Ayam Kalio Padang - Half Way Chicken Rendang

5.0 from 1 reviews

Author: Anita Jacobson

Categories: Main Dish

Cuisines: Indonesian

Ingredients: Chicken

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 1 hour 30 mins

Total Time: 1 hour 45 mins

Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoon oil
• 2 lemongrass (Indonesian: sereh), bruised and knotted
• 5 bay leaves (Indonesian: daun salam)
• 5 kaffir lime leaves (Indonesian: daun jeruk)
• 1 chicken, cut into 8 or 12 pieces
• 750 coconut milk (Indonesian: santan)
• 2 asam gelugur (*)
• 1/2 tablespoon salt
• 1/2 tablespoon sugar
• Grind the following into spice paste
• 10 shallots (Indonesian: bawang merah)
• 3 cloves garlic (Indonesian: bawang putih)
• 5 red cayenne peppers (Indonesian: cabe merah keriting)
• 2 red anaheim peppers (Indonesian: cabe merah besar)
• 1 inch ginger (Indonesian: jahe)
• 1 inch galangal (Indonesian: lengkuas)
• 1 turmeric (about 1 inch) (Indonesian: kunyit)
• 1 teaspoon coriander seeds (Indonesian: biji ketumbar)

Instructions

1. Heat oil in a pot and sauté spice paste, lemongrass, and kaffir lime leaves until fragrant. About 5 minutes.
2. Add chicken pieces and cook until no longer pink.
3. Pour coconut milk, add asam gelugur, and season with salt and sugar. Mix well and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered until the sauce is reduced by at least 50%, best if you can wait until only 25% sauce is left.
4. Adjust salt and sugar as needed. Turn off heat. Serve with steamed white rice.

Notes

• (*) Can be substituted with asam kandis (same amount) or tamarind (10 gram).