Potato and Chicken, Hainanse Style

This is a very easy recipe to do. I love the potato and chicken as they absorbed the taste of the taucheo, garlic and ginger. Go well with white rice.

RECIPE : POTATO & CHICKEN WITH PRESERVED BEANS SAUCE
Ingredients

2 chicken thighs (the upper part and the drumsticks) chopped into small pieces
2 potatoes, peeled and cut into almost the same size as chicken (to ensure they cook at the same time)
1 bulb of garlic, peeled
1 large piece of ginger (as big as the bulb of garlic)
1 tablespoon of taucheo or preserved bean paste
some oil
half a cup of water

Method:

Pound garlic and ginger roughly
Heat oil and fry garlic and ginger till fragrant
Add taucheo
Add chicken and potato and fry
Add water and simmer. Cover the wok/pot and let it simmer until the chicken and potatoes are tender. Add more water if there is no gravy.
Season with some dark soya sauce and pepper. No salt is needed because usually the preserved bean paste is very salty.
Skim off the oil from the top because the chicken usually have plenty of fats after all the simmering. I usually do not like to remove the skin before cooking because I cannot get the aroma and the chicken will be dry and bland if cooked without its skin.

Recipe Source: http://www.malaysiabest.net/

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