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Ayam Sio

Chicken braised in a sweet-sour tamarind and coriander gravy.

Ayam Sio — illustrative food image

About Ayam Sio

Ayam sioh is presented by Azlin Bloor as a Peranakan heritage dish shared at family gatherings and festive meals. Tamarind and roasted coriander give this chicken rendition its sweet, sour and savoury character.

An onion paste, white pepper and two soy sauces season the marinade alongside sugar and salt. The tamarind comes from soaked pulp, and the coriander is roasted and ground for the sauce.

The chicken braises with its marinade into a dark gravy. Steamed jasmine rice accompanies it, while sambal belacan and a cucumber salad add separate spicy and fresh elements to the meal.

Allergens in this recipe

Contains: Soy, Crustaceans.

Other allergen details are unconfirmed.

Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.

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Ingredients in Ayam Sio

Azlin Bloor's heritage Nyonya ayam sioh with tamarind and roasted coriander.

Ingredient details & uncertainties

Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.

  • Whole chicken, jointed: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual93 expressly offers traditional whole jointed chicken, selected over preferred portions95/187; broad chicken candidate retains whole jointed bone-in form.
  • Vegetable oil (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual188/249-264 only optional browning, retain original optional source flag.
  • Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual189/194/209/265 extraction and braise consolidated.
  • Tamarind pulp: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual193/209-217 own extraction selected over shop-bought paste197; seeds/grit removed, pulp retained.
  • Coriander seeds: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual198/220-226 original dry roast/grind selected over powdered shortcut113.
  • White peppercorns: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual199/222 ground with spices; method220 expressly roasts coriander, pepper roast allocation not fully explicit.
  • Onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual200/229 original onion, no shallot/garlic from different recipe.
  • Dark soy sauce: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Soy source-confirmed. Actual201/237.
  • Light soy sauce: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Soy source-confirmed. Actual202/237.
  • Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual203/276.
  • Sugar: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual204/274 white sugar116 original, no palm sugar union.
  • Steamed jasmine rice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual138 named prepared jasmine rice, broader cooked-rice candidate; upstream recipe unprovided.
  • Sambal belacan: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Crustaceans source-confirmed. Actual138 required named side, belacan shrimp-paste identity independently explicit same author pongteh100; full compound formula unknown.
  • Prepared cucumber salad (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual138-140 offered tangy cucumber/kerabu timun chosen over stir-fried greens alternative, full formula unprovided.

Origins & food traditions

Countries

  • Singapore
  • SingaporeCatalogue link pending review

Cuisines & regions

AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.

Sources & references
  1. Azlin Bloor, Singaporean and Malaysian Recipes - Ayam Sioh, The Tangy Nyonya Chicken Stew