Sweet Soy Sauce Chicken | Indonesian Food Recipes

Chicken with kecap manis (Indonesian sweet soy sauce)! One of Indonesia’s all time favorite dishes. The spice paste is a mix of chili, ginger, shallot, garlic, and candlenut. The taste is distinctly Indonesian, and once reduced, the sauce gives a nice glossy glace to coat the chicken, and they are especially good eaten with steamed white rice.

Ingredient

• 8 chicken legs (you can also use thighs and/or wings)
• 3 cloves of garlic, chopped
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 spring onions, chopped
• 7 tbsp kecap manis/ sweet thick soy sauce
• 1 tbsp sesame oil
• some butter
• 1 tsp white pepper
• 1 tbsp low sodium soy sauce/kecap asin

Method

Fry the chicken legs in oil until half done, take them out of the pan. Skin should be lightly colored and a little bit crispy.
Add butter, garlic and chopped onions to some oil in a wok. Fry over medium heat for a minute or two.
Add the chicken legs, 7 tablespoons of kecap manis, 1 tablespoon of kecap asin, 1 tablespoon of sesame oil, white pepper.
Put the lid on the pan and simmer for 20 minutes over medium to low heat.

Serve with hot steamed rice and sambal! Selamat makan!