Chilli Chicken

The Swallow's family is growing in years and as her young ones grow older, they have learnt to enjoy eating spicy dishes as well.  There are times when they even make special requests for the spicy dishes which they love.

Chilli Chicken is one such dish.  This easy-to-cook dish is also a favourite of the Swallow and her mate.  It caters to the spicy and sour taste buds.  The Swallow's mate also deems it 'lighter-to-eat-than-curry'.

The Swallow used one half of a 2kg-bag of frozen chicken wings, and used the other half for another chicken dish called 'Assam Chicken'.

Chilli Chicken

CHILLI CHICKEN (Serves 4)

Ingredients

• 10 pcs chicken wings
• 8 cloves garlic
• 6 candlenuts
• 4 red chillies
• juice from 12 small green limes
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup water, or enough to almost cover the chicken parts
• 2 tbsp oil

Method

1. Chop chicken wings into 3 pieces ie drumlets, mid-joints and wing tips.  Use the wing tips in other recipes eg soup bases.
2. Pound garlic, candlenuts and red chillies.
3. Marinate the chicken with the pounded ingredients
4. Heat wok.  Add oil.  Stir-fry the chicken on medium high heat until slightly browned, about 5 minutes.
5. Add salt.  Add water. Reduce heat to low and continue to simmer the chicken in the sauce.
6. After 20 minutes, check the sauce. If a slightly thicker sauce is desired, remove the chicken and continue cooking until the sauce has thickened to the desired consistency.  Then add back the chicken to the sauce and continue simmering until the chicken is cooked.
7. Add in lime juice.  Season with salt.
8. Serve hot with rice.