RESEPI AYAM DENDENG

I've tried this recipe once when my friend, Marla came from Miri and gave me a surprise call. Within 1 hour I managed to cook 5 recipes including this ayam dendeng and invited her for dinner.  

It's very delicious...indeed :)

• One whole chicken - cut into 12 pieces

• 100 gm of shallot chips (in other words, fried onions or bawang goreng in Bahasa Malaysia)

• 2 cubes of gula melaka (substitute with 2 tbspoon of gula apong ~ you can only find it in Sarawak /or u may use brown sugar)
• 2 tablespoons of tamarind juice
• salt
• sugar
• oil to cook
• 5 pieces of dried chillies, soaked in hot water for 10-20 minutes, then blend.
• 10 shallots, blend
• 2 inches ginger, blend
• 3 garlics, blend
• 5 cardamoms,
• 3 cinnamon,
• 3 star anise,
• 5 cloves,

- Prepare all the ingredients for blending and blend ingredients together until smooth.

METHODS:

1. Deep fry  chicken in a very hot oil until 80% done. dish out and set aside. (well I'd prefer to season the chicken with a pinch of salt and tumeric powder to give a taste  before deep frying :)
2. Heat up a wok and add  2 tablespoons of oil.  Toss in cardamoms, cinnamon, star anise and cloves and add all the blended ingredients and stir constantly until aromatic. 
3. Add tamarind juice and gula melaka/gula apong/brown sugar. Stir again and add salt and sugar to taste.
4. Add fried chicken and cook well (until a little bit dry) and finishing with shallot chips/fried onions/bawang goreng.  Serve immediately.

Happy Cooking peeps!!!! :)

xoxo
FERGIE ROSE