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Hey everyone, it’s Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, smoor [dutch-indonesian spiced chicken and rice]. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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].

Smoor [Dutch-Indonesian Spiced Chicken and Rice] is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Smoor [Dutch-Indonesian Spiced Chicken and Rice] is something that I have loved my entire life.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook smoor [dutch-indonesian spiced chicken and rice] using 16 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve 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. Prepare 8 cloves garlic, minced
4. Make ready 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs
5. Take 1 1/2 teaspoons freshly ground nutmeg
6. Take 1 tablespoon Better Than Buillon (Chicken)
7. Take 1-2 teaspoons sambal (oelek or terasi) [optional]
8. Prepare 2 teaspoons fresh ginger, minced
9. Prepare 1 teaspoon ground cloves
10. Prepare 2 tablespoons Ketjap Manis (Sweet Soy Sauce, ABC brand preferred)
11. Prepare 1/3 cup water
12. Get 1/2 tablespoon terasi (shrimp paste) [optional]
13. Prepare 2 cups uncooked Jasmine rice, cooked according to package directions
14. Make ready for garnish, Ketjap Manis (Sweet Soy Sauce, ABC brand preferred) [optional]
15. Take 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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