This was a surprise recipe from Justin. I've been trying to think of a way to use Thai sweet chilli sauce with chicken (I LOVE walkers Sensations Thai Sweet Chilli chips :P) but have never been successful. Plus, using any kind of chilli sauce makes me nervous really. But Justin made a great tasting dish! So here we go :D What you need:
3 chicken thighs
3 shallots, sliced
7 cloves of garlic, chopped finely
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
5 tablespoons Thai sweet chilli sauce
1 teaspoon sesame oil
Salt or chicken stock, for seasoning
Vegetable oil, for stirfrying
What you do:
- Heat the vegetable oil in a wok or frying pan. Fry the shallots and garlic until tender.
- Add chicken and brown all over.
- Add in the Worcestershire sauce, Thai sweet chilli sauce and sesame oil. Season well.
- Simmer until chicken is cooked through. Serve immediately.
Apparently, Thai sweet chili sauce isn't very spicy. I agree. The resulting gravy was sweet and flavoursome (with all the shallots and garlic, yum!) with just a hint of spiciness. All the flavours blended together to form a subtly sweet, very delicious gravy. It was really good, I liked it, as you might be able to tell :P Unfortunately, with thighs, a lot of oil would come out of the chicken, and sure enough, it did (either that, or Justin put in a LOT of oil...) so it might be a good idea to get rid of that before serving :P
Justin did make chilli chicken once, but that was using Maggi chilli sauce and that apparently tastes quite different. Oh well, I dunno about the actual taste, but I do agree that these two dishes are very very different.
To those of you who prefer a bit more spice, adding some chilli powder might be a good idea. That way, the subtle taste of the sweet chilli sauce will be preserved. It'll also add a nice splash of colour. If I ever cook this in the future, I would try a few more ingredients, maybe. Maybe just a dash of soy sauce and tomato sauce, just the enhance the flavour a little bit. :P Or maybe I should just stick to the original... but I've said this before, short ingredient lists make me nervous, hahaha.
To those of you who don't know what Worcestershire sauce is... well, I'm not quite sure of it myself, but here's a link to the wikipedia article :D I've never actually tasted the "pure" sauce, so I have no idea what it tastes like... strong, most likely ^^
Quote of the day: I come from a family where gravy is considered a beverage
That must be one good gravy! ;)
Good recipe, I do my thai sweet chili chicken with 5 tbsp magi sweet chili sauce, 1 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp worcester sauce, 1/2 tbsp dried red pepper flakes, 1/4 tbsp garlic powder, marinade and refrigerate 2 large boneless chicken breasts for around 12 hours in this sauce, keep aside some of the sauce before marinade for basting later, and then after 12 hours of marinading, baste and cook under the grill, baste again halfway through and serve with rice and a side salad when cooked :)
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