Recipe: Spicy Ginger Chicken Asian Style

Spicy Ginger Chicken Asian Style served with Panfried Brussel Sprouts in Oyster Sauce

Ingredients:

• 1x Whole Garlic Bulb (Roughly 8 Pieces) (Bawang Putih 8 Biji)
• Ginger, julienned (5 inches) (Halia Muda, Hiris Nipis)
• 4x Red Bird's Eye Chili less if prefer non-spicy (4 Biji Cili Api)
• 2x Red Chilli (2 Btg Lada Hidup)
• 1x Cinnamon Stick (1 Btg Kayu Hidup)
• 2x Star Anise (2 Biji Bunga Lawang)
• 2x Cardamon Seeds (2 Biji Pelaga)
• 1 stick Carrots, Julienned (1 batang karot, dihiris)
• 1 tomato, quartered (1 biji tomato, dibelah empat)
• 1 tablespoon black pepper
• 3 tablespoon oyster sauce
• 1/2 cup chicken stock
• 1 tablespoon corn starch (tepung jagung) [optional]
• Coriander leaves (daun sup) / can be subbed with chives (daun kucai)

Steps:

1. Brown your chicken in a pan (low-medium heat, no oil, no water)
2. Saute items 1 - 4 in some oil over medium heat until it browns slightly.
3. Add in items 5 - 7
4. Add in the black pepper
5. Add in the browned chicken
6. Stir in the oyster sauce and the chicken stock
7. Cover with a lid until chicken cooks
8. Add in corn starch if you wish to thicken the sauce (optional)
9. Add in the carrots, leave for two minutes
10. Add in the tomato
11. Add in the coriander leaves. Season with salt

Step 1: Browning the chicken.

Step 2 - 3: Saute-ing some items with the spices.

Step 6: Adding in the browned chicken

Step 11: Adding in the chives and salt.