Stir-fried chicken in a lip-smacking savory-sweet sauce. ABC Sauce Chicken!
ABC Sauce Chicken
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ABC Sauce Chicken
Description
ABC Sauce Chicken is a beloved Southeast Asian stir-fry that strikes a perfect balance between savory, sweet, and aromatic flavors. The star of the dish is Kecap Manis (Indonesian sweet soy sauce), which creates a glossy, dark, and thick glaze that clings beautifully to par-fried chicken pieces. Enhanced with the pungent warmth of ginger-garlic paste, the earthiness of fresh curry leaves, and a subtle heat from dried red chilies, this recipe offers a "just-right" level of sweetness. It is a quick, high-impact meal that brings the vibrant street-food flavors of Singapore and Malaysia straight to your dinner table
Ingredients:
To Marinate the Chicken:
For the Sauce:
Instructions
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Add the bite-sized chicken pieces along with all the ingredients to 'Marinate the Chicken' into a bowl. Rub the pieces well with the marinade ingredients. Set this aside for 1 hour for the best results.
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Add all ingredients for the sauce into a small bowl and add some warm water. Mix this up and set aside.
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Fry the chicken in batches. I do this in a small wok to use up less oil. As the oil heats up, add the chicken pieces one by one, so that they don't clump together. For the first minute or two, do not stir the chicken, or the delicate crust coating will not form properly. Later, gently turn over the pieces while separating the ones that have stuck together.
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Do not over-fry; keep the chicken bouncy in texture. When light golden, remove from oil and continue with the next batch.
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In a wide non-stick pan or wok, add 3-4 Tbsp of the oil used for frying the chicken.
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As it begins to heat up, add the broken red chilli, fresh green chillies and curry leaves. Fry briefly.
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Add the chopped onion squares and garlic. Sauté well till the onion slices separate from each other and are softened.
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Add the fried chicken pieces and toss well to flavour the chicken with the onion and garlic nicely.
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Now stir the sauce ingredients once and pour over the chicken. Toss well till pieces are coated.
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Also, rinse out the bowl with 1/4 cup of water and add this also - to get a more saucy texture.
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Lastly, do a taste check and add light soy sauce instead of salt to taste (about 1 tsp).
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ABS Sauce chicken is great served with white steamed rice, stir-fried vegetables, fried egg and soup!
Note
- Bone-in chicken pieces with skin may also be used in this recipe Cut into very small pieces and fry till tender, without over-browning.
- If you have oil from frying onions or shallots(for any other dish) - use this for frying the chicken in this recipe. It adds great flavor.
- Ginger-garlic paste is made by grinding fresh ginger and garlic in equal proportion to a smooth paste, adding little or no water. This is often made in bulk for Asian cooking and stored in the fridge. See how to make it.
- Key Ingredients: Chicken, ABS Sauce, Soy sauce, Oyster sauce, Onion, Garlic, Chillies, Curry leaves, Starch, Oil.
