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Chicken seblak

Chicken seblak

  • Asian
  • Indonesian
  • Main course
  • Pan-cooked
  • With poultry
  • Spicy

A spicy Indonesian dish with crackers, noodles and chicken.

Active time35 min

Cooking30 min

Total1 hResting : 15 min

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Ingredients

  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 2 shallots
  • 2 eggs
  • 250 g already cooked chicken
  • 1 tbsp chicken stock powder
  • 800 ml water
  • 2 tbsp sunflower oil
  • 2 paquets instant noodles
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 2 morceaux kencur
  • 250 g raw krupuk
  • 100 g fresh chillies

Preparation

  1. Soak the raw krupuk in hot water for 15 minutes, then drain.

    250 g raw krupuk
    • colander
    • bowl

  2. Meanwhile, cut the already cooked chicken into small pieces. Peel the garlic, shallots and kencur, then roughly chop them. Wash the chillies and deseed them if desired. Blend the kencur, shallots and garlic with a little of the salt called for. Blend the chillies separately.

    2 cloves of garlic
    2 shallots
    250 g already cooked chicken
    ½ tsp salt
    2 morceaux kencur
    100 g fresh chillies
    • knife
    • blender

  3. Heat the oil in a sauté pan, then fry the kencur, shallot and garlic mixture until fragrant and cooked.

    2 tbsp sunflower oil
    • sauté pan
    • spatula

  4. Add the eggs and cook, stirring, until set. Add the blended chillies and stir until fragrant.

    2 eggs
    • sauté pan
    • spatula

  5. Pour in the water, then add the remaining salt, chicken stock powder and sugar. Add the soaked krupuk and already cooked chicken. Simmer for 8 to 10 minutes, until the krupuk are soft and the chicken is hot throughout.

    1 tbsp chicken stock powder
    800 ml water
    1 tsp sugar
    • sauté pan
    • spatula

  6. Add the instant noodles without their seasoning sachets and cook according to the packet instructions, for about 3 minutes. Add a little water if necessary, then serve hot.

    2 paquets instant noodles
    • sauté pan
    • spatula
    • bowls

Allergens

  • Celery
  • Crustaceans
  • Eggs
  • Gluten
Sources and credits

Photo: Au Menu — created with ImageGen at Roch’s request · Editorial permission from Roch for Au Menu; OpenAI terms

Au Menu · AI-generated illustration

Recipe translated and adapted from Wikibooks and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • Adaptation éditoriale : Correction du découpage approuvée par Roch le 9 novembre 2026. Relecture éditoriale.

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Chicken seblak