Crunchy Walker's Chicken

I've mentioned before that one of my favorite "snacks" here is Walker's Sensations Thai Sweet Chilli Crisps. I've tried making a recipe based on their description on the back of the packet, but it wasn't close at all. So how's this... actually using the crisps themselves IN the chicken. Or rather, in the chicken. This was a last minute idea, haha. I had no idea what else to cook. I have come across recipes that use potato crisps (keropok basically) but they usually use ready-salted crisps. :P I only had Walker's with me, but feel free to substitute with your favorite flavour. :) Here we go!

What you need:
3 boneless chicken thighs
Dried chilli flakes, to taste
1 tablespoon tomato sauce
1/2 tablespoon light soy sauce
1/2 tablespoon dark soy sauce
1 150g packet of (Walker's) crisps

What you do:

1. Mix the chicken with the chilli flakes, tomato sauce and soy sauces, and set aside for about 15 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, crush the crisps into as fine pieces as you can.
3. Press the pieces of crisps onto the chicken so that they stick.
4. Bake in a preheated 180 C oven for about 40 minutes, or until cooked through. Or, even better, fry the chicken in some oil until cooked through and crispy.

I actually had my oven set at 200 C without realizing it. Maybe because of that, my crisps got a little burnt, as you can see. But we could still taste the flavour of the crisps, so all was good! It would probably have been better if it was fried. Oh, and with smaller pieces too. I was too lazy to crush them properly, haha.

The chicken itself was nice! I didn't really taste the chilli, probably was being a bit too careful with it, haha. But the tomato ketchup and soy sauces flavoured the chicken nicely! And it went quite well with the crisps too, burnt as they were. If some of you decide to make this dish, feel free to replace the seasonings with those of your choice, that you think would go better with your flavour of crisps. :$

I had some crisps left over though, so I just plunked those on our plates as a "side dish", haha. Eating keropok (crisps) with rice was an unusual experience, but it wasn't too bad. I liked making a sandwich thingie with some of the pieces and a small piece of chicken as well. Yum!

Not our healthiest dinner, perhaps. But hey, in my defense, at the very least, it was baked instead of fried. Hahaha. ;)

Quote of the day: Cooking is at once child's play and adult joy. And cooking done with care is an act of love.