Fried chicken coated in fermented tofu

Ingredients (serves 4):
1 bottle fermented tofu
1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp Hua Tiao wine
1 tbsp pepper
1 kg chicken, chopped into bite-sized pieces
Soy sauce
Sesame oil
1 cup cornflour
Oil for deep-frying, about 2 cups
10 pieces lettuce

Method:
1. Pour hot water into a bowl and mix well with the tofu. Add sugar, wine and pepper.
2. Pour mixture into the chicken and sprinkle sesame oil over sparingly. Sprinkle more pepper and soy sauce while still mixing the seasoning into the chicken.
3. After mixing well for about 10 minutes, add enough cornflour to cover each piece evenly. Add more pepper, wine or sesame oil to taste. Leave chicken in the fridge - overnight for best result.
4. Heat oil in a wok over a high fire. When hot, deep-fry the chicken, about 3 to 5 minutes. Serve chicken over lettuce. Add sambal on the side.

Recipe source: Women's Weekly magazine