in col place to marinate for 30 minutes.

2.   Fold a crewpine leaf into a cone. Place a piece of marinated chicken inside and tuck ends of leaf back into cone to create a tight parcel. Repeat until ingredients are used up. Heat oil and deep-fry parcels for 10 minutes or until chicken is cooked. Remove and drain well.

3.  Leave parcels to cool slightly before serving


**Recipe from myrecipesbook

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