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Bubur ayam

Name: Bubur ayam
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 3/4 cup rice; 300 g breast or thigh chicken, boneless; 6 cups water; 1 thumb sliced ginger; 3 cloves garlic; 2 or salam leaves bay leaf (indian bay leaf); 1 stalk bruised lemongrass; Salt, to taste; 1/2 tsp white pepper; 2 tbsp kecap manis; 2 tsp soy sauce; 6 thinly sliced shallots; Cooking oil (vegetable oil), for frying shallots; 2 tbsp leaves chopped celery; 2 sliced spring onion (green onion, scallion); 4 boiled egg; Red chilli sauce, sambal, to serve

Indonesian chicken rice porridge loaded with toppings, sweet soy and crisp shallots. Stir or don't stir?

60 minTime

27 gProtein each

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Grandma's wayJavanese chicken rice porridge with kecap manis, fried shallots and sambal.

The original

435kcalsame

27 gproteinsame

1 gfibresame

60minutessame

Bubur ayam.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Rice¾ cup

Chicken, boneless300 g, breast or thigh

Water6 cups

Ginger1 thumb, sliced

Garlic3 cloves

Bay leaf (indian bay leaf)2, or salam leaves

Lemongrass1 stalk, bruised

Saltto taste

White pepper½ tsp

Kecap manis2 tbsp

Soy sauce2 tsp

Shallots6, thinly sliced

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)for frying shallots

Celery2 tbsp leaves, chopped

Spring onion (green onion, scallion)2, sliced

Egg4, boiled

Red chilli saucesambal, to serve

Method

4 steps

1Simmer the chicken with ginger, garlic, bay leaves, lemongrass, salt and the water for 20 minutes. Lift out the chicken and shred it.
2Add the rinsed rice to the broth and simmer 35 to 40 minutes, stirring often, until thick and creamy.
3Meanwhile fry the shallots in oil until deep golden and crisp. Drain.
4Season the porridge with white pepper. Ladle into bowls and top with chicken, kecap manis, soy, shallots, celery, spring onion, egg halves and sambal.

Serve it like this

Ladle into deep bowls and arrange toppings in neat piles on top. Sambal, kecap manis and crackers alongside for everyone to add.

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Bubur ayam

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