Thai Fried Chicken Recipe | Saveur

Ingredients

• 1 heaping cup garlic cloves, peeled and smashed
• ⅓ cup sugar
• ¼ cup coriander seeds
• 2 Tbsp. plus 2 tsp. fine salt
• 2 Tbsp. plus 2 tsp. light soy sauce
• 1 Tbsp. plus 1 tsp. MSG, optional (see headnote)
• 2 tsp. freshly ground white pepper
• 4½ lb. bone-​in, skin-on chicken pieces
• 4 cups palm oil, or vegetable oil
• 6–8 shallots (8 oz.), thinly sliced lengthwise
• ½ tsp. fine salt
• ½ cup fresh red Thai chiles
• ⅓ cup garlic cloves, peeled
• 1 tsp. fine salt
• 1 cup sugar
• ¼ cup plus 2 Tbsp. white vinegar
• 1 tsp. tapioca starch
• 2¼ cups Thai sticky rice (also called glutinous rice or sweet rice)