Malaysian-Style Chicken Rendang
with Marinated Cucumbers and Yellow Rice
Experience the bold and rich flavours of rendang — a beloved aromatic dry curry from southeast Asia. Especially popular in Malaysia, one bite of chicken rendang will instantly take you on a taste adventure.
Ingredients: Chicken breast • Coconut milk (coconut extract, water) • Jasmine rice • Limes • Roasted red peppers (peppers, water, sugar (glucose-fructose), salt, vinegar, citric acid, ascorbic acid, calcium chloride) • Cucumber • Ginger garlic puree (garlic, water, ginger, soybean oil, spices, citric acid, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate) • Shallot • Soy sauce (water, wheat, soybeans, salt, hydrolyzed soya protein, sugars (sugar, glucose solids, molasses, corn syrup solids), seasoning agents, caramel colour, licorice extract, modified cornstarch, citric acid, sodium benzoate, sodium propionate, potassium sorbate, alcohol) (soy, sulphites, wheat) • Cashews (cashews, soybean and/or canola oil) (cashew) • Shredded coconut (white coconut meat, sodium metabisuphite) (sulphites) • Lemongrass • Cumin-turmeric blend (cumin, turmeric, silicon dioxide).
The quantities provided above are averages only.
Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.
Ingredients
2
Chicken Breasts
¾
Jasmine Rice
125 g
Roasted Peppers
(May contain traces of: Sulphites, Tree nuts, Fish, Milk)
1
Mini Cucumber
1
Shallot
1
Lemongrass
2
Lime
28 g
Cashews, chopped
(Contains: Cashews May contain traces of: Sulphites, Milk, Soy, Wheat, Egg, Mustard, Peanuts, Sesame)
2
Shredded Coconut
(Contains: Sulphites May contain traces of: Sulphites, Tree nuts, Fish, Milk, Soy, Wheat, Egg, Mustard, Peanuts, Sesame, Crustaceans, Triticale)
1
Coconut Milk
4
Ginger-Garlic Puree
(May contain traces of: Sulphites, Milk, Soy)
2
Soy Sauce
(Contains: Sulphites, Soy, Wheat May contain traces of: Sulphites, Fish, Milk, Soy, Wheat, Egg, Mustard, Sesame, Crustaceans, Gluten)
4 g
Cumin-Turmeric Spice Blend
(May contain traces of: Sulphites, Tree nuts, Milk, Soy, Wheat, Mustard, Peanuts, Sesame, Triticale)
Not included in your delivery
½
Sugar*
2
Oil*
¼ g
Salt*
0.13
Pepper*
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
- Before starting, wash and dry all produce.
- Remove outer layer of lemongrass, then halve crosswise. Place lemongrass on a cutting board, cut-sides down. Using the back of a spoon or a pot, forcefully hit lemongrass to crush.
- To a medium pot, add half the Cumin-Turmeric Spice Blend, 1 1/4 cups (2 1/2 cups) water and 1/8 tsp (1/4 tsp) salt.
- Cover and bring to a boil over high heat.
- Using a strainer, rinse rice until water runs clear.
- To the boiling water, stir in rice and half the lemongrass, then reduce heat to low. Cover and cook for 13-15 min, until rice is tender and water is absorbed.
- Remove from heat. Set aside, still covered.
- Meanwhile, cut cucumber into rounds. Transfer to a large bowl.
- Finely chop shallot.
- Using a wooden spoon, carefully crush cashews in their package until crumbly.
- Zest, then juice limes.
- Drain and roughly chop roasted peppers.
- In a medium bowl, combine coconut milk, soy sauce, ginger-garlic puree, 1 1/2 tbsp (3 tbsp) lime juice and 1 tsp (2 tsp) lime zest.
- Heat a large non-stick pan over medium-high.
- When hot, add shredded coconut to the dry pan. Toast for 3-4 min, stirring often, until golden.
- Remove from heat. Transfer to a plate.
- On a separate cutting board, pat chicken dry with paper towels.
- Cut into 2-inch pieces. Season with salt and pepper.
- Reheat the same pan over medium.
- When hot, add 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) oil, then shallots, chicken and roasted peppers. Cook for 8-10 min, stirring occasionally, until chicken is golden and cooked through.**
- Add cashews, coconut-soy mixture (frrom step 2), half the toasted coconut, remaining lemongrass, remaining Cumin-Turmeric Spice Blend and 3 tbsp (6 tbsp) water. Cook for 3-5 min, stirring often, until sauce is thickened.
- To the bowl with cucumbers (from step 2), add 1/2 tsp (1 tsp) sugar, 1 tsp (2 tsp) lime zest, 1/2 tbsp (1 tbsp) lime juice and 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) oil. Toss to combine. Season with salt and pepper.
- Remove lemongrass from rendang sauce.
- Fluff rice with a fork and remove lemongrass. Stir in remaining toasted coconut.
- Divide yellow rice between plates. Top with chicken rendang and cucumbers.
