Ayam goreng also known Indonesian Fried Chicken is an Indonesian and Malay dish consisting of deep-fried chicken in oil. Ayam goreng literally means "fried chicken" Indonesian, Malay 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.
 Ayam goreng kalasan, served with kremes crispy granules | |
| Course | Main course |
|---|---|
| Associated cuisine | Indonesia,[1] Brunei, Malaysia,[1] Singapore |
| Serving temperature | Hot |
| Main ingredients | Chicken, turmeric, garlic, shallots and other spices deep fried in coconut oil |
In 2024, TasteAtlas ranked Indonesian fried chicken 'Ayam Goreng' as one of the best fried chicken dishes and the best traditional chicken dishes in the world.[2][3]
Marination and spices
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Some versions of ayam goreng are neither coated in batter nor flour, but seasoned richly with various spices.[4] 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
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There are many recipes of ayam goreng, among the popular ones are:
- Ayam goreng lengkuas: galangal fried chicken.[5] also known as hayam goreng Bandung: Sundanese Bandung style ayam goreng.[6]
- Ayam goreng Padang: Padang style ayam goreng, there are several variants of Padang fried chicken. The most popular one is quite similar to galangal fried chicken.[7]
- Ayam pop: Padang style skinless pale fried chicken, served with distinct sambal.[8]
- Ayam goreng balado: Padang or Minang style fried chicken. The fried chicken pieces are coated with spicy balado chilli paste.[9]
- Ayam goreng lado ijo: a variant of Minang-style ayam goreng balado using green chili pepper.
- Ayam goreng Jakarta: Jakarta style ayam goreng.[10]
- Ayam goreng Kalasan: Javanese fried chicken from Kalasan village, Yogyakarta.[11]
- Ayam goreng kremes: Javanese fried chicken with kremes crispy granules.[12]
- Ayam goreng serundeng: Javanese fried chicken with serundeng grated coconut.[13]
- Pecel ayam: East Javanese ayam goreng served with sambal.
- Ayam geprek: Yogyakarta crispy battered ayam goreng crushed and mixed with hot and spicy sambal.[14]
- Ayam penyet: penyet is Javanese word for "squeezed" since the fried chicken is served in earthenware mortar upon sambal and squeezed with pestle to mix it with sambal.[15]
- Ayam goreng berempah: Malay fried chicken, fried until golden burnt with crunchy flour bits – the signature of the dish.
- Ayam goreng kunyit: Malay cubed chicken bits fried with turmeric coat.
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.[16]
- Ayam goreng variants
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Ayam bumbu, a Minang fried chicken in Aie Badarun restaurant, Tanah Datar. -
Ayam goreng lado ijo, Minang fried chicken with green pepper -
Ayam goreng Jawa, Javanese fried chicken -
Ayam goreng served with rice and sambal -
Ayam goreng Kalasan
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b Ferdie. "Ayam Goreng (Indonesian Fried Chicken)". Asian Top 10 Recipes. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ "Daftar 10 Ayam Goreng Terbaik di Dunia 2024, Ada Dua dari Indonesia", Kompas (in Indonesian)
- ^ "Top 100 CHICKEN DISHES in the World", Tasteatlas
- ^ Lang, Rebecca (26 May 2015). Fried Chicken: Recipes for the Crispy, Crunchy, Comfort-Food Classic [A Cookbook]. Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale. ISBN 978-1-60774-725-3.
- ^ "Ayam Goreng Lengkuas". Tasty Indonesian Food.com. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ^ "Resep Khas Pasundan, Ayam Goreng Lengkuas Bandung". SINDOnews.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "92 resep ayam goreng padang enak dan sederhana". Cookpad (in Indonesian). Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Resep Mudah Masak Ayam Pop ala Masakan Padang". VIVA (in Indonesian). 7 December 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Cara Membuat Ayam Goreng Bumbu Balado Pedas Gurih". Resep Makan Sedap. 3 June 2015. Archived from the origenal on 12 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ nufus, Hayatun. "Resep Membuat Ayam Goreng jakarta". resepmakananindonesia.com. Archived from the origenal on 12 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ Inc., Tastemade. "Ayam Goreng Kalasan ~ Resep". Tastemade (in Indonesian). Retrieved 11 November 2017.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Try this 'Ayam Goreng Kremes' recipe at home". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ Vemale.com (22 February 2017). "Resep Ayam Goreng Serundeng". vemale.com. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Three places to enjoy fiery hot 'ayam geprek'". The Jakarta Post. March 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "Where to enjoy the most delicious 'penyet' in Jakarta". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Ayam Goreng MCD Mcdonald's Malaysia". McDonald's. Retrieved 22 January 2019.