18. Chicken and Eggs

CHICKEN & EGGS

almost everyday, we'd eat chicken!!

- roast / grilled chicken

- ayam buah keluak

- pan fried chicken

- soya sauce chicken / 3 cup chicken / sesame oil chicken

- curry chicken

- ayam/chicken lemak chillipadi

- san choy bao / lettuce wrapped chicken

- pan fried chicken thigh with salt & white pepper

- omelette with cheese

- scrambled eggs

- scallion oil chicken

home made roast chicken

seasoned with salt, pepper, honey, dark soya sauce 

(sometimes we add pounded garlic)

pan fried chicken with salt and pepper!!

yes, it's that simple!!

home made stir fried chicken 

with dark soya, onions, chilli and garlic 

(onions seasoned with a little rice vinegar, added last just before you serve)

sometimes, i add in lots of garlic, season with oyster sauce, soya sauce, chinese shaoxing wine, bai jiu (rice wine), sesame oil, cooked till dry. on photo, the dish looks a mess, but it really tastes yummy!! it's a classic chinese chicken dish :) 

Cooking Chicken Curry - 

fry spices/herbs, then fry chicken

ingredients for chicken curry includes a packet of fresh mix by market indian stall auntie!! 

home cooked chinese stew

mama's recipe:

- chicken, onions, garlic, potatoes, carrots - 

- pan fry with salt and crushed white/black peppercorn

- then braise with oyster sauce, dark soya sauce

optional: sometimes i add 

- chinese shaoxing wine

- fresh tomatoes

- tomato ketchup (about 1 tbsp) 

- HP sauce

- splash of tobasco

- frozen mixed veggies or peas

Peranakan / Nonya dish - ayam buah keluak (chicken buah keluak)
every family has their own version of this traditional curry...

oct 2019

jan 2012

jan 2012

hainan chicken rice must have - boiled chicken & chicken liver

Ayam Lemak Chillipadi 

Recipe:

Dec 2022

Peranakan / Nonya dish - ayam sioh

link: https://jt-food.blogspot.com/2022/12/107-christmas-2022-and-new-year-2023.html

16 Aug 2021

one way to enjoy chicken is to have it with salad and veggies

like san choy bao

or simple fried chicken with salt & white pepper - 

wrapped in lettuce, fried onions and tomatoes

Cheese Omelette with veggies

scrambled eggs with veggies and sesame oil

(can also add crab meat and wrap with iceberg lettuce)

Recipes 

Boiled Chicken with Ginger Scallion Oil

1. boil chicken in a pot of water, add ginger, onions/spring onions

season water with salt, white pepper, shaoxing wine and light soya sauce (1-2 tbsp)

2. remove chicken and add soya sauce mix + ginger scallion oil

Soya Sauce Mix - boil and pour over boiled chicken

- light soya

- oyster sauce

- shaoxing chinese wine

- garlic oil

- water / stock

Ginger Scallion Oil - fry and pour over boiled chicken

- aromatics mix - chop ginger, onions, spring onions, fresh coriander, garlic (little)

- add salt and sugar

- heat up oil and fry aromatics mix till fragrant

- set aside as a topping for boiled chicken