Turmeric Chicken

Name: Turmeric Chicken
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 55 min
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1 chicken, cut into serving pieces; 1¼ in (3 cm) fresh turmeric root, peeled, sliced and ground, or 1¼ teaspoons ground turmeric; 1¼ in (3 cm) fresh turmeric root, peeled, sliced and ground, or 1¼ teaspoons ground turmeric; 1½–2 teaspoons salt; ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; ½ cup (125 ml) oil; 1 teaspoon sugar; 1 onion, cut into rings

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
55 min

Appears in

Wok Cooking Made Easy

By Nongkran Daks

Published 2007

About

Ingredients

1 chicken, cut into serving pieces
1¼ in (3 cm) fresh turmeric root, peeled, sliced and ground, or

Asia
Main course
Gluten-free

Method

Rinse and pat the chicken dry with paper towels.
Combine the ground turmeric, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Rub this mixture into the chicken and set aside to marinate for at least 20 minutes.
Heat the oil in a wok over high heat until very hot, slide the marinated chicken pieces into the hot oil gently using a spatula, and stir-fry the chicken unt