Chicken in Spicy Tamarind Sauce (Ayam Asam Pedas)
Chicken in Spicy Tamarind Sauce (Ayam Asam Pedas)

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The spicy and sour fish dish is known widely in Sumatra and Malay Peninsula. It is part of the culinary heritage of both Minangkabau and also Malay. Bahan asas masakan asam pedas, biasanya cuma cili giling/cili kisar, asam, dan herba segar daun kesum.

Chicken in Spicy Tamarind Sauce (Ayam Asam Pedas) is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Chicken in Spicy Tamarind Sauce (Ayam Asam Pedas) is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook chicken in spicy tamarind sauce (ayam asam pedas) using 22 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken in Spicy Tamarind Sauce (Ayam Asam Pedas):
  1. Make ready 350 g Chicken Meat (boneless, cut into pieces)
  2. Take 1/2 tsp Salt (marinate)
  3. Take Sambal Paste (blend well);
  4. Prepare 20 g Dried Chilli (deseed, rehydrated)
  5. Get 40 g Shallots
  6. Take 20 g Garlic
  7. Prepare 20 g Ginger Root
  8. Make ready 20 g Galangal Root
  9. Make ready 20 g Turmeric Root
  10. Get 20 g Fermented Shrimp Paste (Belacan)
  11. Take 20 g Lemongrass Stalk (white part)
  12. Prepare Aromatics;
  13. Get 2 stalk Ginger Flower (slice in half)
  14. Get 2 stalk Lemongrass (bruised)
  15. Get 10 sprigs Vietnamese Mint (Daun Kesum)
  16. Make ready Other Ingredients;
  17. Make ready 3 Tbsp Cooking Oil
  18. Prepare 1 Tbsp Sugar
  19. Take 1.5 cup Water
  20. Take 100 g Okra
  21. Prepare 2 pc Tomatoes (quartered)
  22. Get 10 g Vietnamese Mint leaves (finely chopped, garnish)

The sauce should have carmelised alittle over the chicken. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with cucumber if desired. These useful spices can be used to cook so many different meals! Ayam Masak Merah - Although it shares basic similar spices to Chicken Curry.

Steps to make Chicken in Spicy Tamarind Sauce (Ayam Asam Pedas):
  1. MARINATE; Salt the chicken and set aside for 30 minutes or more.
  2. COOK THE PASTE; heat 3 Tbsp of Cooking Oil until hot, then add the Sambal Paste. Cook the Paste until the oil separates.
  3. TAMARIND; once the oil separates, add the Tamarind juice, Aromatics, Sugar and mix well. Bring it to a gentle boil and cover with a lid. Cook for 5 minutes and stirring occasionally.
  4. CHICKEN; After 5 minutes, DISCARD the Aromatics, turn down the heat to a Simmer and then add in the Chicken. Cover with a lid and cook for 5 minutes while stirring occasionally.
  5. VEGGIES; after 5 minutes, add the tomatoes and okra. Cover with lid and cook for 2 minutes. After that, remove the lid and season with Salt if necessary.
  6. OPTIONAL; the dish is basically done but if you want to thicken the gravy, simply continue to simmer without a lid for another 5-10 minutes. You might want to remove the Okra and set it aside but you can leave the tomatoes and chicken in.
  7. SERVE with cooked rice and garnish with Vietnamese Mint leaves.

It is different, both in texture and the flavours in the sauce. Lucky me, Bee had made it easier by suggesting Ayam Masak Merah or chicken cooked in rich creamy spicy tomato sauce. Saus cuko (spicy tamarind sauce): Boil all sauce ingredients in a pot. Turn off the heat once all the sugar melts. Malaysian chicken in tomato sauce recipe (called Ayam Masak Merah) is the traditional Malay dish serve on the banquet table.

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