Ajam Panggang (Indonesian Barbecued Chicken)
- 3 pound chicken, whole
- 1 cup kecap (ketjap) manis (or ketjap) manis*
- 2 cloves garlic peeled and mashed
- 2 tablespoons lime juice fresh
- 1/2 cup butter, unsalted melted
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger fresh grated
- 1 teaspoon sambal ulek (ground chili peppers and salt) **
- 1 package kroepoek oedang*** ***
- 1 x cornstarch to thicken marinade for sauce
- *Sweet soy sauce.
- **Hot pepper sauce.
- ***Shrimp puffs.
- Note: Ingredients from Indonesia are available at many Dutch, Chinese, Vietnamese and Indonesian specialty stores.
- This dish is good with Nasi Goreng (fried rice).
- Cut chicken into 8 pieces.
- Combine remaining ingredients, except shrimp puffs, in large bowl.
- Add chicken pieces; toss to coat.
- Marinate 2 hours at room temperature, stirring occasionally.
- Remove chicken pieces from marinade (reserving some of the marinade for basting and the rest for sauce).
- Roast, uncovered, at 400F (200C).
- for 35 to 40 minutes or until done, basting as needed.
- If browning too quickly, cover with foil.
- (In summer, barbecue over charcoal fire.)
- Heat reserved marinade with cornstarch until thickened and serve as sauce, if desired.
- Serve with shrimp puffs on the side.
- For these, simply deep-fry in hot fat or oil (375 F on fat thermometer), draining at once on paper towels.
- The chips will puff up as soon as they hit the fat.
- Yield: 4 servings on its own, 6 as part of an Indonesian rice table.
chicken, manis, garlic, lime juice fresh, butter, ginger, sambal ulek, kroepoek oedang, cornstarch
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/ajam-panggang-indonesian-barbec-2849 (may not work)