Indonesia

Ayam Taliwang

Name: Ayam Taliwang
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Indonesia
Ingredients: 1 piece Chicken (halved); 8 pieces Dried chilies; 4 each Garlic & shallots; 1 piece Tomato; 1 tbsp Palm sugar; 1 tsp Shrimp paste (terasi); 1 piece Lime

Spicy grilled chicken from Lombok

Ayam Taliwang comes from the village of Karang Taliwang on the Indonesian island of Lombok and is one of its most famous specialties.

A young chicken is coated with a fiery paste of dried chilies, garlic, tomato and palm sugar, then grilled over charcoal.

Servings2

Time60 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Chicken (halved)1 piece
Dried chilies8 pieces
Garlic & shallots4 each
Tomato1 piece
Palm sugar1 tbsp
Shrimp paste (terasi)1 tsp
Lime1 piece

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Pound chilies, garlic, shallots, tomato and terasi into a paste.
Fry the paste briefly with palm sugar.
Rub the chicken with the paste.
Grill over charcoal, basting several times.
Serve with lime and rice.

Make it original

Terasi and dried chilies for ayam taliwang are in the Asia Boutique.

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