BUTTERED FRIED CHICKEN AND TOMYUM NOODLE SOUP

No matter what you do with chicken, however you cook it and ask a kid how they want their chicken, they would always say "I love fried chicken!". Today's recipe is just the same fried chicken that you cook at home or order in the nearby fast food chain. Its just that I added some additional taste on it or so to speak to replace the usual gravy kids grew up with. Make sure when you cook this at home, you ask your kids first if they want a gravy or want to try something different. To pair up with the fried chicken, I made something different also, and I am thinking if its going to be a perfect pair after all. My instinct has never failed me so far because this unusual tandem made some mark and believe me there will be more "repeat performances" for them and will always be a hit in the table.  

Buttered Fried Chicken

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 Kilo Chicken cuts
2 tbs minced garlic
1/4 cup Butter
Chili Powder
Salt and pepper to taste
Flour
Oil for frying

PROCEDURE:

1. Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Coat it with flour and fry over medium to high heat and lowering from high to low heat when the chicken is already in the pan.Cook for at least 5-7 minutes or until golden brown.
2. Once all the chicken pieces is cooked. Melt the butter on pan and add the minced garlic, don't over cook it and don't burn the butter. 
3. Layer the chicken in a plate and pour in the butter and garlic mixture. You don't need to do gravy as it is already delicious and yummy even without the gravy. 

When you have left over chicken or any meat in your fridge, it is always practical that you know how to recycle it. For Tom Yum Noodles soup that I cook this evening, I included a left over chicken thigh from our lunch this afternoon. I added the noodle and season it with some Tom Yum paste and tamarind and we already have a spicy sour noodle soup to pair with the fried chicken.

Tom Yum Noodle Soup

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 Chicken breast or thigh - (or some left over meat in your fridge)
Glass noodle, egg noodle or any kind of noodle that you have (I recommend flat rice noodle or flat glass noodle)
2 tbs minced garlic
2 tbs  chopped onions
5 pieces Kaffir Lime Leaf
Black Fungus or Nori
Chili flakes
3 tbsTom Yum paste
3 tbsTamarind paste
Green onions
Salt and pepper to taste
1 liter chicken stock

PROCEDURE:

1. Saute garlic and onion, add the chicken stock. Season with salt and pepper.
2. Bring to a boil then add your meat. 
3. Add the Tom Yum paste and tamarind paste according to your preference. You may want to add more for some extra flavors. But be careful less is more, it's always good to add little by little as you can adjust your taste.
4. Add the remaining ingredient and serve steaming hot and garnish with green onions on top.