Shā Chá Jī - 沙茶鸡
fried marinated chicken
Ingredients:
450 g chicken thighs
2 tbsp sha cha sauce (沙茶酱), otherwise XO sauce
1 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tbsp cornstarch
1/2 tsp palm sugar
1/4 tsp salt
5 cm jahe/ginger
9 cloves of garlic
2 spring onions
125 ml of water
3 tbsp oil
Preparation:
Cut the chicken into pieces. Halve the garlic and cut the jahe into slices. Cut the spring onion into pieces.
Mix the meat with the sha cha sauce, soy sauce, cornstarch. the salt and palm sugar. Then mix in 1/2-1 tbsp oil and let it marinate for at least 1 hour.
Heat the remaining oil in a pan and add the meat together with the jahe and the garlic and fry on one side until golden brown. Then turn the meat and add the water. Cover the pan and fry on high heat for 4 minutes.
Remove the lid and mix in the spring onion and continue frying until the sauce has thickened. Serve.