Indonesia

Ayam Penyet

Name: Ayam Penyet
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Indonesia
Ingredients: 4 pieces Chicken pieces; some of each Turmeric & garlic; 6 pieces Fresh red chilies; some of each Shallots & tomato; 1 tsp Shrimp paste (terasi); plenty Oil for frying

Indonesian smashed fried chicken

Ayam penyet - "smashed chicken" - is a popular Javanese dish: spiced boiled then fried chicken, flattened with a mortar.

It is served on fiery sambal that seeps into the meat as it is pressed, with raw vegetables and rice.

Servings2

Time50 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Chicken pieces4 pieces
Turmeric & garlicsome of each
Fresh red chilies6 pieces
Shallots & tomatosome of each
Shrimp paste (terasi)1 tsp
Oil for fryingplenty

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Boil the chicken with turmeric and garlic until cooked and seasoned.
Then fry golden.
Pound a sambal of chilies, shallots, tomato and terasi.
Press the chicken flat on the sambal with a mortar.
Serve with raw vegetables and rice.

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Terasi and chilies for ayam penyet are in the Asia Boutique.

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