Monday, November 2, 2020

How to make Air Fried Belacan Fried Chicken for Healthier Nasi Lemak?

Today we celebrated Monday the start of the week with a power Malaysian dinner. The powerful platter consisted of Crispy Fried Chicken with sides of white rice, sambal belacan (shrimp paste), fried anchovies, boiled eggs and blanched green beans. 

Hubby approved my belacan fried chicken. It was the bomb because firstly, chicken thigh is the yummiest part of the whole chicken (in our opinion). Secondly, the chicken thigh were very well fried by my airfryer. Most importantly, it is totally guiltless as it is air-fried, which means very little or no oil was used! In fact, it was so good even the little one finish a piece of fried chicken thigh all by herself.

The Air-Fried Belacan Fried Chicken is in fact super easy to make. Without further ado, let me share the recipe as below: 

Air-Fried Belacan Fried Chicken

Ingredients:
5 pcs Chicken thigh
0.5 pcs Jeeny's belacan (shrimp paste)
1 egg white
Some sesame oil
2-3 tbsp corn flour
2-3 tbsp Kentucky flour
Dash of sugar
Dash of salt

Steps:
1️⃣Dissolve belacan shrimp paste in little water. Add all ingredients together and whisk until mixture is smooth.
2️⃣Marinate it for 2 hours (if you have time, other wise it's okay).
3️⃣Arrange chicken with skin facing down in air fryer. Do not overlap. Air fry at 200 Deg C for 20 minutes.
4️⃣Chicken looks golden brown. Now flip chicken over with skin facing up. Air fry at 200 Deg C for another 10 minutes. This step is very important in ensuring the chicken is well-cooked through and also to achieve the golden brown and crispy effect on the skin. 
5️⃣Serve it hot.



Sambal Belacan Recipe 
Ingredients: 
0.5 pcs of Jeeny's Belacan Paste (Available in Asian shops or Coles) 
A handful of chili (I used 4 big chilis and 3 bird eye chilis)
Shallots / Onions
Few cloves of garlic 
Some salt
Some sugar 
Lime (if available) 

Steps:
1️⃣Blend everything in the blender. 
2️⃣Stir fry on pan with some oil until fragrant.
3️⃣Add in onion slices and fried anchovies if desired.

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