Brilio.net - Chicken is one of the main ingredients in this special dish. Because it is so delicious, this ingredient is liked by all groups. Not only that, the price of chicken is also more affordable compared to goat and beef.
Chicken itself consists of various types, one of which is free-range chicken . Free-range chicken meat can also be processed using various methods. One of them is cooked by uncovering it.
Using many kinds of spices makes the ungkep chicken taste savory and delicious. Once the ungkepan is ready, the chicken can be eaten straight away or fried until dry.
Unfortunately, sometimes the resulting free-range chicken ungkepan has a tough texture when eaten. As a solution, a number of people deliberately boil free-range chicken in a pressure cooker. As a result, without taking a long time, the process of frying the chicken saves more time and the results are perfectly tender. So what if you don't have a pressure cooker at home?
No need to worry in advance because YouTube user NurAin_daily2404 showed how to cover free-range chicken without using a pressure cooker. First, prepare the roasting spices first. It can be seen in the video that he grinds some spices.
"There are 8 cloves of garlic, 1 tablespoon of coriander, 2 candlenuts, ginger, salt and micin," he said, quoted by BrilioFood from YouTube NurAin_daily2404 on Friday (9/2).
photo: YouTube/NurAin_daily2404
When it's smooth, add 1 segment of galangal, grind again. Next, put the free-range chicken pieces that have been washed clean into the pan. Add the prepared ground spices, 6 lime leaves, 2 lemongrass stalks, and water to cover all parts of the chicken. Stir then turn on the stove.
photo: YouTube/NurAin_daily2404
After the boiling water boiled, he immediately added one kitchen ingredient, namely baking soda. After investigating, this ingredient is thought to make the texture of free-range chicken tender.
"Add a little, about 1 tablespoon, to the pan, stir," explained the owner of the video.
photo: YouTube/NurAin_daily2404
Boil the free-range chicken until the water reduces so that the ungkep seasoning can be completely absorbed. Once done, turn off the stove and drain the free-range chicken pieces. Ungkep chicken can be consumed immediately, fried, or stored as stock in the refrigerator.
photo: YouTube/NurAin_daily2404