A fusion Indo chinese fried chicken dish which is crispy on the outside and silky on the inside, due to the combination of prawns and chicken. This is served with a light sauce, and some steamed vegetables on the side. There are 2 ways to make this.. The old fashioned way is to roughly mince chicken and prawns, mix together with spices..pat onto a banana leaf and deep fry. The newer method is to thinly slice chicken breasts, apply shrimp paste and egg wash and bread the chicken.
I Prefer the old fashioned way😊 It is still served like this in old chinese restaurants. Some sources say that this dish originated in the city of Nanjeng in China. Hence the name chicken Nanking. Its a non spicy dish reminicent of olden days cantonese cooking. Worcestershire sauce also known as KECAP INGGRIS ( english soya sauce) gives a good flavour here.Do try this recipe..
Ingredients
- 200 gms roughly minced chicken breast ( I used the underside of the chicken breast)
- 200 gms prepped shrimp/prawns (peel, clean and then weigh)
- 1 heaped tbsp minced garlic
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 heaped tsp white pepper powder
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tsps salt
- 1/2 tsp msg (optional)
- 2 heaped tbsps tapioca starch powder or cornflour
- 2 heaped tbsps all purpose flour
- 1 big egg
- 2 tbsps water
- 1 tbsp worcestershire sauce
Sauce:
- 300 ml water
- 3 tbsps of tomato ketchup
- 3 tbsps worcestershire sauce
- 2 tbsps sugar
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp cornflour (mixed with little water)
Method
- Mix everything in a bowl and keep aside for 15 mins.
- Take banana leaves and cut into rounds of 18 cms..approx.
- Divide the chicken prawn mixture into 2 (if you like it a bit chunky) or 3 (if you like it thinner) and pat onto the banana leaves.
- Heat a wok and add enough oil for frying the chicken.
- When oil is hot..slide in the banana leaf. After a few mins, it will seperate from the patty..remove and discard the leaf.
- Continue frying the patty till crispy. Remove and cut into pieces.
- To make the sauce: Put everything in a saucepan, bring to a boil, and add the cornflour slurry.
- Serve on a platter with the sauce, french fries, and steamed vegetables.
