Easy Indonesian Chicken Recipes

INDONESIAN GINGER CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cook the honey, soy sauce, garlic, and ginger root in a small saucepan over low heat until the honey is melted. Arrange the chicken in 1 layer in a shallow baking pan, skin side down, and pour on the sauce. Cover the pan tightly with aluminum foil. Marinate overnight in the refrigerator.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place the baking pan in the oven and bake for 30 minutes. Uncover the pan, turn the chicken skin side up, and raise the temperature to 375 degrees F. Continue baking for 30 minutes or until the juices run clear when you cut between a leg and thigh and the sauce is a rich, dark brown.

INDONESIAN-STYLE BREAST OF CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place the chicken in a mixing bowl. Add salt, pepper, soy sauce, honey, lemon juice, cumin, cayenne, turmeric, coriander and garlic. Blend well so that the pieces are well coated. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or overnight.
• Heat the oil in a skillet large enough to hold the pieces in one layer without crowding. Over medium heat, add the pieces of chicken and cook until browned on one side. Turn the pieces and reduce the heat to medium high. Cook until done. Total cooking time is about 10 minutes. After the pieces are cooked, transfer them to paper towels and keep them in a warm place. Serve hot.

INDONESIAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine soy sauce, sugar, lemon juice, garlic powder and pepper.
• Add chicken and marinate 30 minutes.
• Skewer pieces on wooden skewers if desired, and brush with oil.
• Broil 3 inches from heat for 5 minutes.
• Can also be cooked on preheated grill pan or stir fried, if you prefer.
• Meanwhile, prepare spicy peanut sauce.
• Saute green onion in the oil until limp.
• Remove from heat and add peanut butter.
• Gradually stir in water, then add remaining ingredients.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until it comes to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes, until the sauce is thickened enough to coat a spoon.
• Stir occasionally while simmering.
• Serve chicken with the spicy peanut sauce for dipping.
• May also be served over hot cooked rice or noodles.

EASY INDONESIAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place the chicken in a mixing bowl.
• Add salt, pepper, soy sauce, honey, lemon juice, cumin, cayenne, turmeric, coriander and garlic.
• Blend well so that the pieces are well coated.
• Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or overnight.
• Heat the oil in a skillet large enough to hold the pieces in one layer without crowding over medium heat.
• Add the pieces of chicken and cook until browned on one side.
• Turn the pieces and reduce the heat to medium high.
• Cook until done.
• Serve with rice.

EASY INDONESIAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a fairly large pot, mix the water, sugar, balsamic vinegar, ketjap manis, garlic and chilli pepper sauce.
• Please note that because I use metric measurements I use a little more than 1/3 cup ketjap manis. It's hard to work out precisely. Ketjap manis are normally easily found in good shops, on the shelves with Oriental sauces.
• Ketjap manis is thick and sticky, so if you want to measure it in a cup, best is to spray the cup with non-stick spray. I pour from the bottle and guess the amount by now --.
• Cut each thigh into two pieces, or slice breasts into three or four pieces across the grain.
• We far prefer chicken thighs, which are more juicy and tasty than breast meat. Or use deboned breasts WITH the skin.
• Add to the sauce mixture, and bring to a boil. Simmer open, for about 25 minutes. If any scum rises to the surface, skim it off.
• Increase heat and cook sauce until it reduces and thickens, but don't let it cook down to a glaze: you want some sauce for the rice.
• (It used to be "1 cup water", but reading through the reviews, this was too much for some cooks, although it really is what I use).
• This reduction will only take 5 - 10 minutes or so: judge for yourself.
• Put the chicken and sauce in a heated dish, scatter over the spring onions and parsley, and decorate around the edges with the lime/lemon curls or strips.
• Serve with jasmine or white rice, but couscous is also nice. As for vegetables, a platter of steamed baby veggies such as corn, patty pan squash and carrots look attractive.