Fried Chicken Tendons (En Gai Tod)

Name: Fried Chicken Tendons (En Gai Tod)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: Asian, Thai
Ingredients: 500 g chicken tendon; 2 tbsp fish sauce; 1/2 tsp black pepper, ground; 1/2 tsp sugar; 20 g garlic, minced; 4 tbsp corn starch; 1 tbsp all-purpose flour; 1 tsp baking soda; Neutral oil, for frying; 6 green and red chillies, rough chopped; 6 red chillies, rough chopped; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 2 Shallots, fine dice; 1 tsp MSG; Lime wedge, to serve

6 steps

Prep:15minCook:10min

The PERFECT beer snack. The Thai's have been keeping this one a secret for too long. Crispy, crunchy, tendon-y - it's the perfect bite for people who appreciate a little texture.

Updated at: Tue, 11 Jun 2024 17:04:47 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories257.4 kcal (13%)

Total Fat2 g (3%)

Carbs56.8 g (22%)

Sugars21.2 g (24%)

Protein9.1 g (18%)

Sodium2107.4 mg (105%)

Fiber6.4 g (23%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

2 servings

500gchicken tendon

2 Tbspfish sauce

½ tspblack pepper

ground

½ tspsugar

20ggarlic

minced

4 Tbspcorn starch

1 Tbspall-purpose flour

1 tspbaking soda

neutral oil

for frying

For Stir-Frying (Optional)

1 tspmsg

Garnish

lime wedge

to serve

Instructions

Step 1

Combine chicken tendons with fish sauce, sugar, garlic, and black pepper. Let marinate for up to 8 hours or use immediately.

chicken tendon500g

fish sauce2 Tbsp

black pepper½ tsp

sugar½ tsp

garlic20g

Step 2

Combine the cornstarch, flour, and baking soda. Add it to the chicken tendons and mix until thick and pasty. You may need to add more of the flour mixture.