Ayam Masak Merah (Red Chicken)
Ayam Masak Merah (Red Chicken)

Hey everyone, it’s me, Dave, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, ayam masak merah (red chicken). It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Ayam masak merah is a Malaysian traditional dish. This literally means chicken "cooked-red" in English. It is a casserole of chicken pieces in dried chillies sambal.

Ayam Masak Merah (Red Chicken) is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Ayam Masak Merah (Red Chicken) is something that I’ve loved my whole life.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have ayam masak merah (red chicken) using 8 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Ayam Masak Merah (Red Chicken):
  1. Prepare 1 kilogram chicken, cut into pieces
  2. Make ready 1 liter water
  3. Get 1 1/2 tbsp angkak (red yeast rice), steeped in 2 tbsp hot water
  4. Prepare 1 tsp salt
  5. Prepare Black pepper according to your preference
  6. Get 1 tbsp ground garlic
  7. Get 1 1/2 tbsp sugar
  8. Make ready 1/2 tsp ngo hiang (Chinese five spice powder)

Ayam Masak Merah (Spicy Red Chicken). Eating and food were important agendas all along in my life, not mere On the days of ayam masak merah, one had to be on time and be downstairs as soon as meal hour started. Ayam Masak Merah, or Red Chicken, is a common dish found in Malay food eateries. In general, Ayam Masak Merah is a sweetish savory dish made Ayam Masak Merah has many names when translated to English.

Instructions to make Ayam Masak Merah (Red Chicken):
  1. Ground the red yeast rice.
  2. Put all ingredients (except chicken pieces) into a pot. When it is boiling, add the chicken pieces. Lower the heat. From time to time, use a ladle to pour the water to the chicken, so that the color will be even.
  3. Flip the chicken pieces occasionally and continue ladling the water to the chicken.
  4. When the water has evaporated a bit, and the chicken pieces are red in color. turn off the heat.
  5. Arrange the chicken on a lined casserole dish that has been lined with a bit of oil.
  6. Bake 175 Celcius degrees for about 5 minutes. Coat the chicken with oil or butter to create a glossy finish.

Some have called it as 'Red Cooked Chicken', 'Chicken in Red Chili Sauce'. 'Ayam masak merah' literally means chicken cooked in red sauce. The red sauce mentioned here comes from tomatoes and is mildly spiced with aromatics such as ginger, garlic and dried chillies. The chicken pieces are marinated with turmeric powder and deep fried before being braised in the spiced. Ayam Masak Merah (transaltes as Red Spicy Chicken) is much loved by Singaporeans, regardless of race. It is a juxtaposition of flavours - tangy sweetness and prickly hot spiciness - making it a popular traditional dish.

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