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Fried chicken, rice and egg (chicksilog)
Filipino breakfast gets an upgrade. Chicken fillets are coated with herbed flour before they are twice for the ultimate crispness. Rice, cooked the day before with lemongrass stalk and pandan leaves, is stir fried with sauteed garlic and lemongrass.
Course
Breakfast
Cuisine
Modern Filipino
Keyword
Fried chicken
,
Silog
Prep Time
10
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
15
minutes
minutes
Marinating
2
hours
hours
Total Time
2
hours
hours
25
minutes
minutes
Servings
4
people
Ingredients
Fried chicken
8
chicken thigh fillets
4
teaspoons
lemon pepper seasoning
or your preferred chicken seasoning
½
cup
all-purpose flour
1
teaspoon
dried herbs
cooking oil
for frying
Garlic lemongrass fried rice
2
tablespoons
cooking oil
3 to 4
cups
cooked rice
1
stalk
lemongrass
peeled and finely sliced
salt
4
cloves
garlic
peeled and chopped
To serve the chicksilog
4
eggs
fried sunny side up
2
large tomatoes
sliced into rings
1
small cucumber
sliced into rings
2 to 3
large basil leaves
finely sliced
Instructions
Fried chicken
Pat the chicken fillets dry with paper towels.
Place the chicken in a container, add the seasoning, mix and cover.
Marinate the chicken in the fridge for at least two hours.
Cover a portion of your work area with cling film and arrange the chicken fillets on top at least two inches apart.
Cover the chicken fillets with another sheet of cling film and pound them until the thickness is uniform.
Stir the dried herbs into the flour.
Dredge each pounded chicken fillet in the herbed flour; shake off the excess.
In a frying pan, heat enough cooking oil to reach a depth of at least two inches.
Fry the chicken fillets over medium heat for two to three minutes per side.
Drain the fried chicken on a rack or a strainer.
Turn up the heat to high and fry the chicken fillets a second time. This will ensure extra crispness.
Rest the fried chicken on a rack or strainer.
Garlic lemongrass fried rice
Heat two tablespoons of oil (the oil in which the chicken was fried is flavored and, therefore, ideal) over medium-low heat.
Saute the sliced lemongrass and chopped garlic until aromatic and lightly browned.
Add the rice, sprinkle in salt, and cook, tossing often, until the rice is heated through.
Assemble your chicksilog
Ladle garlic lemongrass fried rice on a plate.
Chop the fried chicken into strips (optional) and arrange beside the rice.
Finish off by placing a fried egg and sliced vegetables on the plate.
Sprinkle the sliced basil over the vegetables and serve your chicksilog.