Hello everybody, it’s Drew, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, ayam betutu (chicken in balinese spices). It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Ayam Betutu is a well-known dish in Indonesia, particularly Bali. You will be surprised by how easy it is to make this dish. It has a unique flavor thanks to the combination of spices added during the cooking process.
Ayam Betutu (Chicken in Balinese spices) is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Ayam Betutu (Chicken in Balinese spices) is something which I have loved my whole life.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook ayam betutu (chicken in balinese spices) using 20 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Ayam Betutu (Chicken in Balinese spices):
- Get 1/2 free range chicken (rub with salt and lime for 30 min)
- Get Blended spices
- Take 1 thumb of ginger
- Take 1 thumb of galangal
- Get Small pcs of turmeric
- Get 5 candlenut
- Prepare 3 pcs lemongrass
- Make ready 7 shallots
- Get 4 garlic cloves
- Make ready Oil
- Take Sugar
- Prepare Salt
- Prepare Roughly chopped spices
- Get 2 pcs lemongrass
- Take 5 bay leaves
- Get 3 lime leaves
- Prepare 3 shallots
- Make ready Additional
- Make ready Banana leaves for cover
- Prepare Aluminium foil
That is why it is called Ayam Betutu. Ayam Betutu is one of the dish proud by people of Bali. Chicken or duck to be in though usually wrapped in banana leaves, then wrapped again with the stem nut, so wrapped tightly. Rinse the chicken well, place it on the banana leaves, then rub it with the cooked spices.
Instructions to make Ayam Betutu (Chicken in Balinese spices):
- Blend all the blended spices
- Heat a pan, sauteé the blended spice until fragrant. Afterwards, bring the roughly chopped spices in until it's cooked.
- Rinse the chicken well, place it on the banana leaves, then rub it with the cooked spices. Wrap in the leaves and let it cool in the fridge for minimum an hour (better overnight).
- Next, wrap the banana leaves with aluminium foil and steam the chicken until it's tender (mine roughly 1 hour).
Wrap in the leaves and let it cool in the fridge for minimum an hour (better overnight). In Bali, ayam betutu (or it's more upmarket cousin - bebek betutu) is a real treat. People often make it for special days or temple ceremonies in the same way people might roast a bird on a Sunday in the UK or the US. By wrapping the chicken in banana leaves, the moisture is kept in and the meat doesn't dry out. If you ever been to Bali, there's a big chance you have tasted chicken betutu.
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