Red Chili Chicken is a spicy dish that can be found in several regions in Indonesia. Initially the chicken must be fried first, then mixed and cooked with red chili sauce. The meat needed is chicken with bones, it can be chicken thighs / chicken breast / chicken wings. Before the chicken is fried, usually the chicken meat must be marinated first with lime and salt. Furthermore, the main ingredients of this red chili sauce are shallots, garlic, red chilies, and some spices. These spices must be blended and sauteed, until it gives a nice aroma. Check out the Red Chili Chicken recipe below along with the steps.
YIELDS2 servings
TOTAL TIME minutes
Ingredients
- 400g chicken meat
- 3 tbsp tamarind water
- 2 tsp salt
- 400 ml water
- 1 tomato
- 3 tbsp sweet sauce
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 lemongrass
Mashed Ingredients
- 8 shallots
- 4 garlic
- 10 red chilies
- 1 tsp galangal
- 3 candlenuts
- 1 tsp ginger powder
- 1 tsp salt
Steps
1
Marinate the chicken in lime and salt, leave it for 15 minutes.
2
Fried the chicken with enough oil until browned, remove from heat.
3
Blend all the mashed ingredients, then saute with oil until fragrant.
4
Add water, fried chicken, tomatoes, lemongrass, sweet sauce, sugar, and salt as desired.
5
Put it on a plate, and the red chili chicken is ready to eat!
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