Opor Telur - Eggs in Creamy Coconut Milk Sauce

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Author: Anita Jacobson

Categories: Side Dish Vegetarian

Cuisines: Indonesian

Ingredients: Egg

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 45 mins

Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoon oil
• 2 bay leaves (Indonesian: daun salam)
• 400 ml coconut milk (Indonesian: santan)
• 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 6 hard boiled eggs (Indonesian: telur rebus)
• Grind the following into spice paste
• 6 shallots (Indonesian: bawang merah)
• 4 cloves garlic (Indonesian: bawang putih)
• 4 candlenuts (Indonesian: kemiri)
• 1 inch galangal (Indonesian: lengkuas)
• 1/2 teaspoon coriander powder (Indonesian: bubuk ketumbar)
• 1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper (Indonesian: bubuk lada)

Instructions

1. Heat oil and sauté spice paste and bay leaves until fragrant.
2. Pour the coconut milk and season with salt and sugar. Bring to a boil.
3. Add hard boiled eggs into the pot and cook until the sauce has reduced and thickened into a creamy sauce, stir occasionally. The sauce should be able to coat the eggs at the end of the cooking process.
4. Turn off heat and serve with steamed white rice.