Khmer food /How to make Khmer chicken ham /yummy recipe

pork fat

🥗Healthier: chicken skin

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Chicken skin maintains moisture while being lower in fat.

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: salt

Soy sauce offers a similar umami flavor.

black pepper

🥗Healthier: white pepper

💰Cheaper: ground black pepper

White pepper provides a milder taste.

banana leaves

🥗Healthier: parchment paper

💰Cheaper: aluminum foil

Parchment paper is more accessible and still steams well.

Cut 1 pound of chicken breast into thin pieces.

Season the chicken with 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1 teaspoon of salt, 0.5 teaspoon of ground black pepper, 0.5 teaspoon of baking powder, and 0.25 cup of tapioca starch.

Mix in 100 ml of ice water and stir everything together.

Beat the mixture with a spoon for about 2 minutes.

Grease a mold with vegetable oil and place the chicken mixture into it.

Cover the mold with aluminum foil and add water to the bottom of the pot for steaming.

Bring water to a rolling boil in an old pot.

Place the mold with the chicken mixture into the pot and steam for about 20 to 25 minutes.

After steaming, let it cool for about 20 minutes before cutting.

Remove the water from the pot and take the chicken out of the mold.

Cut the chicken into pieces for serving.

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