Ayam Masak Merah (Malay-Style Red-Cooked Chicken with Pandan)

Ayam Masak Merah (Malay-Style Red-Cooked Chicken with Pandan)

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A floral element adds to this Malay dish of chicken simmered in a thick chile-spiked tomato gravy.

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Ingredients

  • 1 (2 1/2–3-lb.) chicken, cut into 8 pieces
  • 1 tbsp. fresh lime juice
  • <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>2</sub> tsp. ground turmeric
  • Kosher salt, to taste
  • 1 tsp. ground coriander
  • 5 cloves garlic, peeled
  • 5 red Holland chiles, stemmed and thinly sliced
  • 2 candlenuts or 4 unsalted macadamia nuts
  • 2 stalks lemongrass, trimmed and thinly sliced
  • 1 (1") piece ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
  • <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>2</sub> small yellow onion, sliced
  • 12 fresh pandan leaves, rinsed, or 18 frozen
  • <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>4</sub> cup canola oil
  • <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>2</sub> cup tomato paste
  • 1 <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>2</sub> tbsp. honey
  • 1 stick cinnamon
  • Cooked white rice, for serving

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