Spicy Honey Chicken
Well, from my Spicy Chili Chicken post, I guess it's no secret that I'm a big fan of spicy chicken recipes. Here's another one that I enjoy - "Ayam Masak Merah Madu" ( Malaysian Style Spicy Honey Chicken ). A special thanks to my good friend, PrincessJournals for reacquainting me with this truly finger licking good chicken recipe. This dish is widely popular in Malaysia and is known in the Malay language as "Ayam Masak Merah", which literally translates to "Red Cooked Chicken". The chicken is cooked in a spicy tomato sauce, hence it's colorful namesake. "Ayam Masak Merah" can be found in most hawker stalls in Malaysia and Singapore that serves "Nasi Campur" ( Rice served with a variety of meats and vegetables of your choice ) and also at "kenduri kahwin" ( Malay wedding receptions ).
Although it may look like any other Malaysian spicy meat curry, it is the sweetness of the honey and the sour taste of the tomato sauce that sets it apart from them. There are many versions of "Ayam Masak Merah" out there but the five simple ingredients to spice it up with are turmeric, cinnamon, cardamon, star anise, and cloves. You can enjoy this dish served over steamed basmati rice or simply as a finger licking good appetizer by itself.
Spicy Honey Chicken Recipe
Ingredients :
6 chicken drumsticks
1 tsp turmeric spice
salt to taste
10 tbsp tomato paste
2 tbsp ground chili paste ( dried red chilies OR fresh red chilies )
honey to taste
2 clove
1 cinnamon bark
1 star anise
2 cardamon pod
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp ground garlic
2 tsp ground shallots
cut onion rings
Method :
1) Marinate the chicken drumsticks with turmeric spice and salt, set aside.
2) Pan fry the marinated chicken drumsticks until the skin is slightly crispy, set aside. ( traditionally, the Ayam Masak Merah recipe requires deep frying until the chicken is done. )
3) In a wok, stir-fry the cardamon, clove, star anise, cinnamon bark until fragrant, add the ground ginger, shallots, garlic in, continue stir-frying until fragrant.
4) Add the tomato paste in, honey, ground chili paste, and simmer until thickened and boiling, toss in the fried chicken drumsticks, cut onion rings, and give it a quick stir-fry until all the sauce thickens and the chicken is done. Dish up and ready to serve.
2) Pan fry the marinated chicken drumsticks until the skin is slightly crispy, set aside. ( traditionally, the Ayam Masak Merah recipe requires deep frying until the chicken is done. )
3) In a wok, stir-fry the cardamon, clove, star anise, cinnamon bark until fragrant, add the ground ginger, shallots, garlic in, continue stir-frying until fragrant.
4) Add the tomato paste in, honey, ground chili paste, and simmer until thickened and boiling, toss in the fried chicken drumsticks, cut onion rings, and give it a quick stir-fry until all the sauce thickens and the chicken is done. Dish up and ready to serve.
Labels: ayam masak merah, ayam masak merah bermadu, Herbs And Spices, Malaysian Cuisine, Poultry
Posted by Melting Wok
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36 Comments:
Corina, before I couldn't stand my Malaysian & Singaporean's friends dishes because they were way too spicy for me. Uni's over & I so miss them now! It's really weird but I can't have any meal without my fresh green chilli now!
I miss Malaysian foooood!!!
Your chicken looks so finger licking good. GOsshhh....
wow i must try this. can you use cinnnamon spice instead of bark? looks tasty.
the chicken looks good. did u use fresh red chilies? maybe thts why the color looks nice. ;)
This looks like a similar Indonesian dish, but the addition of honey throws me out of whack. This sounds delisssssh!
looks and sounds great!
Great combination of sweet and spicy!
My favourite! My favourite! *jumping up & down pointing* Best with nasi minyak.
Sounds really good for me ;-) Is it really spice with only 2 tbsp ground chili paste ;-) I'm joking...I like all the spicies you used...un grand bravo !!!
Cheers
Claude
Sound like an easy dish to make. However, need to get clove (do you mean garlic?), cardamon and star anise... It would surely be an interesting task for me. Gosh! I need to learn more about spicy. :(
This dish looks so yummy. Did you prepare this? I am so impressed
I saw the onions, which is my favourite. :)
This looks so yummylicious! I haven't taken my lunch leh! Makes me feel hungry liao. Nice, nice.
Enak sekali, rasanya baik baik ! :-)
Occasionally I like to go to the M'sian causeway for the the curry dishes, rows and rows of inexpensive and huge varieties of curry dishes at the hawker stalls.
Indonesia curry dishes is my favorites.
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mmmmmmm sweet heat! this looks awesome, i'm being taunted. droools...
Manisnya madu...looks great! I will just hop over to a Malay restaurant for some ayam masak merah for lunch today.
I have been procrastinating about this dish too leh ...coz I don't keep all those spices you listed. Let's see if I can omit some of them and still cook this. I love tomato-based dishes...moreover, this has that added spice to it. Love it!
Looks more yummy than any ayam masak merah I have ever seen!! And I'm sure it tastes even better!! When u coming to cook for us ar?
The star anise and the cardamom must add complexity to the flavor. I actually have some star anise that I've been looking to use up; thanks for the idea. You won't mind if I make it with tofu? :)
yummy... asian foood!! Can't wait to go back to the land of cheap food (aka Malaysia)
pennsyltucky has no good asian food. good luck getting star anise or cardamon around here. But I am going to try a non-tomato recipe you had in an earlier post.
Ever try any of these on the bbq grill?
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Hello there! Thanks very much for stopping by my blog and helping me to discover yours. I left a message for you back on my blog. :)
I loooooove spicy food and this chicken dish seems so succulent. I can see that I am going to enjoy eating at this blog - this is my kind of food. And there's so much to learn.
Well, you just put the words "chicken" and "spicy" together - gotta try this! :)
I adore any kind of spicy chicken, but I've never tried this one! Malaysian cuisine never fails to astonish me -- it has so many delicious variations. Thank you for this recipe.
YUMMY! :-) Looks GREAT! Might try this one. ;-) How you?
The tomato paste and honey make it look very "more-ish".
Hey there, Melting wok, thanks for stopping by my blog. You sure have an impressive selection of recipes, just the kind of food my family and I love! Will stop by again soon!
ya this one quite nice with rice becauce so sticky if alone.
But also can look like vampire after if not careful. Will be piping delicious hot if got small many chili green one ! ( Hi babe hehe )
Considering it's lunch tome now .. and you're cooking my favourite dish .... I hate you.
Just kidding. ... I absolutely love your dish. Visually .. it's very very tempting.
timothy, thx, I'm glad you hate me too :)
toni, this one, no need bib one, lima jari (5 fingers) all-in, best ever than playing poker hiakhiakhiak :P
OFTLOF, thx for dropping by, will see you around with more "heart" pounding foods *wink* :)
w&s, you read my mind :)
alan & nigel, will hop over & kacau you both soon :)
Lydia, thx, and yes, Malaysian cuisine is much to be explored,a true melting pot of the Malays, Chinese, Indians and Eurasians cultures.
Patricia, thx & I hope you like it too :)
Cynthia, thx for dropping by too :) I'm glad I've found you, much to learn about Barbados and its culinary treasures, do come again, cheers ! :)
run4chocolate, I ran out of cinnamon, and it made such a huge difference, so, I'd suggest you include all the spices listed for tt ultimate boost, heck, why not give it a shot, you might like the lighter taste w/o the star anise/the cardamons :) By all means, go crazy with them, BBQ, broil, or whatever your tummy rings :) Thx for stopping by :)
swee, me too, counting days here :)
Susan, sizzling deep-fried tofu with honey spicy sauce sounds like a plan :)
ll, aww, such sweet words hehe, I doubt it I'd cook when I'm back home, I w-i-l-l t-r-y hehe :)(4 months + 10+ days at warp speed :P)By the way, where you bringing me eat first har ? :)
tiger, I certainly hope you like it, the added spices really boost the flavors in the sauce :)
PP, terima kasih banyak2 :) how convenient ya ? :P
aria, this is no kim-chee business, *wink* sweet heat as it is :)
henry, you featuring Indonesian dishes soon ? ayam kalasan, perhaps ? :) I think this stands by itself apart from any curries that I've eaten :)
liputu, thx for popping in, betul juga, enak dan tepat, sedap sampai lima jari terjilat2 tak henti2 hehe :)Do come again :)
ECL, hehe, I thought you're one of those one-meal-a-day kinda person, no ? :)
PinkHippo, of coz I prepared this, man, yes, you're the only one that noticed the onions, really added that extra sweetness to it, thx for stopping by :)
windy, it is really easy to make, I hope you try it. Oh no, garlic and cloves are totally different. From Wiki, Cloves.
Claude, this should not come as a surprise to you, is it not ? Think its time for you to feature another Asian dish to get reacquainted ? :)
tummy, ya hor *muak* I forgot about nasi minyak (Malaysian fragrant oiled rice), wow, double the goodness :)
sims, ya lor, sweet spicy with added boost from all the fragrant spices makes all the difference :)
kat, thx, and I hope you like it too, so..when are you cooking chumaki ? :)
elmo, oh ? which one ?..oh no, good whack I hope, wonder what you going to say when I cook "ayam setan"(devil's chicken) ? haha
PJ, fresh :)
budding, no problem :)
valentina, one green chili chicken dish coming right up, prepare a bib please..lol :)
This one looks good too. I haven't had good Malaysian chicken dishes in a long time.
Would it taste good with some grated orange rind? My husband likes orange honey chicken...
i see the onions on it. oooooo.. i love to sapu all the onions.
with the sauce over rice. superlicious!
hi there, just a quick hello and a thank you note for your super delicious recipe. It wowed my hubby and we'll definitely have it again. You have a great blog :D
Hey.. im a big fan of ayam masak merah, and when i saw the picture in your blog, i just knew that ive gotta try it.
however, ive got one problem, the tomato paste that ive used seems very thick, and it really didnt turn out to look like the photo at all. You mentioned to wait for the sauce to thicken, but I had to add water because it was thick at the first place. Help me for the sake of good food. =)
THAnks!
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