Indonesian Garlic Chicken Recipes

Steps:

• Cook the honey, soy sauce, garlic, and ginger root in a small saucepan over low heat until the honey is melted. Arrange the chicken in 1 layer in a shallow baking pan, skin side down, and pour on the sauce. Cover the pan tightly with aluminum foil. Marinate overnight in the refrigerator.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place the baking pan in the oven and bake for 30 minutes. Uncover the pan, turn the chicken skin side up, and raise the temperature to 375 degrees F. Continue baking for 30 minutes or until the juices run clear when you cut between a leg and thigh and the sauce is a rich, dark brown.

Steps:

• Preheat a deep fryer filled with canola oil to 375 degrees F. Set up a steamer that can fit the chicken.
• Stir together the lemongrass paste, Thai bird chilies and turmeric in a small bowl. Set aside. Put the coconut milk in a medium bowl.
• Season the chicken with salt, pepper and fish sauce. Rub the lemongrass spice paste evenly over each piece. Submerge the chicken in the coconut milk for 5 minutes. Transfer to the steamer and sprinkle with the lime juice. Steam until cooked through and no trace of pink remains, about 22 minutes. Transfer the chicken to the deep fryer and cook until crispy, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Divide the waffles among plates. Top with the Honey Sesame Butter and allow it to start melting. Top with some of the chicken and drizzle with 2 to 3 tablespoons of the Surprising Sauce, depending on desired spice level.
• Preheat a waffle iron. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F to keep the waffles warm.
• Whisk together the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and baking soda in a medium mixing bowl. In a separate bowl, mix together the eggs, buttermilk, butter and oil. Stir the wet ingredients into the dry, being careful not to overmix. Fold in the ginger and sesame seeds.
• Spray the preheated waffle iron with nonstick spray. Pour the appropriate amount of batter onto each waffle compartment and cook until the waffle is cooked through and crispy, 3 to 5 minutes, depending on the waffle iron. Transfer to the oven to keep warm. Repeat with the remaining batter.
• Remove the stems from the dried chiles, break the chiles in half and remove the seeds. Place the chiles in a small pot with the garlic and ginger and cover with 1 1/2 cups water. Bring to a simmer and cook until the chiles have softened, about 10 minutes.
• Transfer the mixture to a food processor and process with the fish sauce and sugar until a coarse paste forms. Add the vinegar and process again. When the sauce is thick and textured (do not puree), add the Thai basil and pulse.
• Place the butter in a food processor and process until fluffy. Add the honey and sesame oil and mix until evenly dispersed.

Steps:

• Bring the rice and water to boil in a pot. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 20 minutes.
• Place green beans in a pot fitted with a steamer basket over boiling water, and steam 10 minutes, or until tender but crisp.
• Heat the oil in a skillet, and cook the chicken 5 minutes on each side, or until juices run clear.
• Mix the chicken broth, peanut butter, honey, soy sauce, chile paste, lemon juice in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir 5 minutes, until slightly thickened. Mix in the green beans. Serve over rice. Garnish with green onions and peanuts.

Steps:

• Place the chicken in a mixing bowl. Add salt, pepper, soy sauce, honey, lemon juice, cumin, cayenne, turmeric, coriander and garlic. Blend well so that the pieces are well coated. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or overnight.
• Heat the oil in a skillet large enough to hold the pieces in one layer without crowding. Over medium heat, add the pieces of chicken and cook until browned on one side. Turn the pieces and reduce the heat to medium high. Cook until done. Total cooking time is about 10 minutes. After the pieces are cooked, transfer them to paper towels and keep them in a warm place. Serve hot.

Steps:

• Steam green beans until just tender, and rinse under cold water to stop the cooking.
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a saute pan or wok and saute chicken until meat turns white and is cooked through. Set aside.
• Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil and saute garlic, ginger and onion until onion is soft. Do not let garlic burn.
• Stir in the green beans.
• Add lime juice, soy sauce, brown sugar, turmeric, salt and water. Let simmer for just a few seconds.
• Add chicken pieces and stir until heated through and well coated with sauce.
• Serve over rice.

Steps:

• Place chicken in a 4-qt. slow cooker. In a small bowl, combine the onion, water, peanut butter, chili sauce, salt, cayenne and pepper; pour over chicken. Cook, covered, on low until meat is tender, 4-5 hours. Serve with rice. Sprinkle with peanuts, red pepper and, if desired, julienned green onions.

Steps:

• Heat honey, soy sauce, garlic and ginger in small saucepan on medium heat for five minutes.
• Place chicken, skin side down, in appropriately sized casserole.
• Pour marinade over chicken and refrigerate overnight or for at LEAST 4 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350.
• Cook chicken, covered, for 30 minutes.
• Uncover, turn chicken pieces over, increase heat to 375, and cook for 30-40 minutes longer, basting occasionally.
• Make sure that the sauce does not cover chicken, and only reaches about halfway up.
• This will let the skin get crispy and gorgeously dark.
• I love this with rice (cooked with vegetable stock), fresh cilantro and lime juice, and mango salad (recipe posted).
• To freeze: Place chicken and sauce ingredients in a large freezer bag. Seal, label and freeze.
• To serve: Thaw in fridge and proceed with cooking directions.

Steps:

• Brown chicken in oil in skillet over med/high heat.
• Place chicken in crockpot with lemongrass (or lemon zest).
• Drain all oil except 1 tbsp from pan.
• Over medium heat, cook onions until soft.
• Add ginger, garlic, almonds, coriander, and turmeric, cooking until spices are fragrant.
• Stir in coconut milk.
• Pour mixture in food processor or blender and process until smooth.
• Pour puree over chicken in the crockpot.
• Cover crockpot and cook on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 3-4 hours or until chicken is cooked through.
• Using a slotted spoon, gather lemongrass from crockpot, and discard.
• Stir together soy sauce, brown sugar, and sambal oelek in a small bowl and add to chicken.
• Serve chicken with steamed jasmine rice, if desired.

Steps:

• Prepare grill. Combine first 6 ingredients in a large zip-top plastic bag; add chicken to bag. Seal and marinate in refrigerator for 30 minutes. Remove chicken from bag; discard marinade.
• Place the chicken on grill rack coated with cooking spray, and grill for 5 minutes on each side or until the chicken is done.

Steps:

• Combine soy sauce, sugar, lemon juice, garlic powder and pepper.
• Add chicken and marinate 30 minutes.
• Skewer pieces on wooden skewers if desired, and brush with oil.
• Broil 3 inches from heat for 5 minutes.
• Can also be cooked on preheated grill pan or stir fried, if you prefer.
• Meanwhile, prepare spicy peanut sauce.
• Saute green onion in the oil until limp.
• Remove from heat and add peanut butter.
• Gradually stir in water, then add remaining ingredients.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until it comes to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes, until the sauce is thickened enough to coat a spoon.
• Stir occasionally while simmering.
• Serve chicken with the spicy peanut sauce for dipping.
• May also be served over hot cooked rice or noodles.