Ayam Kecap Pedas: Spicy Soy Sauce Chicken

Method7 steps · about 40 min

1. 1

   Step 1: Combine the chicken (200 g) cubes with lime juice, salt (to taste) to taste and enough additional water for the marinade. Refrigerate for fifteen minutes, then drain and discard the marinade. Do not rinse raw poultry.

   Soak chicken · 15 minUses 200 g chicken, cubed · Juice from one lime · Salt to taste · Additional water as needed for lime-and-salt chicken marinade; drain and discard

2. 2

   Step 2: Heat the oil (3 tbsp) in a pan or wok, over medium heat. Add the sliced shallots (4). Sauté until soft and fragrant, about 3 min.

   Sauté shallots until soft and fragrant · 3 minUses 3 tbsp vegetable oil · 4 shallots, sliced

3. 3

   Step 3: Add the chopped ginger (1 inch), garlic (3 cloves) and spring onions (2 tsp). Sauté until fragrant, about 2 min.

   Sauté ginger, garlic and spring onions · 2 minUses Sautéed shallots and oil · 1 inch ginger, peeled & chopped · 3 cloves garlic, chopped · 2 tsp chopped spring onions

4. 4

   Step 4: Add the white pepper (½ tsp), lemongrass (1 stalk), galangal (1 inch), green chillies (2) and bird’s eye chillies (2). Sauté for another 2 min.

   Sauté chillies and herbs · 2 minUses Sautéed shallot-ginger-garlic mixture · ½ tsp white pepper · 1 stalk lemongrass, bruised & sliced · 1 inch galangal, peeled & sliced · 2 large green chillies, sliced · 2 bird’s eye chillies, sliced

5. 5

   Step 5: Add the sweet soy sauce (2 tbsp), bay leaf (1) and water (100 ml). Bring to a boil.

   Uses Prepared sautéed chilli-herb mixture · 2 tbsp sweet soy sauce · 1 bay leaf · 100 ml water

6. 6

   Step 6: Add the drained chicken. Lower the heat and cook, stirring continuously, for about ten minutes until the gravy reduces and the chicken is cooked through; check 74°C (165°F) in the thickest part and continue cooking if needed.

   Cook chicken · 10 minUses Boiling sweet-soy chilli sauce · Drained lime-and-salt marinated chicken

7. 7

   Step 7: Increase the heat and stir until the sauce has thickened and most of the liquid has evaporated. Turn off the heat and serve.

   Uses Cooked chicken in reduced sweet-soy sauce