Chicken in Tomato Sauce

Name: Chicken in Tomato Sauce
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 800 g chicken thighs/drumsticks - cut; 1 teaspoon turmeric; 1 tablespoon corn flour; Pinch salt; 1 small brown onion; 1 inch ginger; 1 big red chilli; 3 garlic; 10 cm lemongrass (white part); 1 tablespoon oyster sauce (1 or 2 tbsp); 1 tablespoon tomato sauce/ketchup; 1 teaspoon sugar (1 or 2 tsp); 2 tablespoons sweet chili sauce; 10 cm lemongrass - white part lightly crushed; 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder; 1 cinnamon stick; 1 star anise; 1 tomato - cut or sliced; 2 tablespoons tomato puree; 5 kaffir lime leaves

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Houston Texas

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Pinkblanket's Kitchen @pinkblanketskitchen

Houston Texas

#chicken #ayam #breakfast #lunch #dinner #asian #tomato #sauce #asian

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Ingredients

4 servings

A. PAN SEARED / PAN FRIED
800 gchicken thighs/drumsticks - cut
1 teaspoonturmeric
1 tablespooncorn flour
Pinchsalt
B. BLENDED - FINE PASTE/PUREE
1small brown onion
1 inchginger
1big red chilli
3garlic
10 cmlemongrass (white part)
C. SAUCE & SEASONINGS - MIXED
1 tablespoonoyster sauce (1 or 2 tbsp)
1 tablespoontomato sauce/ketchup
1 teaspoonsugar (1 or 2 tsp)
2 tablespoonssweet chili sauce
D. OTHER INGREDIENTS
10 cmlemongrass - white part lightly crushed
1 teaspoonTurmeric powder
1cinnamon stick
1star anise
1tomato - cut or sliced
2 tablespoonstomato puree
5kaffir lime leaves

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Steps

1

A. PAN SEARED / PAN FRIED
In a mixing bowl, combine and mix ingredients in A 👉🏻 chicken pieces, corn flour, turmeric powder and a pinch of salt. Over medium heat, pan fried until chicken pieces turn lightly brown and just cooked. Keep aside.
2

B. BLENDED INTO FINE PASTE
Chop all ingredients in B. Place into a blender, add 1/4 cup of water. Blend into a fine paste or puree.
3

C. SAUCE & SEASONINGS - MIXED
Prep and measure all ingredients for sauce in C. Mix & combine well in a bowl. Keep aside.
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D. OTHER INGREDIENTS
Gather and measure other ingredients in D. Keep aside.
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Cooking:
Heat up ¼ or ⅓ cup of oil in a wok. Add B (blended paste). Sautè for a minute over medium heat. Add lemongrass, turmeric powder, star anise and cinnamon stick. Sautè again for another 5mins or until aromatic.
Turn the heat down to medium low. Add C (the sauce) and tomato puree. Stir and mix well for another minute or two.
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Next, add cut tomato and Keffer lime leaves. Stir again to mix. Add A (chicken pieces). Stir and simmer over low heat until everything is well-combined. Add 2-3 tablespoons of water if it's too dry. Leave to simmer gently for further 5-8mins. Taste the sauce and the chicken. Adjust seasonings accordingly.
7

Remove from the heat. Serve with rice.