Max’s style Fried Chicken

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 whole chicken 3 to 4 pounds
• 2 pcs lemon grass

  (tanglad)
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tbsp fish sauce
• 1 tsp ground black pepper
• 1 medium onion quartered
• 1/4 tsp whole peppercorn
• 3 tbsp salt
• 3 pcs dried bay leaves
• 4 cups cooking oil for frying
• 2 liters water for steaming

Instructions

• 1 Wash chicken and pat dry with kitchen towel. Rub salt, fish sauce and ground
  black pepper on the chicken. Place the lemon grass inside cavity of chicken. Set
  aside.
• 2 Add water, onion, bay leaves, whole peppercorns, and salt in a steamer. Turn on
  stove top and bring to a boil.
• 3 When water starts to boil, place chicken breast down and steam for 15 minutes.
  After 15 minutes, turn the chicken and steam for another 15 minutes.
• 4 Remove the chicken from steamer and place in a rack. Air dry chicken for at
  least an hour to allow excess fluid to drip.
• 5 Heat cooking oil in a deep fryer or tall pot over high heat. Check oil
  temperature until it reaches 350°F.
• 6 When oil is hot enough, deep fry chicken for 5 minutes on one side and turn
  chicken to cook the other side for additional 3-5 minutes or until skin is crisp
  and golden.
• 7 Serve with ketchup and a side of rice or fries. Bon appetit!

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