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    Indonesian Stewed Chicken – Semur Ayam

    By admin | March 12, 2010

    Semur Ayam is a highly aromatic Indonesian stewed chicken dish. Our recipe for Semur Ayam uses a variety of fresh spices giving the chicken a glorious fragrance and we added some coconut milk to give the stewed chicken an extra touch of richness. This is a very popular dish in both Indonesia and Malaysia.

    Indonesian Stewed Chicken

    Ingredients for Indonesian Stewed Chicken – Semur Ayam

    500 gm Chicken thighs, cut into pieces
    1 Potato cut into bite size chunks
    20 gm Dried Glass Noodles, soaked in water until soft
    1 Small Onion, sliced
    1 Tbsp Garlic, crushed
    1 Tbsp Shallots, finely ground
    1/2 Nutmeg, finely ground
    4 Long Peppers, finely ground
    4 Cloves
    1 1″ piece of Cinnamon, finely ground
    3 Tomatoes, cut into small chunks
    4 Tbsp Kecap Manis, sweet Soy Sauce
    3 Tbsp Shallots, finely sliced and fried until crisp
    1/2 Cup Chicken Stock
    1/2 Coconut Cream
    Vegetable Oil for deep frying
    3 Tbsp Butter
    Pinch of Salt


    Method

    1. Deep fry the potato pieces until golden brown and set aside.

    2. Add the butter to a wok and place over a medium heat. When the butter has melted and is hot, add the ground shallots, garlic, long peppers, onion, cinnamon, cloves, salt and nutmeg and fry until aromatic.

    3. Add the tomato pieces and mix well.

    4. Add the chicken pieces and continue frying until the chicken begins to brown.

    5. Add the chicken stock and Kecap Manis sweet soy sauce.

    6. Cover and continue cooking over a low heat for 30 minutes.

    7. Add the potatoes and the glass noodles. Mix well. Add the coconut milk and mix well.

    8. Place the contents of the wok into a serving dish and sprinkle with the crispy shallots. Serve.

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    Topics: Indonesia | 1 Comment »

    One Response to “Indonesian Stewed Chicken – Semur Ayam”

    1. Alyssa Says:
      May 17th, 2010 at 2:49 pm

      My sister and I made this recipe for dinner the other night and it came out AwEsOme! =D And for dessert we made coconut cream with banana’s (A Thai dish) they both turned out great XD I LoVe this website =0) lol next we’re thinking about making the Thai fish with chili and lime =D

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