Max's Style Fried Chicken
This recipe is a Max's style fried chicken dish.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 240kcal
Ingredients
- 1 whole dressed chicken (or 3 to 4 pcs chicken legs with thigh)
- 1/4 cup fish sauce patis
- 4 cloves garlic crushed
- 1 pc onion, quartered
- 1/2 Tbsp. black peppercorns, cracked
- 3 pcs laurel leaves
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp. black pepper powder
- 4 to 5 cups water
- cooking oil for deep frying
Instructions
How to cook Max's Fried Chicken:
- In a pot, pour water and add fish sauce, garlic, onion, black peppercorns and laurel leaves. Stir. Bring to boil. Then place the chicken in the pot and bring to a boil. Simmer for about 20 minutes for whole chicken and 15 minutes for chicken legs.
- Remove from the broth and drain on a colander. Cool for about 10 minutes and rub with equal amount of salt and pepper on all sides of the skin and the inside part.
- Heat cooking oil in a pot for deep frying. Fry the chicken until lightly brown. Turning the chicken as needed after cooking on each side until the chicken is evenly cooked.
- Remove the chicken from the pot and drain with paper towels or jut place it on a rack to drain the excess oil. Let it rest for 10 minutes. Fry again for 3 to 5 minutes until golden brown and crispy. Drain again to remove excess oil.
- Serve with your favorite dipping sauce.