Gai Hor Bai Toey

Gai Hor Bai Toey - Chicken Wrapped in Pandanus Leaves

This is considered Thai Finger Food.

Ingredients (Makes 5 pieces)
70 grams - Chicken thighs cut into 5 bite-size pieces
5 Pandanus Leaves (the wider the better)
1 clove - Garlic
1 Coriander root - roughly chopped
10 Black Pepper Seeds
1 Lemon Grass - cut into pieces
1 Tsp - Sugar
1.5 Tsp - Soy Sauce
2 Tsp - Oyster Sauce
2 Tsp - Sesame oil
.5 Tsp - White Sesame
2 Cups - Vegetable oil for deep fry (recommend Palm Oil)


Methods
Herb Mixture

Pound garilc, coriander root, black pepper seeds and lemon grass together well

Add herb mixture in a bowl with the Chicken pieces then add in Sugar, soy sauce, oyster sauce, sesame oil, white sesame and mix well by hand. marinate for at least 1 hour.

Wrap chicken pieces in Pandanus Leaves

Wrapping methods are varied. You may also use toothpic to hold the wrap, or creat a "pocket" as shown.

Fold down 1/3 of the leaf. The folded part we will refer to as the leaf tip

Pick up the leaf and bring the leaf tip around the back to form a pocket

Insert one chicken piece in the pocket.

Fold the leaf tip down across the front, then around the back. Thread the leaf tip under the front fold. Hold the V bottom of the pocket and pull on the leaf, tightening the leaf around the chicken piece. Set aside for cooking.

Deep fry pieces using medium heat until done (3-4 min). Drain and serve with optional dipping sauce.

Unwrap the leaves before eating.

Ingredients for diping sauce

1 Tbl - Sweet Soy Sauce

.25 Tsp - roasted White Sesame