Description
Indonesian Cusine at its best - Balin Chicken - steamed.
Ingredients
1 Chicken
3-4 Banana Leaves (If you do not have banana leaves - use parchment paper {baking paper} to first wrpa the chicken and then wrap again with foil. The parchment paper does not stick to the chicken.
6 candle nuts (else you can use almonds)
4 cloves garlic
2 shallots
2 sticks of lemon grass
1 inch turmeric (can use powder)
1 inch ginger
1 inch galangal (if you have it)
1 teaspoon Shrimp paste or powder
2 teaspoons coriander/cilantro powder
2 teaspoons white pepper
1 tablespoon of brown sugar
2 kaffir lime leaves if you have them
1 teaspoon salt
Oil
Instructions
- Roughly chop the shallots, chili (de-seeded) ginger turmeric, and candlenuts (if you have them - else your favorite nut for a little texture) and put in the blender
- Strip the kaffir lime leaf, roughly chop and also add to the blender
- Add the lemongrass
- Add approximately 1 tablespoon of water to help the blender and wet the paste.
- Blend until smooth - will take about 5 minutes
- Take out the paste and cook in the instant pot (on saute hot)
- Add in the other dry ingredients (coriander powder, shrimp powder/paste, salt, pepper, and zedoary (if you have it)
- Mix and cook for another 2-3 minutes
- Take out the paste and clean the instant pot bowl
- Work your fingers under the chicken skin and spread the paste in there and everywhere else on the chicken - liberally
- Then wrap the chicken in bamboo leaves and tie up with string
- If you do not have bamboo leaves - first wrap the chicken in parchment paper followed by some foil - and again tie up with string. The parchment paper will not stick to the chicken.
- Then put the trivet and 2 cups of water in the Instant Pot
- Put the chicken in the instant pot and cook for 45 minutes high pressure and 10 minutes natural release.
- Unwrap the chicken and you are ready to serve.
- If you want to brown off the chicken a little you can put in the oven on high for about 15 minutes
Notes
Serve with a salad, rice or your normal roast chicken side dishes
Nutrition
- Calories: 455
Keywords: indonesian cusine bali balinese