Indonesia

Nasi Liwet

Name: Nasi Liwet
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Indonesia
Ingredients: 400 g Rice; 400 ml Coconut milk; 300 g Chicken; some of each Lemongrass & bay leaf; some of each Shallots & garlic; some of each Egg & chayote

Coconut rice from Solo with sides

Nasi liwet is a fragrant rice cooked in coconut milk and chicken broth from the Javanese city of Solo.

It is traditionally served with shredded chicken, chayote curry, egg and a thick coconut cream called areh.

Servings4

Time50 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Rice400 g
Coconut milk400 ml
Chicken300 g
Lemongrass & bay leafsome of each
Shallots & garlicsome of each
Egg & chayotesome of each

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Cook the rice in coconut milk with lemongrass and bay.
Cook and shred the chicken with spices.
Cook chayote in coconut milk into a curry.
Boil the eggs.
Plate rice with chicken, chayote curry and egg.

Make it original

Lemongrass and coconut milk for nasi liwet are in the Asia Boutique.

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