Pekalongan Chicken (Ayam Pekalongan) Recipe
 Indonesia Recipes

A favorite dish in central Java. It derives its name from Pekalongan, a sleepy, dusty, Javanese town near the southern coast of the island.
 

Ingredients:

1
2 tbsp
1
2 cloves
1 tsp
1
1/4
2 tsp
3 tbsp
1/2 cup
 

broiler or fryer
vegetable oil
large onion, chopped finely
garlic, chopped finely
laos
red chili, crushed
roll shrimp paste
salt
tamarind juice
coconut milk from 1/2 coconut

Method:

1. Place chicken in a large saucepan. Make sure that the chicken is covered with sufficient water, and let it simmer until tender. Remove chicken from stock, cool and debone. Dice chicken.

2. Separately, in a heavy skillet, heat oil and fry onion and garlic until light brown. Add laos and crushed chili and stir well. Then add chicken with shrimp paste and salt.

3. Fry chicken until almost dry, stirring frequently. Now add tamarind juice and coconut milk. Cover and cook until stock is almost completely absorbed by chicken. Serve.