| Ayam rica-rica | |
| Alternate Name: | Ayam rica |
| Country: | Indonesia |
| Region: | North Sulawesi |
| Creator: | Minahasans |
| Course: | Main course |
| Served: | Hot |
| Main Ingredient: | Chicken in hot and spicy spice mixture with much red chili pepper |
Ayam rica-rica (Indonesian for chicken rica-rica) is an Indonesian hot and spicy chicken dish. It is made up of chicken that cooked in spicy red and green chili pepper. The origin of this dish is from Minahasan cuisine of North Sulawesi.[1]
The rica-rica bumbu uses much chopped or ground red and green chili peppers, bird's eye chili, shallots, garlic, ginger and a pinch of salt and sugar. Then cleaned chicken meat, either ways can be prepared peeled or unpeeled, are cooked in the rica-rica.[2]
Ayam rica-rica commonly served with steamed rice, fried shallots and fresh cucumber.