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Ayam Pedas Manis

Sweet and Spicy Chicken
Servings 0

Ingredients

  • 2 Indonesian bay leaf daun salam
  • 1 thumb ginger peel and slice
  • 2 kafir lime leaf
  • 3 tbsp ghee
  • 1 lemongrass bruised and knotted
  • 1/4 tsp each white pepper powder sweet paprika powder, galangal powder, turmeric powder
  • 1 sweet bell pepper
  • 5 garlic
  • 2 bird eye chili
  • 1 medium-large onion
  • 3 candlenut kemiri, no subs
  • 3 tbsp water
  • 2 kg chicken drumsticks/pieces
  • 1 1/4 c water
  • Chicken bouillon powder to taste
  • Dark brown sugar to taste
  • 2 tbsp sweet soy sauce kecap manis

Instructions

  • In a food processor, turn onion, garlic, sweet bell pepper, chili, candlenut and water into a fine paste and pour mixture into a large pan
  • Add in lemongrass, ginger, kafir lime lef, bay leaf, ghee and spice powders, saute until fragant for 2 minutes
  • Stir in chicken, coat evenly, and cook for 2 minutes, then pour in water. Cook, covered, for 10 minutes
  • When 10 minutes is up, flavor with chicken bouillon powder and about 2 tbsp dark brown sugar, stir to combine. Continue cooking for another 10 minutes
  • Add in sweet soy sauce, stir, and cook until liquid is much lessen and chicken cooked through
  • Great with rice!

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