Hello everybody, it’s Louise, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, har cheong gai | shrimp paste chicken burger. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Save Time and Do Groceries Online Now. Free UK Delivery on Eligible Orders! Har cheong gai is regarded as one of the most popular family fried chicken dishes in Singapore, and is made with fermented shrimp paste (har cheong) and a host of other spices and ingredients. The shrimp paste used is not the darker Malaysian style paste used for rojak sauce, but the pinkish grey southeastern Chinese style.

Har Cheong Gai

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have har cheong gai | shrimp paste chicken burger using 23 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Har Cheong Gai | Shrimp Paste Chicken Burger:

1. Prepare Chicken Patties:
2. Prepare 300 g Skinless Boneless Chicken Thigh,
3. Take 1.5 TBSP Granulated Sugar,
4. Get 1 TBSP Shrimp Paste Preferably Lee Kum Kee,
5. Prepare 4 TBSP Tapioca Starch,
6. Make ready 1 TBSP Rice Flour,
7. Prepare 1 TBSP Shao Xing / Hua Diao Wine,
8. Make ready 1 TBSP Oyster Sauce,
9. Make ready 1 TBSP Light Soy Sauce,
10. Get 1 Egg Lightly Beaten,
11. Make ready Pinch Sea Salt,
12. Get Pinch White Pepper,
13. Get Pinch Dried Mushroom Powder,
14. Prepare Burger:
15. Get Canola / Peanut / Vegetable Oil, For Frying
16. Get 1 Red Onion Finely Sliced,
17. Take Pinch Granulated Sugar,
18. Take Pinch Sea Salt,
19. Take Pinch Black Pepper,
20. Get 1 Handful Fresh Coriander Coarsely Chopped,
21. Get 3 TBSP Sriracha,
22. Get 3 TBSP Kewpie Mayo,
23. Take 4 Steamed Bao,

But Lee Kum Kee's is pretty close, I should say. I also made a simple dipping sauce on the side too. It is a "genius" combination of plum sauce. Shrimp Paste Chicken Burger When the America is famous for their hot wings or buffalo wings, Singapore is famous for our Har Cheong Gai aka Shrimp Paste Chicken.

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.

It is a "genius" combination of plum sauce. Shrimp Paste Chicken Burger When the America is famous for their hot wings or buffalo wings, Singapore is famous for our Har Cheong Gai aka Shrimp Paste Chicken. I dedicate this burger to a chef whom I have learn so much from, Chef Loh Mun Hon. He is one of the members who put the famous Singapore Hong Kong Street Chun Kee on the map. Keyword: shrimp paste chicken, har cheong gai, fried shrimp paste chicken.

So that is going to wrap this up for this special food har cheong gai | shrimp paste chicken burger recipe. Thanks so much for your time. I’m confident that you will make this at home. There is gonna be interesting food at home recipes coming up. Don’t forget to save this page on your browser, and share it to your family, colleague and friends. Thank you for reading. Go on get cooking!