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Rendang Ayam (Spiced Chicken Rendang) Recipes

May 26, 2021

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Ingredients:

  • 1 3–4-lb. chicken, cut into 8 pieces by your butcher
  • 5 dried chiles de árbol, stemmed and roughly chopped
  • 3 shallots, roughly chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
  • 2 stalks lemongrass, tough outer layers removed, interior layers finely chopped
  • 1 3″-piece ginger, peeled and thinly sliced crosswise
  • 1 2″-piece fresh or frozen turmeric, peeled and thinly sliced, or 1 tbsp. ground turmeric
  • 3 tbsp. peanut oil
  • 6 cardamom pods, cracked open
  • 6 fresh or frozen kaffir lime leaves
  • 4 whole star anise
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 2 ½ cups coconut milk
  • 1 tsp. sugar
  • Kosher salt, to taste

Instructions:

  1. Cut chicken: Cut each breast crosswise into 3 pieces, and halve each thigh, drumstick, and wing piece, discarding wing tips, to produce 18 pieces total; set aside. Combine chiles, shallots, garlic, lemongrass, ginger, turmeric, and 1⁄4 cup water in a small food processor, and process until a smooth paste forms; set spice paste aside.
  2. Heat oil in a 12″ nonstick skillet over medium heat; add cardamom, lime leaves, star anise, and cinnamon, and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add spice paste, and cook, stirring often, until caramelized and the oil begins to separate from the paste, 8-10 minutes. Add coconut milk, sugar, and salt, and bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low, and cook, stirring, until reduced by a third, about 20 minutes. Add chicken, stirring to coat in sauce, and cook, stirring occasionally, until sauce is the consistency of thick pea soup, about 1 1⁄2-2 hours.
  3. Continue to cook, stirring constantly to prevent sauce and chicken from burning, until sauce and chicken turn a dark caramel color and the sauce coats the chicken, about 20 minutes. Discard whole spices before serving.

Rendang Ayam (Spiced Chicken Rendang) • Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients:

  • 1 3–4-lb. chicken, cut into 8 pieces by your butcher
  • 5 dried chiles de árbol, stemmed and roughly chopped
  • 3 shallots, roughly chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
  • 2 stalks lemongrass, tough outer layers removed, interior layers finely chopped
  • 1 3″-piece ginger, peeled and thinly sliced crosswise
  • 1 2″-piece fresh or frozen turmeric, peeled and thinly sliced, or 1 tbsp. ground turmeric
  • 3 tbsp. peanut oil
  • 6 cardamom pods, cracked open
  • 6 fresh or frozen kaffir lime leaves
  • 4 whole star anise
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 2 ½ cups coconut milk
  • 1 tsp. sugar
  • Kosher salt, to taste

Rendang Ayam (Spiced Chicken Rendang) Nutrition Facts:
• Diet:
• Calories: 193.91
• Fat: 302.24
• Carbs: 28.04
• Protein: 219.07
• Cholesterol: 269.89
• Calcium: 46.12
• Sodium: 231.72

* E.g. 137.29 = 137mg or 137g – 29%
Nutrition Facts labels are not always factual.

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