Hainanese Chicken Chop

 

When Chef M is cooking, it must be some yummy dish :P

A taste of Hainanese today!

Ingredients

2 chicken thigh - de-boned

2 potatoes - peeled and cut into thick slices

handful of frozen green pea

handful of frozen diced carrot

oil for deep frying

5 tbsp tomato ketchup 

few tablespoon water for sauce

salt to taste

cornstarch solution for thickening sauce

 

Marinade for chicken thigh

sprinkle of salt and pepper

1 egg

flour for coating

 

Method

1. Marinate chicken thigh with salt and pepper.  Coat with egg.  Drench the chicken meat in flour and set aside for frying later.
2. Heat up one tablespoon oil in a pan.  Add sliced onion and chopped garlic and fry over low heat till aromatic.  Add cut tomato and continue to cook for a while.  Add ketchup and fry to mix well.  Add a few tablespoon water and bring to a boil.  Turn off heat.  Cover and set aside.
   
3. Heat up a pot of oil.  Add cut potato and fry till golden brown and cripsy.  Remove from oil and sprinkle with some salt.
   
4. Fry chicken thigh in the hot oil until golden brown and crispy.  
5. Arrange fried chicken thigh on a serving plate.  Place french fries on the plate as well.
6. Heat up the sauce again.  Add green peas and carrot.  Cover and cook for a few minutes.
7. Stir in a little cornstarch solution to slightly thicken the sauce.  Add salt to taste.
   
8. Pour sauce over the fried chicken chop and enjoy this very tasty dish!