AYAM MASAK LEMAK

By That Bloody Botak

 AYAM MASAK LEMAK 


I first had this dish at a stall selling food from Negri Sembilan. Fell in love with it on the spot! It was called ayam salai masak lemak chili api. They used chicken that has been smoked to make the dish. But I don't have smoked chicken here, so I'll just have to make do with what I have. The lemak and chili api went really well, so I tried to recreate it here.


Ingredients 

As much chili padi as u can take 

1 stalk lemongrass, bruised 

6 shallots, peeled 

2 cloves of garlic, peeled 

Half a chicken, cut to bite sized pieces 

2 teaspoon tumeric powder 

I thumb sized piece of ginger

1 tablespoon chicken stock 

1 teaspoon assam paste

Water 

250ml coconut milk 

Salt to taste


Method 


Marinade the chicken with tumeric powder and salt 



Do the Peranakan Workout with the chillies, garlic, shallots and ginger till it becomes a paste 


In a hot pot with some oil, brown the chicken. Once the chicken is slightly charred, remove it from the pot 


In the same pot, sautee the spice paste and lemongrass till fragrant 


When it starts to smell good, put in the chicken, add just enough water to cover the chicken, the chicken stock and the assam paste and bring it to a boil 


Once it's boiling, add the coconut milk, lower the heat and let it simmer for 2-5mins. Do a taste test, add salt if necessary and it's ready to serve 



We had this for dinner with white rice, sambal balachan and bean sprouts fried with salted fish. 


Man! That was a really good dinner! Just nice for the two of us! Try it! It's really good! 

Enjoy, everybody, take care and stay safe!






These recipes are good for those who want to cook for one or two without going all out but still wanting to enjoy good food. Simple to prepare and tasty food every time!

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