Thai Fried Chicken (with Nam Jim Jeaw) Recipe
Best Thai Fried Chicken Recipe
Equipment
- 1 wok
- 1 mixing bowl
Ingredients
For the Fried Chicken
- 2 lbs chicken wings (6-7 wings)
- 1 cup rice flour
- 5 cloves garlic
- 2 tsp peppercorn
- 1 tsp coriander seeds optional but highly recommended
- 5 tsp sugar or sweetener of your choice
- 8-10 cilantro stems or 2-3 cilantro roots
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- 4 tbsp soy sauce Use gluten free soy sauce if you need to.
- ½ cup water
- vegetable oil for frying
For the Dipping Sauce or "Nam Jim Jeaw"
- 1 tsp sugar or granulated monk fruit
- 1 tsp ground toasted or burnt rice Toast some uncooked rice on the stovetop for a few minutes then pound or grind. It last forever and so worth it!
- 2 tsp tamarind paste or tamarind concentrate
- 3-4 tsp fish sauce
- ½ tsp chili flakes
- cilantro for garnish
- spring onion for garnish
Instructions
Make the Marinade
- Pound garlic, cilantro stems, white peppercorn, coriander seeds, and sugar. Add fish sauce, soy sauce, and water then stir to combine.
- Marinade : to help the chicken get marinaded better and cook faster, poke the wings with a fork all over or make a few cuts on each wing. Then keep them marinaded in the fridge for 4 hours or overnight.
Fry
- Fry: Before frying the chicken, add 1 cup of rice flour to the bowl. Your batter will become super tasty and this will impress your guests! Mix everything well with your hands. Fry the chicken on medium low heat 7-8 minutes on each side. Try not to flip them often. I only flip them once. You know when the chicken is done when you can insert the tooth pick through it easily or when the internal temperature of the chicken is 175 Fahrenheit.
Make "Nam Jim Jeaw" dipping sauce
- In a pan, toast some uncooked rice. Stir occasionally. Oil is not needed here. Once the majority of the rice turns golden brown. Turn the stove off then grind the toasted rice with a grinder ot mortar and pestle. You won't need a whole lot for the recipe but you can keep it in the jar in a dry place for a very long long time.
- Combine chili flakes, sugar, toasted rice, tamarind concentrate, and fish sauce together. Stir to combine. Add some chopped cilantro and shallots for garnish.
Video
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