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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
15 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
The family meal becomes more delicious with the dish of chicken simmered in tamarind, the sweet and sour flavor of the tamarind sauce soaking into each piece of tender, fragrant chicken will not disappoint you. Let’s cook with TasteVN to make this enticing fried dish right away!
Ingredients for Tamarind Chicken For 2 people
Chicken 500 gr Ripe tamarind 50 gr Garlic 4 cloves Fish sauce 2 tablespoons Cooking oil 200 ml Common seasonings 1 little (salt/ sugar/ monosodium glutamate)
How to choose fresh and delicious chicken
- If buying live chicken, choose those that move actively, have smooth feathers, red combs, shiny beaks, and straight, slender legs.
- Do not buy chickens that are standing limp, have ruffled feathers, watery eyes and noses, bruised legs, or pale purple or black bruised combs.
- For pre-prepared chicken, choose chicken with a characteristic yellow skin color, the skin looks fresh, thin, smooth, and elastic. The meat inside should have a natural reddish-yellow color, feel firm and elastic when pressed.
- Do not buy pieces of meat that look dull, soft and mushy, slimy, or have an unpleasant odor.
How to prepare Tamarind Chicken
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Prepare the ingredients
The chicken should be rubbed with salt for about 2 minutes and then rinsed thoroughly under running water. Next, cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces.
Tamarind should be placed in a bowl with 100ml of water, mashed, and then strained through a sieve to extract the tamarind juice. Peel and finely chop the garlic.
Effective ways to remove the odor from chicken- Method 1: The simplest way to remove the odor from chicken is to rub the meat thoroughly with salt and then wash it multiple times with clean water.
- Method 2: Additionally, to eliminate the chicken odor, rub the chicken with lemon juice (or vinegar, white wine) and then rinse again, allowing it to drain.
See details: Tips to remove chicken odor
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Sauté minced garlic and fry chicken
Place a pan on the stove, pour in 200ml of cooking oil, heat it up, and then add minced garlic to sauté until golden and fragrant. Once the garlic is golden, remove it all into a bowl, and set aside.
Next, after sautéing the garlic, add the chicken to fry over medium heat. To ensure the chicken cooks evenly, turn it regularly while frying.
Fry for about 10 minutes until the chicken is golden brown on the edges, then transfer it all to a plate.
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Making Tamarind Chicken
Next, scoop out the oil in the pan, leaving about 2 tablespoons of oil, add 2 tablespoons of fish sauce, the filtered tamarind juice, 2 tablespoons of sugar, and 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder.
While heating and stirring evenly, wait until the mixture boils and the seasonings have dissolved, then add the fried chicken, stir well to let the chicken absorb the seasonings, and lower the heat to simmer gently.
During the cooking time, stir occasionally, after 3 – 4 minutes, when the liquid thickens, adjust the seasoning to taste and add fried garlic, stir again, and turn off the heat.
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Final Product
The tamarind chicken features tender and crispy fried chicken, complemented by aromatic fried garlic, with a delicious balance of sour, sweet, and salty flavors that is very appealing, making it easy to eat a lot without getting bored. This dish is best enjoyed hot with white rice.
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With just a few simple steps, you can make tamarind chicken with a sweet and sour flavor, rich and appealing. Let’s cook it today for the whole family to enjoy, wishing you success!
