Marmite Chicken

Finally! After contemplating for a couple of months whether I should get a bottle of Marmite, we finally bought one! Yum yum YUMMMMY! I LOVE Marmite very much, especially when I mix it with a plate of porridge. Mmm... the aroma itself makes me drool too!

And since we have a bottle of it, we thought 'let's try to make the Tai Chow's Marmite Chicken!'
Tai Chow = Literally means big fry in cantonese. However in Malaysia, it means a Chinese restaurant that serves simple dishes at reasonable prices during lunch & dinner times.

We managed to google up some recipes that have been tried and tasted by other fellow bloggers. And we decided to try this simple recipe from Pig Pig's Corner...

First, chop up the chicken into bite size pieces. Then marinate with Marmite, honey, soya sauce, a dash of white pepper and some cooking wine. I've put 2 tablespoons of Marmite, 1.5 tablespoons of honey, 1 tablespoon of soya sauce. If the honey that you're using is not a premium quality, like kinda diluted or less sweet, then I would recommend to add another tablespoon for good measure : ) Once marinate is complete, place the chicken back into the fridge for at least an hour.

Once you're hungry (hehehehe...) or ready to cook the chicken, heat up some cooking oil. Pour alittle bit more than your usual frying, perhaps another tablespoon will be OK. Fry some garlic until it is fragrant and then pour the chicken meat along with the marinate into the pan. Keep frying until the sauce has been reduced and you can feel that there is the sticky texture formed due to the caramelisation of the honey.
Taste the chicken and if you feel it is bland, add in some water and some marmite into it. Repeat the frying process until the sauce has been reduced.

Marmite Chicken! Wished it was on a bed of lettuce though...

Marmite Chicken with vegetables, on a bed of fragrant white rice! Yums!

My first attempt turned out quite OK (phew) although it has a stronger Marmite taste. One thing to note is that if you keep frying and not letting the chicken just sit and simmer away, it would give more Wok Hei : P Wok Hei = Translated directly as Wok Smell. A term the Chinese used to describe aroma of the dish.

TheLoyalFan says: 'The sauce was sooo good.Sticky and caramel-ey. My plate of rice disappeared in seconds!'

Mmmm! Marmite, you're the best!