Chicken Rendang

Harman Ahmad
Harman Ahmad @cook_16596317
Malaysia

Chicken rendang is almost like a curry. It's aromatic, fragrant, and indulgent.

In Malaysia it's reserved for special occasions or as a treat.

It is relatively easy to make but requires time and patience.

Chicken Rendang

Chicken rendang is almost like a curry. It's aromatic, fragrant, and indulgent.

In Malaysia it's reserved for special occasions or as a treat.

It is relatively easy to make but requires time and patience.

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Ingredients

3 to 4 hours
5 servings
  1. Aromatics Paste
  2. 5large Holland onions, roughly chopped
  3. 5shallots, roughly chopped
  4. 1whole head of garlic (or more), peeled
  5. 2 stalkslemongrass, the white section, bruised
  6. 5-10large chillies, roughly chopped
  7. 5birds eye chillies
  8. 3 inchesginger, peeled, roughly chopped
  9. Flavourings
  10. 3 tablespoonssugar
  11. 1and a half tablespoons of salt
  12. 1 tablespoonturmeric powder
  13. Lemon juice / lime juice / asam extract from 1 or 2 fruits
  14. 1/2 cupcoconut milk (optional)
  15. Toasted coconut flakes (optional)
  16. Garnish
  17. Turmeric leaves, finely chopped
  18. Meat
  19. 1whole chicken, cleaned and cut into small pieces
  20. Substitutes and variations
  21. Any variety of onions can be used, to your liking
  22. Any variety of chillies can be used, to your liking
  23. Live turmeric root can be used, treat it as you would the ginger
  24. Traditionally asam extract is used, but anything acidic is okay
  25. You can use coconut milk, regular milk or no milk
  26. The recipe also works with other types of meat

Cooking Instructions

3 to 4 hours
  1. 1

    Prepare all the ingredients in the aromatic paste section.

  2. 2

    Add them to a blender with a bit of water and blend till somewhat smooth.

  3. 3

    Heat oil in a large wide pan or pot and when it's hot, add in the aromatic paste, cook until fragrant.

  4. 4

    The mixture will naturally be watery at first, cook it at a medium to low temperature until most of the water boils off and the colour deepens. Stir occasionally. Do not be impatient and use a while temperature as the mixture will begin to burn.

  5. 5

    Once the paste has reduced in moisture, add the chicken pieces in and stir.

  6. 6

    The chicken will also naturally release fluids. Boil the mixture down once more.

  7. 7

    While waiting for the water to reduce, you may begin building your flavours. Add the ingredients in the flavourings section. The amounts listed are just safe starting points. Add more as required.

  8. 8

    The goal is to reach a thick saucy consistency, as long as it's watery, slowly boil it down and stir occasionally.

  9. 9

    Once you're getting close, stir in the chopped turmeric leaves and toasted coconut flakes.

  10. 10

    Done! Serve with rice, lemang, bread, or your choice of starch.

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Harman Ahmad
Harman Ahmad @cook_16596317
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I started to cook in college. Before that I didn't even know how to cook rice or fry an egg. But after living by myself for so long, I started experimenting and grew a love of food. I like to try out recipes from different cultures.You can drop by my Instagram where I hang out more to see what else I cook, if you need help with a recipe, or just want to chat!instagram.com/thehartiste/
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Comments

Sonia
Sonia @sonia
Oh wow, this really sound amazing! A labour of love :)

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