Nutritional tips
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Good to Know
One palm size portion equals 3 oz., or one serving of meat or chicken. Keep an eye on portion size this festive season.
Asian - style
Family
Main course
Smashing Good Ayam Penyet
41Min
Easy
Nasi ayam penyet may have originated from Indonesia, but it is a relatively popular dish in Malaysia. The word ‘penyet’ means smashed into pieces, as the fried chicken in the dish is smashed with a pestle to tenderise it. Generally, ayam penyet’s main elements are its crispy fried chicken, steamed rice and cucumber slices, with nicely seasoned sambal on the side. To complete the dish, serve it with Indonesian favourites such as deep-fried beancurd, soybean cake, an assortment of vegetables topped with luxurious peanut sauce, offering you an authentic taste of East Javanese food. This dish is representative of Southeast Asian cuisine, with its familiar sweet and spicy condiments that will tantalise your taste buds, and a vibrant platter consisting of greens, meat and other side dishes — a variety of colours and flavours all in one dish.
To make an exceptional ayam penyet dish, the chicken must be boiled in spice marinade and water to tenderise the meat before deep-frying. The spice marinade is a rich mixture of local ingredients, such as blended garlic, shallots, candlenut, ginger, turmeric, pounded coriander seeds, galangal, bay leaf (daun salam). To further elevate the flavour, add a tablespoon of MAGGI® CukupRasa™ to the marinade! The sambal is also a key to serve a tasty ayam penyet dish — the spicier the better! Here’s how to make a fragrant sambal: heat a teaspoon of oil in a pan and fry the shallots, garlic and bird’s eye chillies for 2-3 minutes. For a refreshing tangy taste, add tomato wedges and belacan, then fry for a few minutes to soften the tomato wedges for a smooth paste.
Just like our vibrant culture, Southeast Asian cuisine is particularly distinctive in its flavours due to the tropical climate that enables our food system and crop cultivation to flourish all year round. Craving for other fried chicken dishes with Southeast Asia flavours to go with a warm bowl of rice? Check out MAGGI’s wide range of recipes including turmeric fried chicken, cencalok fried chicken, fabulous fried chicken satay and many more.
3
slice
Chicken Breast
3
Chicken Thighs
6
cloves
Garlic
4
Shallots
4
Candlenut
2
in
Ginger
1
in
Fresh Tumeric
3
cups
Water
1
tsp
Coriander Seeds
2
Stalks
Lemongrass
2
in
Galangal
4
pcs
Bay Leaf
1
tbsp
MAGGI® CukupRasa™
0.25
cup
Corn Oil
1
tsp
Cooking Oil
5
Red chili
4
Bird's Eye Chilli
4
Shallots
3
cloves
Garlic
1
Tomato
2
tsp
Belacan (Shrimp Paste)
1
tsp
MAGGI® CukupRasa™
2
tsp
Sugar
.
Nutrition Value
Energy
338 kcal
Protein
29.86 g
Carbohydrates
11.66 g
Fats
18.94 g
Information per serving
Instruction
41 Minutes
Step1
5 Min
In a pot, add 600 ml water, blended garlic, shallots, candlenut, ginger and fresh turmeric. Also add in the pounded coriander seeds, galangal, bay leaf (daun salam) and MAGGI® CukupRasa™ and stir briefly.
Step2
15 Min
Next, add the chicken pieces and cook over medium heat for 15-20 minutes until tender. Remove chicken from the pot.
Step3
10 Min
Heat oil in a frying pan and deep fry the chicken pieces until cooked through and golden brown. Place fried chicken on a cooling rack and drain the oil. Otherwise, just use paper towels.
Step4
5 Min
Now, let’s prepare the sambal. Heat a teaspoon of oil in a pan and fry the shallots, garlic and chillies for 2-3 minutes until fragrant. Add in the tomato wedges and belacan and fry for another 3 minutes until the tomato wedges soften.
Step5
5 Min
Finally, season with MAGGI® CukupRasa™ and sugar. Scoop the sambal and pound it using a mortar and pestle or grind coarsely in a food processor.
Step6
1 Min
On a serving plate, spoon a bowl of steamed white rice, place a piece of chicken, fried tempeh, fried tofu, sliced cucumber and a generous scoop of sambal. You can also reheat the broth from the boiled chicken and serve it on the side as soup.
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