Ayam Masak Merah

Name: Ayam Masak Merah
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Malaysian
Ingredients: 800 g chicken pieces (bone-in); 1 tsp turmeric powder; 1 tsp salt; 200 ml vegetable oil (for frying); 6 piece dried chillies (soaked and blended); 4 piece shallots; 3 cloves garlic; 1 piece ginger (a 2cm knob); 200 g tomato puree; 2 piece tomatoes (quartered); 1 piece onion (sliced into rings); 2 tbsp tomato ketchup; 1 tbsp sugar; 100 ml water; 1 stick cinnamon; 2 piece star anise; salt (to taste)

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Fried chicken simmered in a sweet, spicy tomato and chilli sauce until it turns deep red. A festive centrepiece served at Malay weddings, Hari Raya spreads and Sunday lunches.

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Ingredients

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chicken pieces · bone-in800gturmeric powder1tspsalt1tspvegetable oil · for frying200mldried chillies · soaked and blended6shallots4garlic3ginger · a 2cm knob1tomato puree200gtomatoes · quartered2onion · sliced into rings1tomato ketchup2tbspsugar1tbspwater100mlcinnamon1star anise2salt · to tastetotaste

Method

Season and fry the chicken

Rub the chicken with turmeric and salt, then deep-fry for eight minutes until golden, and set aside.

8 min

Blend the paste

Blend the soaked chillies, shallots, garlic and ginger into a smooth paste.

Fry the paste

Fry the paste with the cinnamon stick and star anise in a little of the frying oil for five minutes until fragrant and darkened.

5 min

Build the sauce

Stir in the tomato puree, quartered tomatoes, ketchup, sugar and water, and simmer for ten minutes until thickened.

10 min

Return the chicken

Add the fried chicken and onion rings to the sauce and simmer for ten more minutes, turning occasionally, until the chicken is coated and tender.

10 min

Serve

Serve hot over steamed rice.

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Ayam Masak Merah

6 steps · 4 timers · 4 servings