Smoor [Dutch-Indonesian Spiced Chicken and Rice]
Smoor [Dutch-Indonesian Spiced Chicken and Rice]

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My grandmother (see profile) was born in Indonesia and we grew up on recipes that we thought noone else in America ate at their dinner table. Well, now you can eat this dish which I have transliterated as "Smoor." I have no idea what it means, but I eat it! Great recipe for Smoor [Dutch-Indonesian Spiced Chicken and Rice].

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have smoor [dutch-indonesian spiced chicken and rice] using 16 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Smoor [Dutch-Indonesian Spiced Chicken and Rice]:
  1. Take 1 large yellow onion, diced
  2. Take 1/2 stick butter (4 tablespoons)
  3. Take 8 cloves garlic, minced
  4. Get 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs
  5. Make ready 1 1/2 teaspoons freshly ground nutmeg
  6. Get 1 tablespoon Better Than Buillon (Chicken)
  7. Make ready 1-2 teaspoons sambal (oelek or terasi) [optional]
  8. Prepare 2 teaspoons fresh ginger, minced
  9. Get 1 teaspoon ground cloves
  10. Make ready 2 tablespoons Ketjap Manis (Sweet Soy Sauce, ABC brand preferred)
  11. Make ready 1/3 cup water
  12. Take 1/2 tablespoon terasi (shrimp paste) [optional]
  13. Take 2 cups uncooked Jasmine rice, cooked according to package directions
  14. Take for garnish, Ketjap Manis (Sweet Soy Sauce, ABC brand preferred) [optional]
  15. Make ready for garnish, Sambal Oelek [optional]
  16. Make ready 1 lb broccoli florets, steamed [optional]

I've mentioned before in my other post that my grandma cooked lots of Dutch-Indonesian food. Semur ayam kecap was one of the. Exotic flavors of Indonesian spices such as nutmeg, cloves and cinnamon have attracted traders. In this Indonesian version of chicken and rice, coconut milk is spiced with cumin and coriander and sauces the whole dish.

Instructions to make Smoor [Dutch-Indonesian Spiced Chicken and Rice]:
  1. Heat butter in a large skillet over medium-low heat until melted. Add onions, garlic, and ginger and cook until softened, about 8-10 minutes.
  2. Bring heat up to medium and nestle each chicken thigh among the onions. Cook for about 3-4 minutes and flip each thigh.
  3. Add the soy sauce, water, Better than Bouillon, terasi, sambal oelek, nutmeg, and cloves. Flip chicken and stir until ingredients are just combined.
  4. Bring to a gentle simmer and cook on low heat for about 50 minutes or until chicken is tender. Flip chicken halfway through.
  5. Serve over a bowl of Jasmine rice with broccoli if using and top with a drizzle of ketjap manis. For an extra kick garnish with sambal oelek.

In a large deep frying pan or Dutch oven, heat the cooking oil over moderately high heat. There are a thousand ways to prepare chicken, and this is one of my favorites. It's a very simple dish of chicken cooked with rice in a covered iron pot. My leftover Ayam kuning Jasmine rice sprinkled with homemade SERUNDENG and. Indonesian Spiced Rice recipe: Try this Indonesian Spiced Rice recipe, or contribute your own.

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