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Smoor [Dutch-Indonesian Spiced Chicken and Rice].

You can cook Smoor [Dutch-Indonesian Spiced Chicken and Rice] using 16 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Smoor [Dutch-Indonesian Spiced Chicken and Rice]

1. You need 1 of large yellow onion, diced.
2. It's 1/2 stick of butter (4 tablespoons).
3. Prepare 8 cloves of garlic, minced.
4. It's 2 lbs of boneless skinless chicken thighs.
5. It's 1 1/2 teaspoons of freshly ground nutmeg.
6. Prepare 1 tablespoon of Better Than Buillon (Chicken).
7. It's 1-2 teaspoons of sambal (oelek or terasi) [optional].
8. It's 2 teaspoons of fresh ginger, minced.
9. You need 1 teaspoon of ground cloves.
10. You need 2 tablespoons of Ketjap Manis (Sweet Soy Sauce, ABC brand preferred).
11. You need 1/3 cup of water.
12. You need 1/2 tablespoon of terasi (shrimp paste) [optional].
13. You need 2 cups of uncooked Jasmine rice, cooked according to package directions.
14. You need of for garnish, Ketjap Manis (Sweet Soy Sauce, ABC brand preferred) [optional].
15. Prepare of for garnish, Sambal Oelek [optional].
16. It's 1 lb of broccoli florets, steamed [optional].

Smoor [Dutch-Indonesian Spiced Chicken and Rice] step by step

1. Heat butter in a large skillet over medium-low heat until melted. Add onions, garlic, and ginger and cook until softened, about 8-10 minutes..
2. Bring heat up to medium and nestle each chicken thigh among the onions. Cook for about 3-4 minutes and flip each thigh..
3. Add the soy sauce, water, Better than Bouillon, terasi, sambal oelek, nutmeg, and cloves. Flip chicken and stir until ingredients are just combined..
4. Bring to a gentle simmer and cook on low heat for about 50 minutes or until chicken is tender. Flip chicken halfway through..
5. Serve over a bowl of Jasmine rice with broccoli if using and top with a drizzle of ketjap manis. For an extra kick garnish with sambal oelek..