Indonesian Fried Chicken – Ayam Goreng
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Category
Main Course
Cuisine
Indonesian
Servings
4
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
45 minutes
Indonesian fried chicken orayam goreng is everyone’s favorite dish in my home. You will never get tired if you eat this chicken recipe. When I was a child until now this recipe is my highly requested for my mom to make. The skin so crispy and the chicken is flavorful to the bone.
Ingredients
- 1 Chicken cut into 8 pieces
- 6 Shallots
- 3 cloves Garlic
- 4 cm Galangal (as big as the half thumb)
- 3 cm Turmeric
- 4 cm Ginger (as big as the half thumb)
- 1.5 tsp Salt
- 1 cup Water
- 2 Bay leaves
- 1/2 tsp White pepper
- 1 Lemongrass crushed
- 3 pcs Keffir Lime Leaves optional
- Cooking Oil for frying
Directions
- Grind shallots, garlic, galangal, turmeric and ginger with pestle and mortar or spice grinder until smooth and evenly mix.
- Place chicken into a pot, then add water, spice paste, salt, bay leaves, white pepper, lemongrass, and keffir lime leaves. Mix well.
- Cover the pot with the lid. Bring to boil. After boil, reduce the heat to low.
- Simmer the chicken for 15 minutes, open the lid then turn the chicken over so that all sides are seasoned. Cover the pot with the lid then simmer again until water evaporates about 10 more minutes. Turn off the heat. Set aside.
- In a new pot fry the chicken with cooking oil at 170° C until golden brown.
- After the fried chicken is cooked, rest it on a cooling rack to remove excess oil.
- Serve with warm rice and sambal (optional).
- Enjoy!
Recipe Note
Your salt may have different saltiness. Make sure to check it. After simmering it should be slightly over salted because the saltiness will be reduced naturally when frying.
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