Ayam Masak Hitam

Name: Ayam Masak Hitam (Zen Chicken)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Malaysian
Ingredients: 2 stalks lemongrass, white part only, roughly chopped; 2 candlenuts; 7.5-cm (3-inch) knob ginger, peeled and sliced; 1 tsp tamarind juice; 8 shallots, peeled; 1 medium white onion, peeled and sliced; 5 kaffir lime leaves, thinly sliced; ½ tsp salt; 4 Tbsp dried chilli paste; 4 cloves garlic, peeled; 1 tsp turmeric powder; 250 ml (8 fl oz) vegetable oil; 2 Tbsp ketchup; 4 Tbsp sweet soy sauce; 450 g (1 lb) chicken breast meat; 250 ml (8 fl oz / 1 cup) water; 1 large white onion, peeled and cut into quarters; 1 Tbsp honey, or to taste

Zen Chicken

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

My Rendang isn't Crispy

By Zaleha Kadir Olpin

Published 2019

About

This is one of our family favourites! Calling it Zen chicken may seem a little odd, but we chose the name to reflect the perfect balance of flavours — sweetness from the honey, tanginess from the ketchup, spiciness from the chillies and a refreshing citrus flavour from the kaffir lime leaves. We enjoy using chicken in this dish, but these flavours are also great with fish, beef or tofu.

Ingredients

Asia
Malaysia
Main course
South East Asia

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