The Best Indonesian Sweet Soy Chicken - Ayam Kecap

Name: The Best Indonesian Sweet Soy Chicken - Ayam Kecap
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 48 min
Yield: 6 serving
Ingredients: 1 ¾ pounds chicken; 3 tablespoons tamarind juice; 1 teaspoon salt for the marinade; 2 onion medium size. Sliced; 2 cloves garlic Finely sliced; 2 red or green chilli Sliced diagonally; 1/2 teaspoon coarse black pepper; 1/3 cup Indonesian sweet soy sauce; cooking oil

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Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Additional Time
3 mins
Total Time
48 mins
Servings
6
Calories
272 kcal
Course
Main Course, Lunch, Dinner
Cuisine
Indonesian

The Best Indonesian Sweet Soy Chicken - Ayam Kecap

Liam Rios

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The best Indonesian chicken in sweet soy sauce that you'll ever make. You can't go wrong to serve this easy-to-make chicken dish. Because everybody will just love it ?.

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Ingredients

Servings

1 ¾ pounds chicken. Boneless or with bones. Cut in pieces.
3 tablespoons tamarind juice
1 teaspoon salt for the marinade.
2 onion medium size. Sliced
2 cloves garlic Finely sliced
2 red or green chilli Sliced diagonally
1/2 teaspoon coarse black pepper
1/3 cup Indonesian sweet soy sauce see the note.
cooking oil.

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Instructions

Marinade the chicken with tamarind juice and salt. Pierce the meat by using a skewer or fork. Set aside and leave it to rest for about half an hour.
When you're ready to cook, heat the oil on a wok or frying pan. And start deep-frying or steam-frying the chicken. For the latter one, you heat two tablespoons of oil on a frying pan and fry the chicken pieces until they turn opaque. Then turn the heat down and put the lid on the pan to steam-cook the poultry.
If you use boneless chicken, it will normally take about 12-15 minutes to deep-fry. If you use chicken with bone, it may take slightly longer. Around 20-25 minutes. Set aside.
Then, fry the onions in a pan with 4-5 tablespoons of cooking oil until it's light golden in colour. Add in the sliced garlic and chillies. Continue to fry for about 3 minutes before you put the sweet soy sauce, black pepper and salt in.
Cook further about 3-5 minutes until you see the sauce bubbling. Lastly, add in the fried chicken. Stir until all the meat coated with soy sauce. Let it cook and simmer for about 3 minutes before you turn the heat off.

Notes

I normally multi-task things to save time. So, I would prepare the chicken first. When I start frying it, I will then get the sauce ready. Usually, the fried chicken will be ready at the same time the soy sauce is ready.
If you can not get Kecap Manis, you can mix ¼ cup of dark soy sauce and 3 tablespoons of honey or dark soft brown sugar/ dark muscovado sugar.

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1g Calories 272kcal (14%) Carbohydrates 18g (6%) Protein 18g (36%) Fat 14g (22%) Saturated Fat 4g (20%) Polyunsaturated Fat 3g Monounsaturated Fat 6g Trans Fat 0.1g Cholesterol 67mg (22%) Sodium 686mg (29%) Potassium 280mg (8%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 13g (26%) Vitamin A 270IU (5%) Vitamin C 27mg (30%) Calcium 24mg (2%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 272 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving	1g
Calories	272kcal	14%
Carbohydrates	18g	6%
Protein	18g	36%
Fat	14g	22%
Saturated Fat	4g	20%
Polyunsaturated Fat	3g	18%
Monounsaturated Fat	6g	30%
Trans Fat	0.1g	5%
Cholesterol	67mg	22%
Sodium	686mg	29%
Potassium	280mg	6%
Fiber	1g	4%
Sugar	13g	26%
Vitamin A	270IU	5%
Vitamin C	27mg	30%
Calcium	24mg	2%
Iron	1mg	6%