Ayam Pedas Kemangi

Ingredients

• Marinade ingredients:
  • 1 kg broiler, sliced into 12 pieces
  • 1 pc lime
  • 1 tsp salt
• Other ingredients:
  • 2 pc lemongrass, pounded
  • 3 pc bay leaf
  • 7 pc lime leaf
  • 2 pc green onion, sliced
  • 1 pc tomato, sliced
  • 10-15 pc red Thai chili
  • 50 g lemon basil
  • 1 thumb ginger, pounded
  • ⅓ tsp salt
  • 1.5 tbsp sugar
  • ½ tbsp stock powder
  • 600 ml water
• Blended Spices ingredients:
  • 5 clove garlic
  • 8 pc shallot
  • 8 pc shallot
  • 1 thumb turmeric
  • 10-15 pc red Thai chili
  • 2 thumb aromatic ginger
  • Oil, as needed

Steps

1. Marinate the chicken with lime juice and salt. Stir and marinate for a few moments.
2. Pound the candlenuts. Slice the garlic, shallot, turmeric, and aromatic ginger. Add into the blender.
3. Add Thai chili and some oil, then blend until smooth. Then, sauté until oily.
4. Add lemongrass, ginger, bay leaf, and lime leaf. Cook until fragrant and browned.
5. Add the chicken in. Cook for a moment until a bit browned, then add water.
6. Season with salt, sugar, and stock powder. Stir, then braise for 15-20 minutes.
7. Add tomato, green onions, and Thai chili. Stir and cook for a moment.
8. Add lemon basil. Stir well, then turn the heat off.
9. Spicy Lemon Basil Chicken is ready to serve.