Har Cheong Gai | Shrimp Paste Chicken Burger
Har Cheong Gai | Shrimp Paste Chicken Burger

Hello everybody, it is Louise, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, har cheong gai | shrimp paste chicken burger. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Har cheong gai, is a Singaporean fried chicken dish, consisting of fried chicken wings in a batter with fermented shrimp paste. Learn how to make Prawn Paste Chicken Burger (Har Cheong Gai Burger 虾酱鸡汉堡). Crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside. Meet the burger of your dreams.

Har Cheong Gai

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have har cheong gai | shrimp paste chicken burger using 23 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Har Cheong Gai | Shrimp Paste Chicken Burger:
  1. Make ready Chicken Patties:
  2. Get Skinless Boneless Chicken Thigh,
  3. Take Granulated Sugar,
  4. Take Shrimp Paste Preferably Lee Kum Kee,
  5. Make ready Tapioca Starch,
  6. Get Rice Flour,
  7. Make ready Shao Xing / Hua Diao Wine,
  8. Prepare Oyster Sauce,
  9. Get Light Soy Sauce,
  10. Take Egg Lightly Beaten,
  11. Prepare Sea Salt,
  12. Prepare White Pepper,
  13. Get Dried Mushroom Powder,
  14. Get Burger:
  15. Make ready Canola / Peanut / Vegetable Oil, For Frying
  16. Get Red Onion Finely Sliced,
  17. Make ready Granulated Sugar,
  18. Prepare Sea Salt,
  19. Take Black Pepper,
  20. Make ready Fresh Coriander Coarsely Chopped,
  21. Make ready Sriracha,
  22. Make ready Kewpie Mayo,
  23. Prepare Steamed Bao,

The chicken pieces, usually mid-section of chicken wings are marinated in. Har cheong gai - also known as prawn paste chicken - has been my guilty pleasure ever since I was a child. Their har cheong gai is a little bit on the costly side. With Har Cheong Gai, the batter is added to the marinade right at the beginning and then the chicken is left to marinade overnight.

Instructions to make Har Cheong Gai | Shrimp Paste Chicken Burger:
  1. Pls visit: https://www.fatdough.sg/post/mantou-bao if you wanna make your own steamed bao.
  2. Prepare the chicken patties. - - Slice the chicken thigh into 4 equal pieces. - - In a shallow bowl, add the rest of the ingredients. - - Stir to combine well and until the sugar has dissolved.
  3. Add in the chicken. - - Coat the chicken well with the batter. - - Cover with cling film and marinade in the fridge overnight. - - Prepare a dutch oven with 2 inches of oil over medium heat.
  4. To check the temperature of the oil, insert a wooden chopstick. If bubbles start to form around the chopstick, the temperature of the oil is ready for frying.* - - Using a pair of tongs, gently drop the chicken into the oil away from you. - - *Do not discard the marinade.*
  5. Spoon some of the marinade over the chicken to create a crispy skirt. - - Deep fried until golden brown on both sides. - - Remove from heat and drain off excess oil on a wire cooling rack or on a plate lined with parchment paper.
  6. Assemble the burger. - - In a skillet over medium heat, add in about 2 TBSP of oil. - - Once oil is heated up, add in onion. - - Season with sugar, salt and pepper.
  7. Saute to combine well. - - Turn the heat down to low. - - Saute constantly until the onions are caramelized, about 30 mins. - - Transfer into a bowl.
  8. Add in coriander. - - Toss to combine well. - - Set aside. - - In a small bowl, add Sriracha and mayo. - - Stir to combine well.
  9. Set aside. - - Slice the bao into halves lengthwise. - - Spread the Sriracha mayo sauce on all halves. - - Place the chicken patties on the bottom bao.
  10. Top it off with the caramelized onion mixture. - - Close the burger with the top bao. - - Serve immediately.

Their har cheong gai is a little bit on the costly side. With Har Cheong Gai, the batter is added to the marinade right at the beginning and then the chicken is left to marinade overnight. I am still trying to figure out why it is done this way. She told me that to make really good Har Cheong Gai, you have to get a specific brand of shrimp sauce from Hong Kong. The perfect recipe for making zi char style crispy prawn paste chicken (har cheong gai).

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