Thai Fried Chicken from Marion's Kitchen

This is from Marion's Kitchen.   I didn't make the fried shallots or sauce, but fried some red chilies in the oil with the chicken for some flavor.

This was very flavorful and interesting.  Rice flour also results in a much crunchier crispier crust than wheat flour and  it's even gluten-free if your children have celiac's disease.

Thai Fried Chicken - Adapted from Marion's Kitchen

Ingredients

1 Chicken Thigh (roughly 300g) - Deboned with the skin on
2 Garlic Cloves
2 Coriander Roots
2 Tsp Soy Sauce
1 Tsp Oyster Sauce
1/4 Tsp Sugar
Dash White Pepper
1/8 Tsp Ground Cumin Seeds
1/8 Tsp Turmeric Powder
1/2 Tsp Sea Salt
1/2 Cup Rice Flour

*Sunflower Oil for Deep Frying, or any oil of your choice

Step 1:  Make the marinade by placing the garlic and coriander roots in a food processor.

Step 2:  Transfer this into a bowl with the soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar, pepper, ground cumin seeds, turmeric and salt.  Mix.
 Note:  You can also put everything into the food processor but I didn't want to put certain ingredients in there.

Step 3:  Cut the chicken thigh into bite sized pieces and put it into the bowl with the marinade and mix well.  Marinate for 2 hours in the refrigerator.

Step 4:  Dust the chicken in rice flour, shaking off the excess.

Step 5:  Fill a saucepan to about 1/3 capacity with sunflower oil (or any other oil you use for frying) and heat it up over high heat. Dip a wooden spoon or chopsticks in to see if tiny bubble form.  This is how you know when it's ready.

Step 6:  You can put all the chicken into the oil and cook them until they float to the surface and a little brown but not done yet.

Step 7:  Remove these onto a plate with paper and wash the remaining dishes.

Step 8:  Heat-up the oil again and fry the chicken for a second time.  You can add the dried red chilies at this point.  The chicken is ready when they are golden brown.

Marion serves her chicken with crispy fried shallots and a sweet chili sauce topped with coriander, but I had mine plain.  

The chicken was very crisp and juicy.  Loved it.