Fried Chicken with Preserved Soy Beans

Name: Fried Chicken with Preserved Soy Beans (Ayam Goreng Tau Cheo)
Cuisine: Malaysian
Ingredients: Courgette (zucchini) 1, finely diced; Chinese cooking wine (Shaoxing) (optional) 4 Tbsp; Spring onions (scallions) 2, finely sliced; Preserved soy beans (tau cheo) 3 Tbsp; Yellow capsicum (bell pepper) 1, cored and diced; Red capsicum (bell pepper) 1, cored and diced; Corn flour (cornstarch) 2 tsp; Sugar ½ tsp; Light soy sauce 2 tsp; Ginger 1-cm (½-in) knob, peeled and finely pounded; Garlic 2 cloves, peeled and finely pounded; Red chillies 2, seeded and finely pounded; Cashew nuts 85 g (3 oz); Peanut oil 4 Tbsp; Chicken breasts 4, about 100 g (3½ oz) each, diced

Ayam Goreng Tau Cheo

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Best of Chef Wan Volume 1

By Chef Wan

Published 2018

About

Ingredients

Chicken breasts 4, about 100 g (3½ oz) each, diced
Peanut oil

Asia
Malaysia
Preserve
Main course
South East Asia

Method

Combine chicken with marinade ingredients and set aside for 1 hour.
Heat oil in a wok and fry the cashew nuts until golden. Remove and set aside.
In the same oil, sauté chillies, garlic and ginger until fragrant. Add preserved soy beans and marinated chicken. Cook until the chicken is tender.
Add the wine (if using), red and yellow capsicums a