Recipe Description
This recipe was first published in Flavours magazine.
Recipe Ingredient
- Filling
- 10 fresh bird’s eye chillies
- 2tbsp garlic, chopped
- 1tbsp coriander root, chopped
- 2tbsp cooking oil
- 300g minced chicken
- 2tbsp oyster sauce
- 2tbsp fish sauce
- 1tsp sugar
- 240g holy basil leaves
- Durian mash topping
- 300g unripe durian, seeded
- 6cloves garlic, skin-on
- 2 egg yolks
- 1/2tsp salt
- 1/2tsp pepper powder
- crisp-fried holy basil leaves, for garnish
Instructions
- Pound the chilli, garlic and coriander root with a mortar and pestle, till you get a smooth paste.
- Place the cooking oil in a wok over medium heat, and fry the paste until fragrant. Add in the chicken and cook till done, stirring. Season to taste with oyster sauce, fish sauce and sugar. Stir in holy basil leaves, then remove from heat.
- Boil the durian and garlic in water until cooked, about 5 minutes. Peel the skin off the garlic; mash it with the durian. Mash in the egg yolks, salt and pepper, making sure the mixture is well-combined.
- Place the chicken filling into a baking dish or divide among 4 individual ramekins/ oven-proof dishes, and top with the durian mash. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 180°C for about 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from oven, garnish with fried basil leaves and serve hot.
Filling
Durian mash topping
To finish
