Chicken in Fermented Soy Bean / Ayam masak Taucho

hey everyone

in this entry, i'm going to make it short and sweet. let's just say that i'm in my lazy mode right now. just counting on the days when I will be jetting off to denpasar, bali indonesia with my beautiful family for a well deserved holiday. we have worked hard for the whole year. its time to take a break. 

based from the title of this post, i made this dish last week. i know, i know. i should have shared it earlier. thousand apologies. but its better late than never. i got the recipe from one of my cookbooks, The Best of Chef Wan. i made several changes to suit hubby's taste bud. the recipe is down below.

Chicken in Fermented Soy Bean / Ayam masak Taucho

   

recipe:

200-300g of fillet chicken breast, cut into medium size chucks 

1-2 teaspoon of cornflour

1 teaspoon of light soy sauce

1/2 teaspoon sugar

2 shallots, slice

3 cloves of garlic, slice

2-3 tablespoon basic sambal

3 tablespoon of fermented soy bean / taucho, lightly mashed with a spoon

1 small packed of ready to eat cashew nuts

a handful of sweet beans, cut into halves

3 baby corns, cut into quarters

water, depend whether you want to make the dish dry or with some sauce

1 tablespoon of soy bean oil

salt and sugar to taste

step:

1. marinade the chicken with cornflour, light soy sauce and sugar. leave it in the chiller of about an hour.
2. in a pre-heated pan, add oil and fry the shallots and garlic til soft.
3. add the sambal and stir.
4. take the chicken out from the chiller and add to the pan. stir well.
5. add the fermented soy bean and water. stir and bring it to a simmer.
6. let the chicken cook for about 10 mins before adding the sweet bean and baby corn. wait for another 5 minutes to let the vegetables cook.
7. add the cashew nuts and season the dish according to your taste.
8. best served with a bowl of white fluffy rice. yummy!

Let me know if you manage to try out the recipe.

Bye!

XOXO

Wahida

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