Ayam Panggang Bumbu Kecap (Indonesian Kecap Manis Broiled Chicken)
Pieces of chicken is pressure cooked with aromatic spices, herbs, and kecap manis and finished up cooking in the oven by broiling.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 3 - 4 lbs bone-in skin-on chicken pieces (see notes)
- 1/4 cup coconut sugar
- 4 Tbsp kecap manis
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 small onion (peeled, quartered)
- 4 cloves garlic (peeled)
- 1 tsp fennel seeds
- 4-5 bird's eye chili (optional)
- 1 Tbsp coriander powder
- 1 Tbsp galangal powder
- 5 kaffir lime leaves (tear edges to release flavor)
- 3 bay leaves (daun salam)
- 2 Tbsp cooking oil
- 2 Tbsp kecap manis
- 1/2 tsp salt
- Sambal chili
Instructions
- 1
Mix the ingredients you have grind with coconut sugar, kecap manis, spices, and 1 tsp of salt. Stir to mix everything. Rub this paste all over the chicken
- 2
Place the chicken pieces inside the inner pot of instant pot. Pour 1/4 cup of water inside the pot. It may seem like a little water, but that's enough. Place the herbs in
- 3
Cover the lid of the instant pot. Turn the steam release valve to seal. Press "pressure cooker" and make sure it's on "hi pressure". Set the timer to 10 minutes. When the timer is up, release the steam immediately. Uncover the lid. Carefully remove the chicken from the inner pot and set aside to let them cool down completely before broiling the chicken
- 4
Strain the cooking juice from the inner pot. You can either save the juice for other use as stock or discard. You will get some solid. Keep the solid!
- 5
Mix the solid you kept from cooking the chicken and mix with the basting ingredients. Set aside
- 6
If you prepare the day before, get the chicken out from the refrigerator 30 minutes before broiling
- 7
Generously brush the chicken with the basting sauce. Place the chicken pieces, skin side up, on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil
- 8
Turn on the broiler in your oven to low. Set the oven rack about 5-8 inches from the broiler. Place the baking sheet inside the oven and let the chicken broil until it has nice golden brown and slightly char. Do not walk away during this process. Kecap manis may get burned easily. If the chicken get brown too quickly, you may need to move the rack lower
- 9
Once you are happy with the color of the chicken, remove from the oven. Ready to serve