Indonesian Recipes (Bali, Java) - Rice with Chicken in Coconut Milk (Nasi Ayam San Ten) Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 chicken 1-1.2 kg/2 1/4-2 1/2 lb about 750 ml/1 1/4 pints (3 1/2 cups) coconut milk

• 500 g/18 oz long grain rice

• 1 cinnamon stick

• white pepper

• salt

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Method:

1. Clean the chicken and cut into eight or ten pieces. Put in a saucepan with the coconut milk.

2. Season with salt and pepper and cook for about 20 minutes until it is partially cooked. Put to one side.

3. Wash the rice thoroughly and place in a saucepan. Put the partially cooked chicken in the middle of the rice.

4. Add the sticks of cinnamon and pour the coconut stock on top. Add some water if necessary: the rice should be covered with about 12 mm/1/2 in of liquid.

5. Bring to the boil, reduce the heat, then cook the rice and chicken together for a further 15 minutes.

Tip: If a more granular rice is preferred, separate it gently with a fork towards the end of the cooking period.