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Chicken Lawar
🇮🇩 Indonesian

Chicken Lawar

🇮🇩 Indonesian

Fresh, zingy and full of texture: chicken tossed with herbs and a sharp citrus dressing. About 20 minutes from fridge to table.

Prep 15 min Cook 5 min Serves 2 Easy

Ingredients

  • Chicken500 g
  • Saltto taste
  • Garlic1/2, thinly sliced
  • Fresh Cilantrohandful, torn
  • Olive Oil3 tbsp
  • Green Beans150 g
  • Lime1, juiced
  • Sambal Oelek1 tbsp
  • Grated Coconut150 g

Instructions

  1. 1

    Whisk the lime juice with the olive oil, salt and pepper for a bright, simple dressing.

  2. 2

    Prepare the chicken — slice, shred or cube it so every forkful gets some.

  3. 3

    Toss the chicken with the garlic, fresh cilantro and the dressing just before serving.

  4. 4

    Let it sit 5 minutes so the flavours marry, then taste and add another squeeze of lime if it needs lift.

Chef's tip

For deeper flavour, toast the ground coriander in the oil before adding anything wet.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Opor Ayam (Indonesian Tumeric Coconut Chicken Broth) · on YouTube