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The Best Indonesian Sweet Soy Chicken - Ayam Kecap

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 ?.

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

Ingredients

  • 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.

Instructions

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  1. 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.
  2. 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. 
  3.  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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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

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

% 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%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.