Recipe and How to Make Siong Sira Chicken Without Coconut Milk, Typical of Sumbawa

Sumbawa –

A typical food from the Sumbawa area is siong sira. This food is made from male free-range chicken, but can also be replaced with beef shank.

Siong sira chicken itself means salt-fried chicken. However, in practice in the daily life of Sumbawa people, siong sira chicken is usually prepared with various spices, without using coconut milk, and has more sauce.

Here’s the recipe and how to make it for you to try at home.

Ingredients:

– 1 chicken, cut according to taste.
– 10 candlenuts.
– 8 cloves of garlic.
– 3 finger segments of turmeric.
– 2 tomatoes.
– 3 lemongrass stalks.
– Enough tamarind water.
– Salt and sugar to taste.
– 2 tablespoons ground pepper.
– 8 cloves of red onion, sliced.
– 5 lime leaves.

How to make:

– Blend all the spices except shallots and lemongrass.
– Heat the oil, saute the shallots and lemongrass until fragrant, then add the ground spices and crushed lemongrass stalks.
– Add the chicken pieces, stir well until mixed with the spices, then add 2 liters of water.
– Cook until it boils and the meat starts to become tender, then add salt and sugar to taste.
– Check the taste, if the meat is tender and the taste is right, pour it into a container and sprinkle with fried onions.
– Siong Sira Chicken is ready to be served.

That’s a glimpse of information about Sumbawa’s typical food, namely Ayam Siong Sira. If you haven’t had time to visit Sumbawa to enjoy this food, you can try cooking it yourself at home. Hope it is useful.

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