Ayam Pongteh

Name: Authentic Ayam Pongteh Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Malaysia
Ingredients: 1 kg chicken (cut into bite-sized pieces, bone-in preferred); 2 large potatoes (peeled and cut into wedges); 3 tablespoons taucheo (fermented soybean paste); 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce; 1 tablespoon sugar (preferably palm sugar or rock sugar); 500 ml water; 4 cloves garlic (minced); 1 large shallot (thinly sliced); 2 tablespoons cooking oil; 1 teaspoon sesame oil (optional, for garnish); 2 sprigs coriander (for garnish)

Ayam Pongteh 🇲🇾 Malaysia

A Nyonya dish featuring chicken and potatoes in a soybean paste.

Chicken Nyonya

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Chicken potatoes soybean paste

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