OK, here’s a chicken chop recipe that’s so simple and versatile even the most amateur of kitchen warriors would have no problem preparing it. Best of all, it’s far healthier than the deep fried variety you get at “western food” stalls, and easier on the wallet too.
get your friendly chicken seller to cut the thigh & drumsticks in one piece
A useful tip – go to your local wet market and get the chicken seller to prepare chicken chop cuts for you. They are professionals and can do it within seconds (takes me 10x as long), and you also get the leftover bones that you can use as soup stock.
So here are the ingredients I use, and there’s a great flexibility here.
- two pieces of thigh + drumstick, cut in chicken chop style
- 2 table spoon oyster sauce
- 2 table spoon dark soya sauce
- a pack of king oyster mushroom
- 1-2 yellow onion
- 1/4 cauliflower
- pepper and some rosemary (optional)
fry for a bit before putting everything in oven
Cooking instructions:
- marinate the chicken with dark soya sauce, oyster sauce, and pepper. Feel free to add some rosemary too. Let this sit for at least 15-20 minutes
- heat up the grill pan, and pan fry the chicken with minimal usage of oil for 1-2 minutes on each side
- place the mushroom and vegetable around the chicken and shove everything into the oven (start heating it at 175C during the pan fry process)
- bake for 20 minutes, remove and sprinkle some salt on the vegetables
- serve while hot
a bit of capsicum would have given the chicken chop better color, oh well
And there you go, a meal for two that is easy to prepare, rather healthy, and positively delicious! I make this about once every couple weeks, and each time with different side dishes (vegetables). You can actually do the same with pork as well, though I usually make namyu pork chop instead.
Happy cooking and do check out other recipes.
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cocoeriley: hahaha thanks thanks. what supporters? O.o
I prefer to add gravy on the top.. I like juicy chicken chop!
nikel: haha i prefer the chicken already juicy! 😀
My sister would hate me if i made something like that (she’s too spoilt by the colours I conjure in my cooking) although she would comment saying it’s darn delicious.
Anyway, thank you for this super simple recipe. 😀 I will make it for sure!
Michelle: hahaha, and good luck! you make beautiful dishes all the time
u could call this recipe “the chicken in white.” ok, sorry, very lame, but i just thought it needed a name 😀
Sean: chicken in white will go well with my black chicken soup
other than nam yue, you can try marinating it with tandoori paste. lovely!
lulu: thanks for the tips! 😀
this is a simple preparation. never actually and chicken chop at home so tis could be one for us to try at home soon.
missyblurkit: do it 😀 😀 😀
true. you really need some colour on that dish. All look either beige or brown one?!!
eiling: haha cos that was what I had left in the fridge 😛
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