7 Places For Mouthwatering Asian-Style Fried Chicken
If you are hankering for juicy chicken pieces coated with crisp batter, here are a few places in Singapore to try them
By Amy Van -
National Fried Chicken Day (yes, that's a thing and more commonly celebrated in the US) fell on July 6. But if you ask us, any day is a good day for celebrating fried chicken. If you're looking to switch up your usual KFC, here's a list. From Chinese-Indonesian and Korean to Hokkaido-style fried chicken, there is a variety of lip-smacking creations available in eateries around Singapore.
Head to The Coconut Club, Singapore’s popular nasi lemak restaurant for satisfying spicy fried chicken accompanied by other dishes. The outlets at Beach Road and Frankel Avenue feature the signature ayam goreng berempah – spiced fried organic chicken with specialty hot sauce. The Coconut Club uses only fresh organic GG poulet chicken from long-time partner Toh Thye Seng farm in Johor Bahru. Each piece of chicken is first marinated for 12 hours in housemade rempah (a mix of spices such as galangal, lemongrass, ginger and shallots). The chicken is then fried at a low temperature over a longer period, resulting in the signature crisp, juicy chicken studded with crispy batter bits.
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This rebranded Joo Chiat restaurant serves modern Asian cuisine and creative Indonesian flavours. The Coconut Stuffed Chicken Wings are accompanied by a spicy coconut chilli sauce on the side and sprinkled with sesame seeds and chives. The chicken wings are deboned and stuffed with a minced filling of chicken with spicy shredded coconut – basically a combination of grated coconut, dried anchovies, chilli, ginger, shallot, garlic, kaffir lime leaf, tamarind juice, palm sugar, young blue ginger, and button mushrooms. The wings are then glazed with spicy ginger soy sauce.
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This casual Chinese Indonesian restaurant at Siglap offers ayam goreng mentega which comprises deep-fried chicken dish doused in an aromatic house-made butter sauce. The chicken is deep-fried until crispy, and then laced with a sauce made of sautéed yellow onion and butter. It’s one of the popular local Chinese Indonesian dishes with a fusion of Chinese and Dutch characteristics. And you’ll find this item available at many Chinese-Indonesian restaurants in Indonesia. Enjoy Kota88’s version paired with cocktails or wine.
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Baristart at 65 Tras Street doesn’t just serve coffee and cakes. You can have your fill of Hokkaido Zangi or Hokkaido-style fried chicken matched with sake and natural wines. This Hokkaido specialty –typically served in izakayas – is seasoned with soy sauce and ginger, and then battered and fried. As it’s already well marinated, all it needs is a squeeze of lemon and a dab of wasabi mayo.
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This new Korean chicken bbq restaurant at Duxton Road is touted as Singapore’s first chicken-centric Korean BBQ Restaurant. The restaurant only uses farm fresh chicken and different parts of the bird. Although their focus is on grilled chicken, they do offer a superbly crispy curry fried chicken dish. Seasoned with curry powder, the addictive chicken wings are crunchy on the outside and moist within. Try dipping it in the cheese fondue.
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TungLok Teahouse at Novena Square 2 offers deep-fried prawn paste chicken wings which are irresistibly crispy on the outside and juicy inside. The wings are marinated with a mixture of shrimp paste, ginger, Chinese rice wine and soy sauce. These are available in the a la carte menu and all-you-can-eat buffet. For those who want to enjoy this at home, the prawn paste chicken mid wings are available online via Home Fiesta site.
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Yardbird Southern Table and Bar
Yardbird is known for its 100-year-old family fried chicken recipe – chicken pieces are brined for 27 hours, dredged in seasoned flour, and then pressure-fried until golden brown. Yardbird Singapore at Marina Bay Sands serves this popular fried chicken partnered with house-made honey hot sauce. There’s also the substantial Chicken & Waffles dish served with cheddar cheese waffles, spiced watermelon, bourbon maple syrup and honey hot sauce.
Guests can recreate the Yardbird experience at home by pre-ordering Family Packs for takeaway. One of them is the Fried Chicken Box filled with 24 pieces of the famous crispy fried chicken, eight fresh house-made biscuits, mac & cheese, and honey hot sauce.
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This article was originally published in The Peak