Indonesian Recipes (Bali, Java) - Meat and Fish Stew (Juanlo) Recipe

Ingredients

• 1.5 liters/2 3/4 pints (7 cups) chicken stock (broth)

• 2 chicken breasts

• 150 g/5 oz monkfish or salmon fillet

• 8 scampi, shelled

• about 600 g/1 1/4 lb vegetables (sugar peas, broccoli, cauliflower florets, courgettes (zucchini), carrots, black fungus mushrooms, rice straw mushrooms (or champignons)

• 1 bunch spring onions (scallions)

• salt, pepper

• sesame oil

• green coriander (cilantro) to taste

Serves 4

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Method:

1. Heat the chicken stock separately, seasoning with salt, pepper and sesame oil.

2. Fillet the chicken breasts and remove the skin. Cut the chicken breasts and fish fillets into very thin slices, carpaccio-style.

3. Clean the scampi and cut in half. Put all these ingredients in an unglazed clay pot. Cut the vegetables into bite-sized pieces, blanch and add to the pot with the other ingredients.

4. Pour the hot stock over all. Finally, sprinkle the chopped spring onions over it. A few coriander leaves (cilantro) may be added if desired. The stew is served with soy sauce.