Semur ayam: pollo brasato alla salsa di soia, in stile olandese-indonesiano

Ingredienti

• Half chicken, cut in pieces and washed thoroughly.
• 2 potatoes, peeled, cut to big chunks and soaked in cold water
• 6 shallots, peeled, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, peeled, chopped
• 3 cm ginger, peeled, chopped
• 1 lemongrass, bruised, knotted
• 0.5 tsp ground white pepper
• 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
• 5 tbsp sweet soy sauce
• Salt to taste
• 1 big red tomato, chopped
• 2 bird’s eye chillies, halved, remove the seeds (optional)
• 700 ml water
• 3 tbsp cooking oil

Preparazione

1. 1

   Grind or blend into a fine paste: shallots, garlic and ginger.

2. 2

   Heat the oil over medium high heat in a wok, and then sauté the ground spices and lemongrass until fragrant, around 3 minutes.

3. 3

   Add the chicken pieces, and fry for about 4 minutes.

4. 4

   Add salt, nutmeg and white pepper powder.

5. 5

   Add water.

6. 6

   Add sweet soy sauce. Mix and bring to boil.

7. 7

   When the soup boils, add the potatoes. Turn the heat to medium low and simmer for around 20 minutes.

8. 8

   Add the chopped tomato and chillies, and continue cooking for around 5 minutes.

9. 9

   Turn off the heat and let the semur rest for a while before serving.