Chicken Rendang
Chicken Rendang – amazing Malaysian-Indonesian chicken stew with spices and coconut milk. Deeply flavorful. The best rendang recipe ever!
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 383kcal
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs. boneless and skinless chicken breasts or thighs, cut into cubes
- 1/3 cup cooking oil
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 3 cloves
- 3 star anise
- 3 cardamom pods
- 1 lemongrass white part only, pounded and cut into strips
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 1 cup water
- 5 kaffir lime leaves bruised
- 5 tablespoons toasted grated coconut kerisik
- 1 tablespoon sugar or to taste
- salt to taste
Spice Paste:
- 6 shallots
- 1 inch galangal
- 3 stalks lemongrass white part only
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1- inch piece ginger peeled
- 10 dried chilies chili arbol, seeded
Instructions
- All all the ingredients of the Spice Paste in a food processor. Blend well.
- Heat the oil in a skillet, add the Spice Paste, cinnamon, cloves, star anise, and cardamom pods and stir-fry them until aromatic. Add the chicken and lemongrass, stir to combine well with the spices.
- Add the coconut milk, water, and simmer on medium heat, stirring frequently until the chicken is almost cooked.
- Add the kaffir lime leaves, toasted coconut, stir to blend well with the chicken. Lower the heat to low, cover the lid, and slowly simmer for 30 minutes or until the chicken is tender and the liquid has dried up. Add more sugar and salt to taste to taste. Serve immediately.
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Notes
To make beef rendang, check out my recipe here.
Nutrition
Serving: 4people | Calories: 383kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 40g | Fat: 40g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Cholesterol: 109mg | Sodium: 218mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 7g