Indonesian Recipes (Bali, Java) - Chicken in Ruiak Sauce (Ayam Bumbu Ruiak) Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 chicken, about 1.2 kg/2 1/2 lb

• 3 medium shallots

• 2 cloves garlic

• 1 piece ginger root, 1 cm/3/8 in long

• 5 kemiri nuts (or macadamia nuts)

• 3 kaffir lime leaves

• 1 tablespoon tomato puree

• 1-2 teaspoons palm sugar

• salt

• 1 can coconut milk, about 400­500 ml/14-17 fl oz (1 3/4-2 1/4 cups)

• 2 tablespoons oil

Serves 4-6

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Method:

1. Peel the shallots and garlic and chop coarsely. Peel and chop the ginger and add together with the shallots and garlic to the kemiri nuts, lemon leaves, palm sugar and tomato puree. Season with salt and puree.

2. Fry this paste in oil and add the chicken, frying until golden brown all over. Now pour in the coconut milk and reduce the liquid until a thick sauce is obtained.

3. The chicken needs to cook for 40-45 minutes.

Tip: This dish will taste even nicer if the chicken is partly cooked on a charcoal fire before frying it in the spicy paste.