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Ayam Bakar Kecap (Sweet Soy Sauce Grilled Chicken) Recipe

 ·  ☕ 4 min read  ·  ✍️ Betty Klein

Ayam Bakar Kecap (Sweet Soy Sauce Grilled Chicken)
Ayam Bakar Kecap (Sweet Soy Sauce Grilled Chicken)

Hey everyone, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, ayam bakar kecap (sweet soy sauce grilled chicken). One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Ayam Bakar Kecap (Sweet Soy Sauce Grilled Chicken) is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Ayam Bakar Kecap (Sweet Soy Sauce Grilled Chicken) is something that I have loved my entire life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

Today I’am eating Sweet Soy Grilled Chicken with Sambal Terasi (chili sauce). I hope you enjoy while watching my video. This Ayam Kecap Manis (literally means chicken in sweet soy sauce) has been my go-to Indonesian dish for years now. The chicken is succulent with sticky and slightly spicy sweet soy sauce all over it.

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook ayam bakar kecap (sweet soy sauce grilled chicken) using 17 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Ayam Bakar Kecap (Sweet Soy Sauce Grilled Chicken):
  1. Make ready 8 pieces chicken (you can use both chicken breast or chicken thighs)
  2. Take 3 tablespoons lime juice
  3. Get 1 teaspoon salt
  4. Make ready 2 lemongrass, pounded
  5. Take 1/2 tablespoon tamarind juice
  6. Get 8 kaffir lime leaves
  7. Get 2 tablespoons sweet soy sauce 1/2 teaspoon sugar
  8. Get 1/2 teaspoon white pepper powder
  9. Take 250 ml water
  10. Get 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  11. Take For the ground spices:
  12. Prepare 4 cloves garlic
  13. Take 10 shallots
  14. Make ready 2 chili pepper
  15. Make ready 1 inch ginger
  16. Get 1 inch galangal
  17. Prepare 1 teaspoon salt

This sweet soy sauce (kecap manis) is one of staple condiment in İndonesian cuisine especially in javanese cuisine. Traditionally the chicken grilled over charcoal and brushed with spiced kecap manis during. This time I introduce you to the classic recipe from Semarang which is very popular: Ayam Bakar Kecap or Grilled Chicken in Sweet Soy Sauce. Ayam Kecap (Sweet Soy Sauce Chicken).

Steps to make Ayam Bakar Kecap (Sweet Soy Sauce Grilled Chicken):
  1. Mix the chicken with lime juice and salt. Set aside for 15 minutes.
  2. In a food processor, combine all the ground spices ingredients and pulse until finely chopped. Add the vegetable oil and pulse to a fine paste.
  3. Transfer the paste to a wok and cook over medium-high heat. Add kaffir lime leaves and lemongrass. Stir until fragrant. Add the chicken and cook until the chicken change color.
  4. Lower the heat. Add sweet soy sauce, white pepper powder, sugar, water, and tamarind juice. Simmer until the chicken is tender and the sauce is permeated.
  5. Place chicken on a hot, preheated greased grill. Rub the ground spices on the chicken. Grill the chicken until the skin is caramelized. Turn over. Do the same to the other side. Be careful not to burn it.
  6. Serve with warm rice, sliced cucumbers, tomatoes, and lettuce. Don’t forget the ‘sambal trasi’! 😋
  7. Ready to serve and ENJOY!

This time I introduce you to the classic recipe from Semarang which is very popular: Ayam Bakar Kecap or Grilled Chicken in Sweet Soy Sauce. Ayam Kecap (Sweet Soy Sauce Chicken). Made with kecap manis which is a thick aromatic soy sauce- this dish is sticky, sweet and would work perfectly with steamed rice. Add sweet soy sauce, white pepper powder, sugar, water, and tamarind juice. Simmer until the chicken is tender and the sauce is permeated.

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