Ayam Masak Merah (Malay-Style Red-Cooked Chicken with Pandan)
A floral element adds to this Malay dish of chicken simmered in a thick chile-spiked tomato gravy.
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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