Chicken 'Ayam Sioh'

A flavourful Malaysian chicken dish featuring poached chicken, homemade tamarind paste, steamed cockles, caramelised shallots, and a rich poultry sauce.

Estimated Nutrition

Per Serving Total
Calories 980 kcals 7840 kcals
Carbohydrates 54.5 grams 435.6 grams
Fat 52.5 grams 420.2 grams
Protein 72.6 grams 580.5 grams
Cook Time
420 mins
Produces
8 people
Allergies
Vegetarian
Vegan
Dairy Free
Gluten Free

Ingredients

BakingIngredients
1
sheet
25
g
CondimentsSauces
80
ml
Soy Sauce
light
135
ml
Dairy
100
g
Butter
for vegetables
100
g
Butter
for shallots
50
g
Butter
for sauce
Fruits
460
g
Liquids
1
l
Chicken Stock
enough to cover the chicken
200
ml
Chicken Stock
for vegetables
200
ml
Chicken Stock
for shallots
Meat
2
kg
Chicken
whole
2
kg
Chicken Wings
chopped into 3 pieces
NutsSeeds
25
g
Coriander Seeds
bashed and wrapped in muslin
2
sprig
OilsFats
4
tbsp
1
ml
Coriander Infused Oil
for drizzling
Seafood
1
kg
Cockles
cleaned and drained
Vegetables
240
g
Shallots
diced and bashed with pestle and mortar
1.5
kg
Turnip Tops
hearts only
4
piece
2
piece
Shallots
sliced
1
piece
Oyster Leaf
for garnish

Steps

  • Poach the chicken in boiling stock for 50 to 60 minutes until cooked through.
  • Melt palm sugar with soy sauce then add to a pan with tamarind, coriander, and shallots.
  • Simmer the paste for 6 hours until thick, add rice vinegar, cook for 20 minutes, and cool.
  • Steam cockles in 300ml water until open, then remove meat and reserve the sieved liquor.
  • Cook turnips in butter and stock until tender.
  • Caramelise halved shallots with butter, sugar, thyme, and stock for 25 minutes.
  • Brown chicken wings in olive oil for 2 to 4 minutes.
  • Add cockle meat, sliced shallots, thyme, and peppercorns to the wings.
  • Deglaze the wing pan with butter and 500ml cockle liquor and reduce to a syrup.
  • Add brown chicken stock, simmer for 20 minutes, strain, and reduce by half.
  • Portion poached chicken and fry in butter briefly before serving.
  • Assemble chicken with tamarind paste, shallots, sauce, turnip tops, oyster leaves, and coriander oil.