🍲 Ayam Goreng Mentega (Fried Chicken in Sweet Butter Sauce)

Name: Ayam Goreng Mentega (Fried Chicken in Sweet Butter Sauce)
Ingredients: 1 medium-sized chicken, cut into small pieces (12–16 pieces); Juice of 2 lemons; 2 tsp salt; 2 cups frying oil; 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced; 1 small onion, thinly sliced; 4 tbsp butter; 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce; 2 tbsp regular soy sauce (tamari); 2 tbsp Chinese cooking wine; 8 tbsp Indonesian sweet soy sauce (kecap manis); Slices of 2 limes

Indonesian · 12 ingredients · 5 steps

Ayam Goreng is an Indonesian fried chicken dish. This version features an accompanying butter sauce.

5–6 servings3

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Ingredients

Chicken

1 medium-sized chicken, cut into small pieces (12–16 pieces)
Juice of 2 lemons
2 tsp salt
2 cups frying oil

Sauce

4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
1 small onion, thinly sliced
4 tbsp butter
2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
2 tbsp regular soy sauce (tamari)
2 tbsp Chinese cooking wine
8 tbsp Indonesian sweet soy sauce (kecap manis)

Garnish

Slices of 2 limes

Method

Season the chicken pieces with salt. Coat with lemon juice, and let marinate for 15–20 minutes.
Heat the oil to about 350°F (180°C), and fry chicken until it is golden. Remove chicken from oil, and set aside to drain.
Sauté the garlic and onion for a minute or two. Add the remaining sauce ingredients.
Stir fry for a minute and then add chicken pieces. Toss to coat.
Serve hot with lime wedges.

Where this came from. Adapted from Ayam Goreng Mentega (Fried Chicken in Sweet Butter Sauce) in the Wikibooks Cookbook, written by its contributors and published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page changes the layout and nothing else: the ingredients, the quantities and the steps are the source's. If you improve on it, the Cookbook welcomes edits.

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