Red Fermented Beancurd (Nam Yue) Roast Chicken | BIG Bites MY (Panasonic Cubie)


Red Fermented Beancurd (Nam Yue) Roast Chicken

When I know I'll be busy, this is an easy prep-ahead meal - a simple, basic recipe that uses staple pantry ingredients. SO EASY LAH! Preparation time is only about 10 minutes. I usually prep the night before to marinate and just pop it into the oven to roast when I get home from work. The recipe shown here feeds 1, just double up accordingly if you are cooking for more. Soooooo good with a rice and some crunchy greens like Japanese cucumber.

Watch video for step-by-step method of preparation

Cooking time: 40 minutes
Serving: 1 (increase portions accordingly if you are cooking for more)

Ingredients:

  • 1 chicken leg
  • 1 thumb-sized ginger
  • 1 piece Nam Yue (red fermented beancurd) + 1 tablespoon Nam Yue sauce
  • 1/4 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon Shao Xing wine
  • 1 tablespoon groundnut oil
  • 1 egg
Method:
  1. Whisk egg and set aside
  2. Grate ginger to extract ginger juice. Strain ginger juice to remove the pulp. Set aside.
  3. Nam Yue (Red Fermented Beancurd) Paste:
    • Mash the Nam Yue cube and the Nam Yue sauce
    • Add sugar, Shao Xing wine and ginger juice. Stir to combine.
    • It's quite salty, but still taste and flavor to your liking
    • Add 1 tablespoon of beaten egg. Stir to combine.
  4. Coat chicken with the Nam Yue (Red Fermented Beancurd) paste. Cover and leave it to marinate overnight in the fridge. 
  5. Cooking time:
    • Panasonic Cubie: Convection with preheat setting; 180°C for 35 to 40 minutes
    • Oven (preheated): 180°C for 35 to 40 minutes
  6. After 20 minutes, coat chicken with a layer of oil to crisp the skin during roasting. Cover the leg joint with a foil tent to prevent it from burning during roasting. 
  7. Around the 35-minute mark, coat chicken with another layer of oil and pop it back into the oven for another 5 minutes. (Total roasting time: 40 minutes). 
  8. Serve hot with some crunchy Japanese cucumber slices or make some simple Asian pickled veggies to go with it. 

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