Thai Fried Chicken

Name: Thai Fried Chicken
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 2 lb chicken drumsticks (or thighs, breasts, or cut-up pieces); 6 clove garlic, peeled and pounded; 2 tbsp cilantro roots (or cilantro stems, without leaves); 1 tsp sea salt (large-grained or kosher); 4 tbsp fish sauce; 2 tbsp oyster sauce; 0.5 tbsp ground black pepper; 4 cup oil, for deep-frying; 4 tbsp all-purpose flour; 4 tbsp cornstarch; 4 tbsp rice flour

Crispy, juicy Thai fried chicken marinated with cilantro root, garlic, and Asian seasonings, coated in a triple-flour blend for extra crunch.

30 min 4 servingsRasa Malaysia Source

Extracted by chinwei271Extracted 3 Jul 2026

Nutrition· per serving · estimated

339

Calories

23g

Protein

23g

Carbs

17g

Fat

Scale recipe

4 servings

Original recipe

Ingredients11 items

Produce

🧄garlic, peeled and pounded6 clove

🌿cilantro roots (or cilantro stems, without leaves)2 tbsp

Meat

🍗chicken drumsticks (or thighs, breasts, or cut-up pieces)2 lb

Bakery

🌾all-purpose flour4 tbsp

Pantry

🐟fish sauce4 tbsp

🦪oyster sauce2 tbsp

🛢️oil, for deep-frying4 cup

🌽cornstarch4 tbsp

🍚rice flour4 tbsp

Spices

🧂sea salt (large-grained or kosher)1 tsp

🧂ground black pepper½ tbsp

Instructions

1
Clean the chicken and pat it dry thoroughly with paper towels.
2
Using a mini food processor or mortar and pestle, blend the garlic, cilantro roots, and sea salt into a fine paste.
3
Add the paste, fish sauce, oyster sauce, and ground black pepper to the chicken and mix well to coat.
4
Transfer the chicken to a large Ziploc bag and marinate in the fridge for 4 to 6 hours, or preferably overnight.
240:00 timer
5
When ready to cook, heat a pot of oil or a deep fryer to frying temperature.
6
While the oil heats, mix the all-purpose flour, cornstarch, and rice flour together in a new Ziploc bag.
7
Add the marinated chicken to the flour bag and coat evenly, shaking off any excess flour.
8
Gently lower the chicken into the hot oil and deep fry until crispy and golden brown, fully cooked inside but still juicy.
9
Transfer the fried chicken to a plate lined with paper towels to drain excess oil.
10
Serve immediately with Thai sweet chili sauce.

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CuisineThai