Recipe: Cambodian Lok Lak

I went to Cambodia recently and was very pleased the kind of simple local food they had there. So I bought a cookbook there and tried some of the food at home. I am actually shocked that it turned out awesome! Here is the recipe for Cambodian Lok Lak. It is a simple meat dish, which is almost like our sweet and sour dishes we get in Singapore. Very simple to do and very delightful.

Ingredients

About 300g of Chicken, cut into cubes or just small pieces.

1 tablespoon of soy sauce
1 tablespoon of oyster sauce
1 tablespoon of chilli sauce
1 tablespoon of tomato ketchup
1 tablespoon of sesame oil or any cooking oil
1/2 teaspoon of fish sauce (even if you do not have this, it is fine)
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon sugar
Crushed black peppers, put any amount you desire

Mix all the above in a bowl and this mixture will be used to marinate about the chicken pieces for about 30 minutes, lesser time is fine as well.

1 tomato cut into 8 wedges
2 fresh chillies, sliced into small pieces
Oil for stir frying

Instructions

1. Place about 2 tablespoons of oil in a big enough frying pan. Heat it up.

2. Throw in the onions and stir fry it for about 2 minutes till it is golden brown.

3. Throw in the tomatoes and chilli slices and stir fry for about 2 minutes.

4. The throw in the marinated chicken pieces and stir fry until cook. It should take roughly 10-15 minutes on a low heat. Just slowly cook it so that it won't burn and for the flavors to seep into the chicken.

You are done! Delicious Cambodian Chicken Lok Lak is ready!

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