Opor Ayam from Padang (Chicken Braised in Coconut Milk)😍🍉🍌🍜. Opor ayam is an Indonesian chicken dish originating from the central to Eastern parts of the Java islands. This is usually served to enliven Ramadan in our tradition, along with ketupat and sambal goreng Reviews for: Photos of Opor Ayam (Chicken in Coconut Milk). Opor ayam is a chicken cooked in coconut milk from Indonesia, especially from Central Java.
Try this Opor Ayam (Chicken Braised in Coconut Milk) recipe by Chef Ming Tsai.
This recipe is from the show Simply Ming.
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You can cook Opor Ayam from Padang (Chicken Braised in Coconut Milk)😍🍉🍌🍜 using 35 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Opor Ayam from Padang (Chicken Braised in Coconut Milk)😍🍉🍌🍜
- It's 1 of whole Chicken, 1.5 kg cut into 8 pieces. Wash.
- Prepare 600 ml of (thin) & 300ml (thick, concentrated) can Coconut Cream.
- You need 600 ml of Water boiled from the kettle: as needed.
- Prepare 2 tbs of Rice Bran oil, Alfa one brand.
- It's 3 cm of fresh Kencur or 1/2 tsp ground Kencur.
- It's 3 cm of fresh Ginger peeled, slice thinly.
- It's 1 cm of fresh Turmeric,skin on slice thickly (1/2 tsp ground curry).
- It's 3 of Candle nuts/Macadamia (Kemiri).
- You need 1 of Lemongrass stalks, split in half, crushed on the white part.
- It's of (see the image).
- Prepare 3 of Bay leaves (daun Salam).
- It's 4 of Kaffir lime leaves.
- You need 1 of Curry leaves (daun kunyit).
- You need 2 tbs of soft Brown sugar as needed.
- It's 1 tbs of bouillon Chicken powder.
- You need 6 of Eggs (boiled 6' in salted water& peeled in cold water tap).
- Prepare 3 of medium Potatoes, peeled & cut in chunks size, then put.
- Prepare of on a double pot: steam for 19 minutes.
- Prepare 2 of cakes Bean Curds (Tahu), sliced, fried in hot oil until brown.
- You need 1/2 cup of Melinjo fruits.
- You need 10 of shallots, slice thickly.
- You need 6 cloves of Garlic, slice thickly.
- You need 1 tsp of ground Coriander.
- Prepare 1 tsp of ground Nutmeg.
- Prepare 10 of fresh red Chilies(leave 2 whole chillies whole as decorative).
- Prepare 1/2 tsp of Cayenne Pepper ground (mild hot).
- It's 1 tbs of bouillon Chicken.
- You need 2 tsp of Salt as needed.
- It's 1 tbs of Black pepper grinded.
- Prepare of Kerupuk Emping 1 bag,bought raw from Asian market.Fry in hot oil.
- It's 1 handful of fried Onions, to sprinkle on top of serving dish.
- You need of Jasmine rice cook in Rice Cooker or.
- It's 6 of Ketupat rice cakes (from Asian supermarket)cut in rough pieces.
- Prepare of (see images).
- It's of Decorate: put 2 Basil leaves (or 2 stalks Coriander leaves).
Cut the chicken into eight pcs, throw away the loose skin and fat and rub the pcs with the lemon juice. Heat the oil in a saucepan or possibly wok, and pour the sauce. Stir fry for two min; then add in the balance of the coconut lowfat milk, the tamarind liquid, salt, sugar, salam, laos and jeruk purut. I started to learn how to cook Indonesian food and this one is a keeper.
Opor Ayam from Padang (Chicken Braised in Coconut Milk)😍🍉🍌🍜 instructions
- The spicy paste has to be fried first in a wok with 3 tbs hot oil:put shallots,garlic,ginger,galangal,turmeric,lemongrass,kencur, candle nuts,coriander,red chilies.Stir to fry untill well cooked (!) emanating aroma-fragrance! Remove. Put the fried spicy into blender, blend it until a smooth paste. Remove..
- In a wok on medium heat put 4 cups water, thin coconut cream, the spicy paste, chicken pieces, bay leaves, kaffir lime leaves,curry leaves, lemongrass, nutmeg,melinjo fruits, chicken stock powder, ground cayenne pepper, salt: stir to fry & mix. Keep stirring to avoid the coconut cream split, until the chicken is halfway cooked..
- Then add the rest the thick coconut cream while still stirring,add the cooked potatoes, prefried sliced bean curds,boiled eggs,sugar. Add more salt & more water if needed..
- When the casserole starting to boil, turn down the temp and let it simmer for 10 minutes or until chicken is cooked completely. Turn off, remove the wok. Transfer Opor Ayam onto a deep large rectangular glass dish. Sprinkle on top with dried fried Onions, decorate with 2 Basil leaves. To serve with steamed Jasmine Rice or Ketupat cakes. Side dish: crunchy cracker Kerupuk emping..
It's a mild chicken curry style dish that is a fav among kids here. My sister-in-law gave me this recipe and it turned out pretty good the first time I tried. Hopefully others will enjoy this too. Opor ayam, chicken cooked in coconut milk from Central Java, Indonesia. Opor ayam is a chicken braised in coconut milk.