Ayam lado hijau, Bukittinggi green chili chicken
A Minangkabau dish: chicken marinated in a paste of green chili peppers, shallots, garlic, ginger, galangal, turmeric, and spices, served with leaves of c…
In Bukittinggi, in western Sumatra, the “lado mudo” (green chili pepper) has replaced the red chili pepper: the sauce is green, fragrant, and spicy.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time15 min
- Cook time30 min
- Resting10 min
- Total55 min
- DifficultyMedium
- Cooking methodstove
- Gluten-free
- Low lactose
Ingredients
people
- $2.86
- $0.84
- $0.49
Spice paste
- $5.11
- $1.65
- $0.44
- $0.27
- $0.18
End of cooking
- $0.07
Directions
- Rub the chicken with salt and lime juice, then let it rest.
- Meanwhile, combine all the ingredients for the spice paste. ≈ 4 min
- Heat the oil, then brown the finely chopped shallots. Add the paste and cook until it browns and releases a fragrant aroma.
- Add the chicken and salam leaves, and cook over low heat until the chicken is cooked through and well-infused with flavor.
- When the hot peppers begin to turn a light golden color, add the lime juice and let them cook for another 10 minutes.
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