Egg mayonnaise and Gai krapow in wonton cups (Part 3)

How to make Gai Krapow?

Ingredients:
2 shallots, sliced
3 cloves of garlic, chopped finely
1 skinless chicken breast, minced (Chicken thigh will be preferred)
2 chilli padi, cut into halves
8 kaffir lime leaves
Fresh thai basil (If you have, i substituted with dried basil flakes)
Juice from 1 big lime (Not the normal small limes that you use)
1 sprig of parsley, roughly chopped

Seasonings:
2 tbsp fish sauce
2 tsp black soy sauce
Pepper

Instructions:
1. You may want to marinate your minced chicken in fish sauce, black soy sauce and white pepper for a few hours beforehand for better taste.

2. Heat up some oil in pan and add shallots. Fry till it browns slightly.

3. Add garlic and fry till garlic browns slightly.

4. Add in minced chicken and fry till almost cooked.

5. Add chilli, lime leaves and basil and fry till thoroughly cooked.

6. Next, add lime juice and seasoning and fry to mix it well.

7. Lastly, add in some parsley and just mix it around.

8. Serve it hot with steaming white rice.


I have comments that there's a nice tinge of lemon grass taste in this dish...but I didn't even put lemongrass in..hhaha.. It is likely to be due to the kaffir lime leaves.