A Taste of Nyonya Cuisine : Ayam Pong Teh

Cooking on Sundays used to be my weekly routine but it's been some time since I joined work. 

Since I'm home today, sis requested for chicken pong teh so why not? I've decided to share the recipe here cuz it's really simple. A Nyonya style chicken and potato stew.

Here's what you need to cook this easy dish.

- 1 small chicken, cut into small pieces and marinade with 3 tbsp brown sugar (preferably gula melaka) and salt.

- 5 cloves of garlic, finely chopped

- about 3 inch of ginger, finely chopped as well but I sliced em thinly. I like it that way. Hehe.

- 5 red onions, sliced.

- 2 small packets of tauchu (fermented soy beans)

- 3 tbsp kicap pekat manis (sweet soy sauce)

- 3 tbsp kicap cair (soy sauce)

- 3 whole potato, peeled and cut into cubes

- shiitake mushrooms

Ingredients for Ayam Pongteh

Here's how you cook it. :)

1. Saute the garlic and ginger and add in the onions as well. Stir until they're fragrant.

2. Add in the tauchu and stir well.

3. Add the chicken pieces and stir until the chicken is dry and well coated.

4. Pour in 3 cups of water and the soy sauce. Boil and let it simmer for about 15 minutes.

5. Add in the potato and shiitake mushrooms. Check the seasonings alright. :)

6. Leave it simmering until the potatoes are soft and the chickens are cooked well. In the meantime, you can make some easy siew pak choy dish! :D

Saute some chopped garlic and ginger, add in onions and lastly siew pak choy and season well. As simple as that! :)

Additional siew pak choy dish.

6. Aaaaand the stew is done! :D

Do feel free to try this dish out and let me know if you liked it alright? Enjoy. :)

Ayam Pongteh and stir fried Siew Pak Choy

Till next time, xx :)