Parties are the best time to whip up a huge batch of chicken wings. These wings, marinated overnight with lemongrass, shallot, garlic, ginger, turmeric, tamarind, along the requisite salt, pepper, and sugar is an easy, delicious, and guaranteed to be a crowd favorite. Once marinated, you can pan fry, pan grill, charcoal grill, or broil. […]
Chicken Recipes
Spicy Korean Chicken Wings
The first time I tried spicy Korean chicken wings was with my family where a Korean fried chicken franchise had just opened its shop in Jakarta back in 2013 or 2014. It was the most delicious thing ever, and each of us polished off at least 10 wings per person. There was a neat stack […]
Steamed Chicken with Salted Soy Beans
Steaming chicken or fish with a simple salted soy beans sauce (Indonesian: tauco) is a healthy way to prepare a quick dish for lunch or dinner. Salted soy beans can be found in many Asian grocery store. My favorite salted soy beans is the one from Yeos, a Malaysian brand, which happens to be very […]
Chongqing (Chunking) Chicken
Most Chinese food lovers are probably aware that Sichuan cuisine is well known for its spicy dishes, but Chongqing (Chunking) has many famous spicy dishes as well, such as Chongqing chicken. Similar to Sichuan cuisine, Chongqing cuisine also uses plenty of dried red chilies and Sichuan peppercorns, so be prepared for some numbness and hotness, […]
Steamed Chicken with Shiitake, Wood Ear, and Lily Flowers
Perusing through the dried Chinese ingredients in my local Asian groceries can be a fun time. It is messy and the organization is not always perfect, sometimes what’s being displayed and the price tag can be a mismatch, but I still love doing it all the same. One of the more uncommon ingredients, at least […]
Chicken Floss
If you are Chinese, or have ever stepped into a Chinese bakery, you probably know what meat floss is. This stuff looks fluffy and smells wonderful, and often sold in big plastic jars in the grocery stores. Meat floss can be made from chicken, pork, and even fish! They are delicious eaten as is, or […]
Asian Marinated Chicken
What is your must stock meat? For a long while now that has been skinless boneless chicken breasts. They are like blank canvas that you can easily transform into delicious healthy meals. When in a pinch, I just do a simple pan frying and scour sauces and simple salad to go with it. Other times, I […]
Ayam Masak Merah – Chicken in Tomato and Spices
Ayam masak merah is one of the more well known Malaysian dish. This chicken dish has it all, sweet, sour, savory, and spicy. When I cook this, I can eat my white rice with just this dish and it will be hard to stop at just one drumstick 🙂 If you are cooking for children […]
Chinese Sweet and Spicy Chicken
This is a simple way to prepare chicken, or any meat really, like pork, beef, or even fish and tofu. The sauce is what makes the dish delicious. It is sweet, sour, spicy, salty, all kind of flavors mingle together to gently coat the lightly pan fried protein of your choice. Sometimes, I make double […]
Ayam Bakar Semur – Broiled Chicken in Nutmeg and Sweet Soy Sauce
This is another version on the ever popular ayam semur, ayam bakar semur. The original version of ayam semur is full of sauce, but in this version, we cook until the sauce is almost gone and very thick, then transfer the chicken to be broiled, while basting it with the sauce. If you prefer, you can […]
Miso Mayo Pan Fried Chicken
Here is an easy pan fried chicken recipe, marinated with miso, Japanese mayonnaise, and soy sauce. I prefer to use red miso for this, but white miso, or the combination miso is also just as good. You may want to try using different kind of miso to find out which one you prefer the most.
Thai Spicy Coriander Chicken
This is a quick and easy chicken breast stir fry using store bought Thai sweet chili sauce. Pairing this with tomato slices and a bit of tomato ketchup mellow the sauce slightly, bringing it close to sweet and sour sauce, but with a super spicy kick due to the use of the chili sauce and […]
Ayam Suwir Santan – Shredded Chicken in Coconut Milk
If you have ever tried nasi liwet from Solo, you know that ayam suwir santan is one of the absolute must have sides in the nasi liwet combo. Other must have sides include telur pindang, telur areh, and labu siam tumis. Just as the rest of the sides, you can prepare this as a stand […]
Chicken and Black Bean Stir Fry
If you can get your hand on fermented black soy bean (Chinese: 豆豉), you can make black bean sauce dishes without having to buy bottled black bean garlic sauce, though the later one is of course what is more readily available. The good part about using fermented black soy bean is that you can control how much […]
Ayam Bakar Solo – Solo Grilled Chicken
Here is another ayam bakar (grilled chicken) recipe, this time from the city of Solo. Solo and Yogyakarta are the two cities right at the center of Javanese culture, and you can bet that this grilled chicken is going to be on the sweet side 🙂 It may be really weird for those who don’t live or […]
Ayam Bakar Taliwang – Lombok Grilled Chicken
There are many varieties of ayam bakar (grilled chicken) throughout Indonesia. Though they all have “grilled” in the name, the main cooking method is more cooking in spice broth until the chicken is tender and fully cooked and all the flavor has been absorbed by the chicken, and then just prior to serving, they are […]
Ayam Bekakak – Javanese Grilled Chicken
Ayam bekakak is Javanese grilled chicken served in festive occasions like weddings and sunatan (circumcision). This is one of the many ayam panggang (grilled chicken) recipe scattered across the country. The main characteristic of a Javanese dish is its tendency to be sweet, so it is not a surprise that this grilled chicken, with its […]
Ozoni – Soup with Rice Cakes
Ozoni (お雑煮) is Japanese soup with mochi rice cakes. This soup is traditionally prepared as part of osechi or Japanese New Year dishes. There is no de facto recipe for ozoni since most household will have their own recipe as to what should be included in the soup. The zo (雑) means miscellaneous, so you are […]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- …
- 8
- Next Page »