Kam Heong Chicken
  1. Marinate the Chicken: Marinate the cubed chicken thighs with curry powder, salt, pepper, and a little bit of cornstarch. Let it sit for at least 15 minutes.

  2. Preparation: Prepare the dried shrimp, curry leaves, shallots, garlic, chilies, lemongrass, and optional makrut lime leaves. Combine the sauce ingredients together for convenience: curry powder, soy sauce, dark soy sauce, and oyster sauce.

  3. Cook the Chicken: Add oil to a pan and shallow fry the chicken until golden brown and cooked through. Remove from pan. If needed, remove some oil until about a tablespoon is left.

  4. Fry the Aromatics: Heat oil in a wok and fry the dried shrimp until crispy. Add the curry leaves, shallots, garlic, chilies, lemongrass, and optional makrut lime leaves, stirring until fragrant.

  5. Add Sauce and Simmer: Add the sauce and stir fry to combine until the sauce bubbles.Add Back Fried Chicken: Add back the chicken and stir fry to combine.

  6. Serve: Once the chicken is coated with the sauce, Kam Heong Chicken is ready! Remove from heat and serve immediately with rice and a side of steamed vegetables or vegetable stir fry. Enjoy!

Course🍽️Main Course

Diets🥩Carnivore...

Category🍗Chicken

Cuisine🇲🇾Malaysian

Occasions🎉Celebration📆Everyday

Season🔁Year-round

DifficultyEasy ⏰ 30m

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