Hey everyone, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, pepes ayam / indonesian steamed chicken in banana leaf. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Banana leaves is one of most known ingredient in Asian cuisine. The aroma from the banana leaves makes the food have more great aroma and elevated the taste. Pepes is an Indonesian cooking method using banana leaf as food wrappings.
Pepes Ayam / Indonesian Steamed Chicken in Banana Leaf is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Pepes Ayam / Indonesian Steamed Chicken in Banana Leaf is something which I have loved my whole life.
To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook pepes ayam / indonesian steamed chicken in banana leaf using 22 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Pepes Ayam / Indonesian Steamed Chicken in Banana Leaf:
- Make ready Other Ingredients:
- Prepare 5 Indonesian bay leaves
- Take 2 stalks lemongrass, smashed and cut into 10 parts
- Get 2 green onions, cut into 2 cm
- Make ready 10 birdeye chillies
- Prepare 1 bunch thai basil leaves
- Make ready 12 champignon mushrooms (optional)
- Take 2 tbsp coconut cream
- Take Salt
- Make ready Pepper
- Make ready Sugar
- Take Chicken powder
- Take Equipment:
- Prepare 5 banana leaves that's been grilled a bit and cleaned
- Prepare Toothpicks, 5 divide into 2 to make 10
- Take Main Ingtedient;
- Get 1/2 kg chicken, divide into 5 or any kind of chicken parts
- Prepare Turmeric Paste:
- Make ready 15 shallots, peeled and chopped
- Get 10 garlics, peeled and chopped
- Make ready 10 candlenuts
- Take 4 cm turmeric, peeled and chopped
Photo about Indonesian traditional food of fish or chicken steamed with banana leaf. pepes. Indonesian special fish dish, Ikan, on background. Otah otah food with onion and salad on plate. Fried fish with rice and banana.
Steps to make Pepes Ayam / Indonesian Steamed Chicken in Banana Leaf:
- Blend the turmeric paste ingredients in a blender until it becomes a paste. Or you can use stone mortar and pestle.
- Put your chicken in a bowl. Add in the paste, salt, sugar, pepper, chicken powder and coconut cream. combine them all until well coated. Put in the fridge for 30 minutes to marinate.
- Take your banana leaf. place in the middle of the leaf and take 2 or 3 chopped green onions, some basil leaves, 2 Indonesian bay leaves and some paste. Add 1 chicken, add another paste, add in 2 of your birdeye chilles, some basil leaves, another green onions, some mushrooms and some paste. Fold then secure with some toohpick. Do until everything is finished.
- Steam in a preheated steamer until cooke about 15-20 minutes.
- Serve
Ayam Betutu, Balinese Chicken Wrapped In Banana Leaves. LONTONG is an Indonesian traditional rice cake which is wrapped in banana leaves and boiled until thoroughly cooked. The finish result is awesome, scented with earthly banana leaves which the greenness resided on the outer. Wipe the banana leaves with a clean damp cloth, then trim the edges using kitchen scissors or a sharp knife. Bahasa is a common universal language throughout Indonesia islands Place one large piece of banana leaf on top of the aluminum foil, slightly bigger than the chicken Bring the water in a steamer to a rolling boil.
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