Indonesia

Ayam Rica-Rica

Name: Ayam Rica-Rica
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Indonesia
Ingredients: 800 g Chicken pieces; 10 pieces Red chilies; some of each Shallots & garlic; some of each Ginger & lemongrass; some of each Lime & tomato; some of each Pandan & salt

Fiery chicken from Manado

Rica-rica is a very spicy preparation from Manado in North Sulawesi; the name comes from the local word for chili.

A paste of many red chilies, shallots and ginger coats the chicken and gives it an intense, fresh heat.

Servings3

Time45 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Chicken pieces800 g
Red chilies10 pieces
Shallots & garlicsome of each
Ginger & lemongrasssome of each
Lime & tomatosome of each
Pandan & saltsome of each

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Grind chilies, shallots, garlic and ginger into a paste.
Fry the paste with lemongrass and pandan.
Add the chicken and brown all over.
Braise with a little water and tomato until done.
Season with lime and serve with rice.

Make it original

Lemongrass and pandan for rica-rica are in the Asia Boutique.

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