Ayam Bakar Solo - Solo Grilled Chicken

5.0 from 3 reviews

Author: Anita Jacobson

Categories: Main Dish

Cuisines: Indonesian

Ingredients: Chicken

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 1 hour

Total Time: 1 hour 15 mins

Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoon oil
• 4 Indonesian bay leaves (Indonesian: daun salam)
• 1 tablespoon palm sugar (Indonesian: gula Jawa), or use brown sugar
• 1 chicken, cut to 8 pieces (or use all drumsticks)
• 4 tablespoon sweet soy sauce (Indonesian: kecap manis)
• 800 ml coconut water (or water is okay)
• Grind the following into spice paste
• 75 gram shallot (Indonesian: bawang merah)
• 6 cloves garlic (Indonesian: bawang putih)
• 2 inch ginger (Indonesian: jahe)
• 2 inch galangal (Indonesian: lengkuas)
• 2 lemongrass (Indonesian: sereh), white part only
• 6 candlenuts (Indonesian: kemiri)
• 2 teaspoon coriander powder
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon cumin powder

Instructions

1. Heat oil in a wok/frying pan on a medium high heat and sauté spice paste and bay leaves until fragrant, about 5 minutes.
2. Add chicken and stir until the sauces coats the chicken pieces and the color of the chicken starts to change.
3. Add sweet soy sauce and coconut water. Mix well, and bring to a boil.
4. Reduce heat to a simmer, and cover the wok/frying pan partially. Cook until the sauce has reduced, thickened, and coats the chicken. About 45 minutes.
5. Prepare a grill/broiler. Grill/broil the chicken until slightly charred. Serve hot with sambal (chili sauce) of your choice.