Orak Arik + Ayam Rica

  Serves 3 - 4

Ingredients:

Orak Arik:

* 1 Chinese cabbage

* 3 carrots 

* 2 eggs, beaten

* 1 small onion

* 3 garlic cloves

* Pepper and salt to taste

* 1 spoon of soy 

Ayam Rica:

* 500g chickenbreast
* 3 red chilis/peppers

* 1 small onion
* 1 thumb sized piece of ginger

* Juice from 1 lime
* 1 spoon of trassi (shrimp paste)
* 1 spoon of tamarind paste 

* 4 garlic cloves

* 1 spoon of lemon grass powder
* 35g tomato puree

* 150ml chicken stock

Preparation:

I love Indonesian food, and I'd love to cook it myself every once in a while. Of course this is not authentic, but I did my very best to achieve that special taste that you'll only find in the Indonesian kitchen. For me, this turned out pretty well!

Orak Arik:

Cut the cabbage in strips, and slice the carrot in julienne. Finely cut the onion, and peel the garlic to put in the garlic press. Heat up a wok or saute and put some oil in it. When the wok is hot enough, turn the heat to low and fry the onion and garlic until soft. Put all the cabbage in and stir fry until it becomes soft. Now add the carrot, the pepper and salt and the soy. Mix well. Turn the heat to low and add the eggs, stir frying until the eggs solidify, mix well once more and keep warm.

Ayam Rica:

Finely cut the onion, and put the garlic in a garlic press. Peel the ginger and cut in pieces, cut the stem off the chili's. Place everything in the blender except the chicken and the chicken stock. Blend well. Now cut the chicken in small pieces. Heat up a wok or saute, and stir fry the chicken until it starts to colour. Now add the blended mixture and turn the heat to low, mix well. Immediately pour in the chicken stock and blend well once more. Bring to boil, and turn the heat to low again and let it simmer for about 30 - 45 minutes.

Serve with stir fried rice, or noodles.
For a recipe of stir fried rice, look here.

I hope you like this recipe and hopefully I'll see you again!
Yours truly,

Mike