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Ayam Goreng Saus Tauco - Fried Chicken in Spicy Soy Bean Sauce

Name: Ayam Goreng Saus Tauco - Fried Chicken in Spicy Soy Bean Sauce
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 600 gram boneless skinless chicken thigh, cut into strips; 4 cloves garlic, bruised; 1 tablespoon lime juice; 1 teaspoon salt; 100 gram all purpose flour; 1/2 tablespoon tapioca starch (or corn starch); 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper (or ground black pepper); enough oil for deep frying; 100 gram shallot; 4 cloves garlic; 5-10 red Thai bird eye chilies, seeded; 5-10 dried red chilies, seeded; 2 teaspoon shrimp paste (Indonesian: terasi, Malaysian/Singaporean: belacan), toasted; 2 tablespoon oil; 1 lemongrass (Indonesian: sereh), white part only, thinly sliced; 2 Indonesian bay leaves (Indonesian: daun salam), omit if you cannot find this; 4 tablespoon salted soy bean (Indonesian: tauco); 1 teaspoon sugar; 90 ml (6 tablespoon) water

Last updated: Aug 31, 2017 — Published: Aug 31, 2017 — By: Anita — 1 comment

If you are in the mood for some spicy dish, may I suggest giving this ayam goreng saus tauco - fried chicken in spicy soy bean sauce a try? There is two parts to this dish, fried chicken pieces, and the spicy soy bean sauce. Once you master this recipe, feel free to switch the chicken with fish, tofu, or tempeh, and I guarantee it will work with any of my suggested substitute.

Fried chicken

For the juiciest possible result, stick with chicken thigh. That said, if all you have at home is chicken breast, it definitely will work so don’t worry too much about it. For a speedy cooking time, cut chicken thigh (or breast) into strips, and marinate with bruised (or roughly minced) garlic, lime juice, and salt. Once it has rested for 15 minutes, start preparing oil for deep frying. You can then whisk all purpose flour, tapioca starch (corn starch is okay too), and salt. Dump the chicken into the flour mixture and coat really really well, there shouldn’t be any liquid at all at this stage. Fry chicken until golden brown and set aside.

Tauco and Terasi/Belacan

Some of the key ingredients for this delicious sauce is tauco (salted soy beans) and terasi/belacan (shrimp paste). The links I provide are for products that should be available in your Asian market, such as Marina or 99 Ranch. Of course, you can always buy from Amazon, but the price is more expensive online. Another ingredient that you may consider getting online is Indonesian bay leaves (Indonesian: daun salam). You cannot substitute regular bay leaves with Indonesian bay leaves, and if you cannot get them, my suggestion is to omit from the recipe.

Spicy Soy Bean Sauce

Once you have all the ingredients for the sauce together, first, make the spice paste by grinding with a food processor/blender. I find that if I add a teaspoon of oil into my food processor along with the ingredients, the blended paste is much smoother. To prepare for the spicy soy bean sauce, simply fry the spice paste, lemongrass, and Indonesian bay leaves until fragrant. Add tauco, sugar, mix well, then add water and bring to a boil. Once the sauce is reduced and look slightly dry, add fried chicken to the pan and toss to coat well. It is best to serve this dish hot with some steamed white rice.

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