Simple Way to Make Thomas Keller Opor Ayam from Padang (Chicken Braised in Coconut Milk)ππππ
by Susie Lucas
Opor Ayam from Padang (Chicken Braised in Coconut Milk)ππππ
Hello everybody, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, opor ayam from padang (chicken braised in coconut milk)ππππ. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
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To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook opor ayam from padang (chicken braised in coconut milk)ππππ using 35 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Opor Ayam from Padang (Chicken Braised in Coconut Milk)ππππ:
Get 1 whole Chicken, 1.5 kg cut into 8 pieces. Wash
Take 600 ml (thin) & 300ml (thick, concentrated) can Coconut Cream
Make ready 600 ml Water boiled from the kettle: as needed
Get 2 tbs Rice Bran oil, Alfa one brand
Take 3 cm fresh Kencur or 1/2 tsp ground Kencur
Make ready 3 cm fresh Ginger peeled, slice thinly
Take 1 cm fresh Turmeric,skin on slice thickly (1/2 tsp ground curry)
Get 3 Candle nuts/Macadamia (Kemiri)
Get 1 Lemongrass stalks, split in half, crushed on the white part
Prepare (see the image)
Prepare 3 Bay leaves (daun Salam)
Take 4 Kaffir lime leaves
Get 1 Curry leaves (daun kunyit)
Make ready 2 tbs soft Brown sugar as needed
Prepare 1 tbs bouillon Chicken powder
Prepare 6 Eggs (boiled 6' in salted water& peeled in cold water tap)
Prepare 3 medium Potatoes, peeled & cut in chunks size, then put
Take on a double pot: steam for 19 minutes
Get 2 cakes Bean Curds (Tahu), sliced, fried in hot oil until brown
Take 1/2 cup Melinjo fruits
Make ready 10 shallots, slice thickly
Make ready 6 cloves Garlic, slice thickly
Take 1 tsp ground Coriander
Prepare 1 tsp ground Nutmeg
Prepare 10 fresh red Chilies(leave 2 whole chillies whole as decorative)
Make ready 1/2 tsp Cayenne Pepper ground (mild hot)
Prepare 1 tbs bouillon Chicken
Get 2 tsp Salt as needed
Make ready 1 tbs Black pepper grinded
Take Kerupuk Emping 1 bag,bought raw from Asian market.Fry in hot oil
Get 1 handful fried Onions, to sprinkle on top of serving dish
Prepare Jasmine rice cook in Rice Cooker or
Get 6 Ketupat rice cakes (from Asian supermarket)cut in rough pieces
Get (see images)
Get Decorate: put 2 Basil leaves (or 2 stalks Coriander leaves)
Steps to make Opor Ayam from Padang (Chicken Braised in Coconut Milk)ππππ:
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.
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