Ayam goreng explained

Ayam goreng
National Cuisine:Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia,[1] Singapore
Course:Main course
Served:Hot
Main Ingredient:Chicken, turmeric, garlic, shallots and other spices deep fried in coconut oil

Ayam goreng is an Indonesian and Malaysian dish consisting of deep-fried chicken in oil. Ayam goreng literally means "fried chicken" in Malay, Indonesian and also in many Indonesian regional languages (e.g. Javanese). Unlike other countries, Indonesian fried chicken usually uses turmeric and garlic as its main ingredients rather than flour.

Marination and spices

Some versions of ayam goreng are neither coated in batter nor flour, but seasoned richly with various spices.[2] The spice mixture may vary among regions, but it usually consists of a combination of ground shallot, garlic, Indian bay leaves, turmeric, lemongrass, tamarind juice, candlenut, galangal, salt, and sugar. The chicken pieces are soaked and marinated in the spice mixture for some time prior to frying, allowing the chicken to absorb the spices. The marination process might include heating the chicken in ground spices to assist the spice absorption. Most often prior to deep frying, ayam goreng is already half-cooked with yellowish colour tinted of turmeric. In Javanese, this process is called ungkep.

The chicken is then deep fried in an ample amount of hot cooking oil, either palm or coconut oil. The chicken is well-fried until golden yellow. Some variants such as Javanese ayam goreng kremes might add the deep fried spiced flour as crispy granules. While in other recipes, these tasty granules are acquired from fried grated galangal or coconut (serundeng).

Ayam goreng is usually served with steamed rice, sambal terasi (chili with shrimp paste) or sambal kecap (sliced chilli and shallot in sweet soy sauce) as a dipping sauce or condiment and slices of cucumber and tomato for garnish. Fried tempeh and tofu might be added as side dishes.

Variants

There are many recipes of ayam goreng, among the popular ones are:

In Indonesia and Malaysia various style of foreign fried chicken is often also called as ayam goreng. Common Southern United States fried chicken is often called ayam goreng tepung or flour-battered or breaded fried chicken. Common McDonald's fried chicken is marketed as "Ayam Goreng McD" in Malaysia.[14]

See also

Notes and References

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  2. Book: Lang, Rebecca. Fried Chicken: Recipes for the Crispy, Crunchy, Comfort-Food Classic [A Cookbook]]. 2015-05-26. Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale. 978-1-60774-725-3. en.
  3. Web site: Ayam Goreng Lengkuas . Tasty Indonesian Food.com . 11 August 2013.
  4. News: Resep Khas Pasundan, Ayam Goreng Lengkuas Bandung. SINDOnews.com. 11 November 2017. id-ID.
  5. Web site: 92 resep ayam goreng padang enak dan sederhana. Cookpad. id. 11 November 2017.
  6. News: Resep Mudah Masak Ayam Pop ala Masakan Padang . VIVA. 7 December 2016. 11 November 2017. id.
  7. News: Cara Membuat Ayam Goreng Bumbu Balado Pedas Gurih. 3 June 2015. Resep Makan Sedap. 11 November 2017. 12 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171112021629/https://resepmakansedap.info/cara-membuat-ayam-goreng-bumbu-balado-pedas-gurih/. dead.
  8. Web site: Resep Membuat Ayam Goreng jakarta. nufus. Hayatun. resepmakananindonesia.com. 11 November 2017. 12 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171112131719/http://www.resepmakananindonesia.com/2015/01/resep-membuat-ayam-goreng-jakarta.html. dead.
  9. Web site: Ayam Goreng Kalasan ~ Resep. Inc.. Tastemade. Tastemade. id. 11 November 2017.
  10. News: Try this 'Ayam Goreng Kremes' recipe at home. The Jakarta Post. 11 November 2017.
  11. Web site: Resep Ayam Goreng Serundeng . Vemale.com. vemale.com. 22 February 2017 . 11 November 2017.
  12. Web site: Three places to enjoy fiery hot 'ayam geprek'. The Jakarta Post. March 2018 . en. 2019-12-30.
  13. News: Where to enjoy the most delicious 'penyet' in Jakarta. The Jakarta Post. 11 November 2017.
  14. Web site: Ayam Goreng MCD Mcdonald's Malaysia. McDonald's. 22 January 2019.