Chicken in Spicy Tamarind Sauce (Ayam Asam Pedas)
Chicken in Spicy Tamarind Sauce (Ayam Asam Pedas)

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To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook chicken in spicy tamarind sauce (ayam asam pedas) using 22 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken in Spicy Tamarind Sauce (Ayam Asam Pedas):
  1. Prepare 350 g Chicken Meat (boneless, cut into pieces)
  2. Take 1/2 tsp Salt (marinate)
  3. Take Sambal Paste (blend well);
  4. Get 20 g Dried Chilli (deseed, rehydrated)
  5. Take 40 g Shallots
  6. Make ready 20 g Garlic
  7. Get 20 g Ginger Root
  8. Prepare 20 g Galangal Root
  9. Prepare 20 g Turmeric Root
  10. Prepare 20 g Fermented Shrimp Paste (Belacan)
  11. Take 20 g Lemongrass Stalk (white part)
  12. Make ready Aromatics;
  13. Make ready 2 stalk Ginger Flower (slice in half)
  14. Get 2 stalk Lemongrass (bruised)
  15. Take 10 sprigs Vietnamese Mint (Daun Kesum)
  16. Make ready Other Ingredients;
  17. Get 3 Tbsp Cooking Oil
  18. Get 1 Tbsp Sugar
  19. Make ready 1.5 cup Water
  20. Get 100 g Okra
  21. Get 2 pc Tomatoes (quartered)
  22. Make ready 10 g Vietnamese Mint leaves (finely chopped, garnish)
Steps to make Chicken in Spicy Tamarind Sauce (Ayam Asam Pedas):
  1. MARINATE; Salt the chicken and set aside for 30 minutes or more.
  2. COOK THE PASTE; heat 3 Tbsp of Cooking Oil until hot, then add the Sambal Paste. Cook the Paste until the oil separates.
  3. TAMARIND; once the oil separates, add the Tamarind juice, Aromatics, Sugar and mix well. Bring it to a gentle boil and cover with a lid. Cook for 5 minutes and stirring occasionally.
  4. CHICKEN; After 5 minutes, DISCARD the Aromatics, turn down the heat to a Simmer and then add in the Chicken. Cover with a lid and cook for 5 minutes while stirring occasionally.
  5. VEGGIES; after 5 minutes, add the tomatoes and okra. Cover with lid and cook for 2 minutes. After that, remove the lid and season with Salt if necessary.
  6. OPTIONAL; the dish is basically done but if you want to thicken the gravy, simply continue to simmer without a lid for another 5-10 minutes. You might want to remove the Okra and set it aside but you can leave the tomatoes and chicken in.
  7. SERVE with cooked rice and garnish with Vietnamese Mint leaves.

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