Ayam Bekakak - Javanese Grilled Chicken

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Author: Anita Jacobson

Categories: Main Dish

Cuisines: Indonesian

Ingredients: Chicken

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 1 hour

Total Time: 1 hour 30 mins

Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoon oil
• 1 kilogram chicken (I use all drumsticks)
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 4 tablespoon sweet soy sauce (Indonesian: kecap manis)
• Grind the following into spice paste
• 100 gram shallot (Indonesian: bawang merah)
• 50 gram garlic (Indonesian: bawang putih)
• 1 lemongrass, white part only (Indonesian: sereh)
• 5 kaffir lime leaves (Indonesian: daun jeruk)
• 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander (Indonesian: bubuk ketumbar)
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin (Indonesian: bubuk jinten)
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg (Indonesian: bubuk pala)
• 1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper (Indonesian: bubuk merica)
• Chili relish (mix the following together)
• 5 bird eye chilies (Indonesian: cabe rawit), thinly sliced
• 1 tomato, diced
• 25 gram shallot, diced
• 1-2 limes, juiced
• 4 tablespoon sweet soy sauce (Indonesian: kecap manis)

Instructions

1. Heat oil in a wok/frying pan and sauté spice paste until fragrant, about 5 minutes.
2. Add chicken, chicken stock, and sweet soy sauce. Mix well. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer uncovered until the sauce is reduced and almost gone, about 45 minutes to 1 hour.
3. Turn off heat and set the chicken aside.
4. Line a baking tray with aluminum foil and preheat oven broiler.
5. Place chicken on prepared tray and broil until the surface is slightly charred, about 3-5 minutes.
6. Serve the chicken with the chili relish and steamed white rice.