Gai Hor Bai Toey

Name: Gai Hor Bai Toey
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 500g boneless chicken thigh, in bite-sized pieces; 20 pandan leaves; Garlic, coriander root and white pepper, pounded; 1 tbsp oyster sauce, 1 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tsp sesame oil; 2 tbsp coconut milk; 1 tsp sugar; Oil, for deep-frying

ไก่ห่อใบเตย/gai HOR bai TOEY/

Also known as: Pandan Chicken, Kai Ho Bai Toei

About this dish

Bite-sized marinated chicken wrapped in pandan leaves and fried, so the leaves perfume the meat.

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Ingredients

🍗500g boneless chicken thigh, in bite-sized pieces

🍃20 pandan leaves

🧄Garlic, coriander root and white pepper, pounded

🫙1 tbsp oyster sauce, 1 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tsp sesame oil

🥥2 tbsp coconut milk

🍬1 tsp sugar

🫗Oil, for deep-frying

Method

Serves 3

Marinate the chicken in the paste, sauces, coconut milk and sugar for 2 hours.

Wrap each piece tightly in a pandan leaf, tucking the end in to secure it.

Deep-fry at 170°C (340°F) for 5–6 minutes until cooked through.

Drain on paper.

Serve with a sweet soy and sesame dipping sauce.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Pandan-wrapped chicken is a popular Thai restaurant starter; the leaf is unwrapped at the table, not eaten.

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