Ayam Goreng Bawang Putih w/ Sambal Aioli
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Place chicken drumsticks and thighs into a mixing bowl.
- 2Grind shallots, ginger, and lemongrass in a spice and nut grinder.
- 3Add the ground shallot, ginger, and lemongrass mixture to the chicken.
- 4Add turmeric powder, coriander powder, and white pepper to the chicken.
- 5Add rice flour and cornstarch to the chicken mixture.
- 6Mix all ingredients thoroughly with the chicken until well coated.
- 7Carefully place the coated chicken pieces into hot oil for deep frying.
- 8Add garlic cloves to the oil while frying the chicken.
- 9Remove the fried chicken and garlic from the oil using tongs and place them in a strainer basket.
- 10Soak dried chilies in hot water.
- 11Place soaked dried chilies, shallots, garlic, and shrimp paste into a blender.
- 12Blend until a smooth paste is formed.
- 13Pour the blended chili paste into a pan with hot oil.
- 14Stir the chili paste and cook until it darkens and thickens.
- 15Add chopped fish sauce to the chili paste.
- 16Stir in the fish sauce and continue cooking the chili paste.
- 17Transfer some of the cooked chili paste to a wooden bowl and add lime juice.
- 18Add an egg yolk to the chili paste and lime juice mixture.
- 19Blend the sauce using an immersion blender until smooth and creamy.
- 20Serve the fried chicken with the prepared sambal aioli.
Ingredients
- 12 pieces chicken drumsticks and thighs
- 1 cup shallots
- 1 cup ginger
- 1 cup lemongrass
- turmeric powder
- coriander powder
- white pepper
- rice flour
- cornstarch
- dried chilies
- garlic
- shrimp paste
- fish sauce
- lime juice
- 1 unit egg
Equipment
mixing bowlsspice and nut grinderfrying pantongsstrainer basketblendercutting boardknifeimmersion blender