Indonesia

Ayam Bumbu Rujak

Name: Ayam Bumbu Rujak
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Indonesia
Ingredients: 800 g Chicken pieces; some of each Red chilies & shallots; 300 ml Coconut milk; some of each Palm sugar & tamarind; some of each Lemongrass & lime leaves; some of each Garlic & salt

Chicken in sweet and spicy coconut sauce

Ayam bumbu rujak is a Javanese chicken dish in a sweet and spicy, bright red spice sauce.

Chili, palm sugar, tamarind and coconut milk give the sweet-sour-spicy balance typical of rujak.

Servings4

Time55 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Chicken pieces800 g
Red chilies & shallotssome of each
Coconut milk300 ml
Palm sugar & tamarindsome of each
Lemongrass & lime leavessome of each
Garlic & saltsome of each

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Grind chilies, shallots and garlic into a paste.
Fry the paste with lemongrass.
Add the chicken and sear.
Deglaze with coconut milk, palm sugar and tamarind.
Braise until the chicken is done and the sauce thick.

Make it original

Tamarind and palm sugar are in the Asia Boutique.

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