Ayam Bakar

Name: Ayam Bakar
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 1 whole chicken, cut into pieces; 1/2 cup kecap manis (sweet soy sauce); 4 cloves garlic; 2 tbsp galangal, minced

Ayam Bakar/AH-yahm bah-KAR/

About this dish

Chicken marinated in sweet soy and spices, then grilled over charcoal until caramelized.

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Ingredients

🍗1 whole chicken, cut into pieces

🍶1/2 cup kecap manis (sweet soy sauce)

🧄4 cloves garlic

🫚2 tbsp galangal, minced

Method

Serves 2

Blend garlic, galangal, and shallots into a marinade paste.

Simmer the chicken in the paste with kecap manis and water until nearly cooked.

Grill the chicken over charcoal, basting with the reduced marinade, until charred and caramelized.

Serve with steamed rice and sambal.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Ayam bakar is a widely eaten Indonesian grilled chicken, defined by its sweet kecap manis glaze.

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