June 26, 2007

Pandan (Screwpine Leaves) Chicken

Pandan ChickenApologies for being so irresponsive to your comments and the lack of posting. I am on the road for two weeks and will be heading back soon.

However, I wanted to share with you a new summer recipe--pandan chicken or fried chicken wrapped with screwpine leaves.

Here is just one picture for now; I will do the fancy Lightbox picture set and share the recipe when I return...

Pandan ChickenRecipe: Pandan (Screwpine Leaves) Chicken

Ingredients:

Pandan leaves
2 pieces skinless and boneless chicken breast (cut into 2 in. x 1 in. cubes)
1/8 teaspoon sesame seeds
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon oyster sauce
1/8 teaspoon sesame oil
3 dashes white pepper powder
1/4 teaspoon sugar
1/8 teaspoon fish sauce
3 inches fresh ginger (grated and squeezed for juice)

Method:
  1. Mix the chicken pieces with all the seasonings above.
  2. Add the ginger juice and marinate for 1 hour.
  3. Put a piece of the chicken towards the end of the pandan leave and roll it up tightly.
  4. Hold tight with a tooth pick.
  5. Deep fry until the golden brown.
  6. Dish out and serve hot.

Labels: , , , , ,



Comments on "Pandan (Screwpine Leaves) Chicken"

 

Blogger Suganya said ... (7:14 PM) : 

Love the pebble accent.

 

Anonymous The TriniGourmet said ... (7:38 PM) : 

beautiful! :)

 

Blogger pablopabla said ... (8:43 PM) : 

What a coincidence as I just used pandan leaves recently! The food did not turn out as artistic looking as yours though! Brilliant!

 

Blogger "Joe" who is constantly craving said ... (10:08 PM) : 

looks delicious as ever..thai inspired isnt?

 

Anonymous WokkingMum said ... (10:59 PM) : 

I recently did a similarly dish but I mine are shaped like a dumpling. Yours look lovely!!

 

Anonymous aria said ... (11:16 PM) : 

what a gorgeous picture on the stones!

 

Anonymous joey said ... (11:57 PM) : 

I love the Thai pandan chicken...is this similar? Gorgeous summer dishes...I am definitely making your cherry tomatoes wrapped in bacon at some point! They look great and sound so yummy! :)

Safe journey!

 

Blogger WokandSpoon said ... (2:10 AM) : 

You're teasing us and leaving us drooling with just the photo ;-)

 

Anonymous The Cooking Ninja said ... (12:15 PM) : 

I love thai pandan chicken too. :)

 

Anonymous valerie said ... (1:02 PM) : 

I m just dicovering your blog thanks to "1001 recettes". You're blog is so great ! I m fond of asian recipes so i will often come and read your blog...I'm french and I live in Irvine too, since 9 months ! I've got a french blog, about our life here and french cook. My blog is in franch because my english is so bad.

 

Anonymous Oppss said ... (1:50 PM) : 

Wow, i love everything with pandan! I just made pandan buns last night but the pandan I used wasn't fragrant enough. Almost all the pandan leaves that I've trid were not as fragrant as those found back home. Any recommendation of what kind of pandan to look for or what store i shd go to buy good pandan?

 

Anonymous MeltingWok said ... (4:06 PM) : 

You see how polished those stones outside your door step get ? Hehe, hurry home and lets fire up some pandan chicken :P

 

Blogger Lemograss said ... (4:52 PM) : 

This post has been removed by the author.

 

Blogger Lemongrass said ... (4:57 AM) : 

No worries for the insipration!

 

Blogger Gazard said ... (9:13 AM) : 

Mouth watering already, seeing this photo.

 

Blogger Dhana said ... (12:31 PM) : 

Amazing pic..Cant wait for the recipe. Btw, where do u get ur pandan leaves in California?

 

Blogger Cynthia said ... (2:06 PM) : 

As always, your pic is excellent. Can't wait to try the recipe.

 

Blogger Ming_the_Merciless said ... (6:31 PM) : 

Hmm! You had time to cook and photograph the results while on the road? On my!

 

Blogger Rosa's Yummy Yums said ... (4:01 PM) : 

That looks delicious! I've always wanted to make that dish...
The picture and pebbles are great!

 

Blogger cooknengr said ... (12:56 AM) : 

I am sure you'll be watching Ratatouille when you landed, I just did....on second thought, may be you have a pirate copy already :)

Food bloggers will love the movie.

 

Anonymous bayi said ... (7:37 AM) : 

Thai pandan chicken! Everyone's favorite! The lovely aroma in the boneless chicken is simply irresistible.

 

Blogger wmw said ... (1:12 PM) : 

Another fave of mine, those look so dainty compared with the triangle ones that we normally get in Malaysia. Looks absolutey yummy!

 

Anonymous tigerfish said ... (11:21 PM) : 

Sitting on the pebbles (ouch, my buttocks!), enjoying the sea breeze, popping those pandan chicken into greedy me, thinking of Rasa Malaysia, and waiting for the recipe, patiently.

 

Anonymous Claire said ... (7:21 AM) : 

What a beautiful picture - the hint of red from the tomato changes the whole palate of the image. Lightboxes are wonderful, but this is simplicity and deliciousness embodied.

 

Blogger Rasa Malaysia said ... (6:37 PM) : 

Sugarnya - hehe, they were shot outside of my house.

Trinigourmet - thanks. :)

Pablo - what did you make? Will have to check out your blog.

Joe - I guess this is Thai food, but it's widely available in Malaysia, too.

Wokkingmum - shaped like a dumpling...wow, I will have to check it out.

Aria - thanks. :)

Joey - yes, Thai pandan chicken is similar but wrapped differently, I don't know how to wrap though.

Wok and Spoon - stop the drool, make some yourself now that I have posted the recipe.

Cooking Ninja - yes, they are great. This is the easy version.

Valerie - wow, you are in Irvine? Cool, we should meet and have a cookout.

Oppss - I have no idea...I got mine from 99 Ranch...where else? LOL. Yeah, they are not as fragrant as the ones we just pluck from outside our garden in Penang I am sure.

Melting - can can, when?

Lemongrass - aiya, I will have to credit you and link to you. :)

Gazard - hehe. I take it as a compliment.

Dhana - I got it from 99 Ranch, but I am sure you can find it at other Asian food stores, at the frozen food section.

Cynthia - thanks.

Ming - no lah. I made this before the trip and just posted it while on the road. I think I am super woman? LOL.

Rosa - yeah, I love the pebbles...great background for the food.

Cooknengineer - Actually, I am not so much into animated film, I am more interested in that Catherine Zeta-Jones movie "No Reservation." I like love story, what's more, it happens in the kitchen! LOL.

Bayi - the boneless chicken just makes everything so easy to eat.

WMW - the thing is that I don't know how to make the triangle or the usual shape, so just rolled them up. LOL.

Tiga - recipe is up...are you making this soon? :P

Claire - Lightbox rules...I love it.

 

Blogger annechung said ... (11:37 AM) : 

where can you get pandan leaves in Socal?

 

post a comment

Links to "Pandan (Screwpine Leaves) Chicken"

Create a Link