Indonesia

Ayam Goreng Lengkuas

Name: Ayam Goreng Lengkuas
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Indonesia
Ingredients: 800 g Chicken pieces; 100 g Galangal (lengkuas); some of each Garlic & shallots; some of each Turmeric & coriander; some of each Lemongrass & lime leaves; enough Oil for frying

Fried chicken with galangal flakes

Ayam goreng lengkuas is a Javanese fried chicken first braised in galangal and spices.

The grated galangal cooked with it is fried crisp and scattered over the chicken as a fragrant garnish.

Servings4

Time60 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Chicken pieces800 g
Galangal (lengkuas)100 g
Garlic & shallotssome of each
Turmeric & coriandersome of each
Lemongrass & lime leavessome of each
Oil for fryingenough

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Grate the galangal and grind with spices into a paste.
Braise the chicken with the paste and water until soft.
Remove the chicken and let drain.
Fry the chicken crisp in hot oil.
Fry the grated galangal and scatter on top.

Make it original

Galangal and lime leaves are in the Asia Boutique.

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