Asian Poultry Recipes - Indonesian Stewed Chicken (Opor Ayam)  Recipe

Ingredients

• 3 lb. (Ph kg.) chicken (cut into bite-sized pieces)

• 1 teaspoon chopped serai/lemon grass

• 2 daun salam/1 bay leaf

• 1 onion (chopped)

• 2 cloves garlic (chopped)

• 1-inch (2.5-cm.) piece kayu manis/cinnamon stick

• 3 3/4 cups thick santan/thick coconut milk

• oil for deep-frying

Marinade Ingredients: (All mixed together)

• 4 buah keras/candlenuts (chopped finely)

• 1/2 teaspoon jintan putih/white cumin powder

• 1 1/2 teaspoons ketumbar/ground coriander 

• 1 teaspoon minced ginger root                                 

• 1/2 teaspoon ground black peppercorns

Seasoning Ingredients:

• salt to taste

• 2 teaspoons gula Jawa/palm sugar

• juice of 1 lemon

Serves 4-5

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Method:

1. Marinate chicken pieces for 30 minutes.

2. Heat oil for deep-frying. Fry chicken piece quickly for 3-5 minutes. Drain out and set aside.

3. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large saucepan. Sauté onion, garlic, lemon grass and salam or bay leaves till fragrant and onion is soft.

4. Add chicken pieces together with the marinade, cinnamon stick and seasoning ingredients, except lemon juice. Mix well.

5. Pour in coconut milk and lower heat to medium. Simmer uncovered, till chicken is tender and gravy is thick, stirring constantly.

6. Stir in lemon juice, dish up and serve.