Ayam Bakar Sunda - Sundanese Grilled Chicken

5.0 from 3 reviews

Author: Anita Jacobson

Categories: Main Dish

Cuisines: Indonesian

Ingredients: Chicken

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 2 hours 15 mins

Total Time: 2 hours 30 mins

Serves: 10

Ingredients

• 20 chicken drumsticks
• 3 cups (750 ml) water
• 2 lemongrass (Indonesian: sereh), bruised and knotted
• 2 Indonesian bay leaves (Indonesian: daun salam)
• 1/2 tablespoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon turmeric powder (Indonesian: bubuk kunyit)
• Spice paste (grind the following)
• 75 gram shallot (Indonesian: bawang merah)
• 3 cloves garlic (Indonesian: bawang putih)
• 4 candlenuts (Indonesian: kemiri)
• 1 inch ginger (Indonesian: jahe)
• 1/2 inch galangal (Indonesian: lengkuas)

Instructions

1. Place 10 drumsticks (set aside the other 10 for second batch), spice paste, water, lemongrass, bay leaves, salt, ground white pepper, sugar, and turmeric powder in a skillet/wok. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to lowest setting, cover the skillet/wok with a lid, and simmer for 1 hour.
2. Remove the 10 cooked drumsticks from the skillet/wok and place in a colander/strainer.
3. Add the 10 uncooked drumsticks into the skillet/wok. Return to a boil, then reduce heat to lowest setting, cover the skillet/wok with a lid, and simmer for 1 hour.
4. Again, remove the 10 cooked drumsticks from the skillet/wok and place in a colander/strainer.
5. Preheat broiler. Line a baking tray with aluminum foil.
6. Brush each drumstick with coconut oil/any oil/melted butter, place in the prepared tray.
7. Broil until the chicken surface is charred, brushing more oil/butter as needed. Serve immediately.