Cooking a home meal using a “shake and bake” recipe is both easy and fun, especially with young children to help the shaking. Clean up is simple and everyone can enjoy a delicious dinner. This Cambodian Crispy Chicken recipe serves 6 people.

INGREDIENTS 1.5 kg chicken, cut in pieces 1 tsp salt ¼ tsp turmeric 112 g butter

80 g plain flour ¼ tsp Kampot pepper ¼ tsp ground chili pepper

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 230 degrees C (450 degrees F).
  2. Mix flour, salt, pepper, turmeric and chili pepper together in a clean plastic bag or container.
  3. Add chicken parts in the bag/container and shake until well-coated.
  4. Melt butter/oil in a 9×13 inch baking dish in the preheated oven.
  5. Place chicken in the baking dish skin side down and bake for 20 minutes.
  6. Turn pieces and bake another 20 minutes until tender and juices run clear.