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A method to refine and reuse frying oil used for sweets and salty foods like French fries, ensuring the oil remains clean and safe for reuse multiple times without reaching the smoke point.
Difficulty:
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Cooking Time:
30 mins
Prep Time:
5 mins
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White Opor Ayam
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A tender, flavorful, and creamy chicken dish perfect for daily meals or celebrating Eid. This version uses free-range chicken and a blend of aromatic spices cooked in coconut milk.
00:45:00 total
Serves 4
medium
Meat Main Course
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Ingredients
- free-range chicken - 800 g (cut into 8 pieces)
- shallot - 6 pc (for blending)
- garlic - 6 clove
- candlenut - 3 pc
- cumin - ¾ tsp (toasted, optional)
- nutmeg - ¼ pc
- coriander - 1 tsp (toasted)
- oil - 45 ml (for blending)
- water - 2 tbsp (for blending)
- shallot - 5 pc (sliced)
- lemongrass - 1 stalk (pounded and halved)
- bay leaf - 2 pc
- galangal - 5 cm (pounded)
- kaffir lime leaf - 2 pc
- oil - 2 tbsp (for sautéing)
- coconut milk - 150 ml
- water - 1 liter
- salt - 1 tbsp
- chicken powder - 1 tbsp
- MSG - 1 tsp
- sugar - 2 tbsp
- pepper - ¼ tsp
- water - 250 ml (additional)
- coconut milk - 50 ml (additional)
Instructions
- Blend Spices: In a blender, add garlic, shallots, candlenuts, nutmeg, coriander, cumin, and oil, then blend until smooth.
- Prepare Aromatics: Slice the shallots. Pound the galangal and lemongrass.
- Sauté Aromatics and Spices: Heat a little oil. Sauté the shallots, galangal, lemongrass, kaffir lime leaf, and bay leaf until browned. Then, add the blended spices and sauté until oily.
- Cook Chicken: Add chicken. Cook briefly, then add water, coconut milk, salt, chicken powder, MSG, sugar, and pepper. Cook for 35-40 minutes over medium-low heat.
- Final Touches: Add water and coconut milk, cook briefly.
- Serve: White Opor Ayam is ready to serve with white rice, fried shallots, melinjo crackers, and optional green Thai chili.
