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Nyonya Chicken Pongteh (Bean Paste Potatoes Nyonya Chicken Stew)

Nyonya Chicken Pongteh is another classic Nyonya dish which is easy to prepare. It has a rich and thick savory sauce with mild sweet and is best served with rice.

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4.84 from 6 votes
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Main Course
Cuisine Malaysia, Nyonya
Servings 8 servings
Calories 189 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 350 g potatoes cut into chunk
  • 150 ml cooking oil
  • 50 g garlic finely chopped
  • 150 g shallot finely chopped
  • 60 g onion finely chopped
  • 40 g bean paste/taucu minced
  • 600 g chicken cut into pieces
  • 50 g mushroom soaked, squeezed, cut into pieces
  • 2 tbsps oyster sauce
  • 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp coconut palm sugar or sugar
  • 250 ml mushroom soaking water or plain water

Instructions
 

  • Preheat 400 ml of cooking oil, fry potatoes until half-cooked, drain off the oil.
  • Preheat 150 ml of cooking oil, turn to medium heat, add in garlic, shallot and onion, cook until fragrant.
  • Add in minced bean paste, continue cooking until fragrant.
  • Add in chicken pieces, cook until the outer parts are cooked.
  • Add in mushroom, continue cooking for 1 minute.
  • Add in potatoes and mix well.
  • Add oyster sauce, dark soy sauce and coconut palm sugar to mushroom soaking water, mix well then add in, bring to the boil.
  • Reduce to low heat, cover and cook for 30 minutes, until ingredients are tender, stirring 1-2 times in between cooking.
  • Off the heat, discard the excess oil using a strainer.
  • The Nyonya Chicken Pongteh is ready to be served!
  • It is best served with rice.

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Notes

This recipe yields 8 servings. 
The nutritional value for reference is for 1 serving. 

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories: 189kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 10gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.04gCholesterol: 27mgSodium: 417mgPotassium: 454mgFiber: 3gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 53IUVitamin C: 14mgCalcium: 33mgIron: 1mg
Keyword chicken pongteh, nyonya chicken stew, pongteh
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