This Ayam Ungkep recipe is a Javanese specialty dish of spiced and deep fried chicken. The chicken pieces are pre-cooked in spices before being deep fried. The Javanese consider it as a great party dish. Try some. You will surely want to use this Ayam Ungkep recipe for your next party!
Ayam Ungkep Recipe-
Ingredients:
For the Chicken-
- 1 whole chicken (about 2-1/2 to 3 lb.), cut into 8 pieces
- 3 stalks lemongrass, bruised
- 6 kaffir lime leaves
- 16 oz. coconut water
- vegetable, oil, for deep frying
For the spice paste-
- 10 shallots
- 8 large cloves garlic
- 1” piece ginger root, peeled and chopped
- 1” piece fresh galangal root, peeled and chopped
- 1 tbsp. turmeric powder
- 1 tsp. coriander powder
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. sugar
Directions:
- Use a mortar and pestle to grind the spices into a smooth paste.
- Place chicken, spice paste, kaffir lime leaves, lemon grass and coconut water into a cooking pot. Bring to a vigorous boil. Cover the pot, reduce flame to a simmer, and cook for 30 minutes, or until chicken pieces are tenderized.
- Drain the chicken now, so they are dried in preparation for deep frying. (Note: if you want to store the chicken at this point, to serve some other time, you can. They can be frozen for up to 1 week, and also keep well for several days in refrigerator)
- Heat enough oil in a large, deep cooking pot for deep frying. When the oil is sizzling hot, lower chicken pieces in, and fry until the skin is golden brown and crispy—about 3 minutes should do it—because the chicken has already been cooked.
- Serve your Ayam Ungkep while hot, with rice and a vegetable side dish.
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Where can I get some of the ”odd” (to, me, anyway) spices, Marv?
Margo, just click on the ingredient, and you will go to our online ethnic grocery store, okay?
OMG! all this time, and I had no idea! Super, and thanks!
LOL, you’re welcome, sweetie. 🙂
Sounds and looks scrumptious, Old Silly!
Trust me, Barbara! Sooooooo scrumptious!!!
Not sure if I can pronounce this dish, lol, but I dang sure wanna taste some!
Thomas, hahahahaaa – yeah, it IS a mouthful, huh? 😉