Spicy chicken - Ayam Rica rica. Ayam rica-rica is one of Indonesian culinary, precisely from Manado, North Sulawesi. The similarities are simply the spicy taste and red color from red chilies. As I choose red chilies and ginger as the main spices for Indonesian spicy chicken, you also could use those ingredients for this recipe. Spicy chicken - Ayam Rica rica

You can have Spicy chicken - Ayam Rica rica using 30 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Spicy chicken - Ayam Rica rica
  1. Prepare of Chicken Marinate for 20-30 minutes.
  2. You need of breast slices long & 1 leg (cut few pieces).
  3. You need of lemon.
  4. It’s of himalayan salt.
  5. It’s of white pepper.
  6. You need of turmeric powder.
  7. Prepare of chicken Knorr.
  8. It’s of Blends in chopper (not too smooth).
  9. It’s of red chillies.
  10. You need of shallots (I slice some of them too).
  11. It’s of garlics.
  12. It’s of ginger.
  13. You need of candlenut (optional).
  14. You need of turmeric powder.
  15. You need of Rest of ingredients.
  16. Prepare of lemongrass cut in two.
  17. Prepare of kafir limes, dont use the stem.
  18. You need of bay leaves.
  19. You need of corriander leaves - slices thin.
  20. Prepare of tomatoes - cut square.
  21. You need of spring onion - slices thin.
  22. You need of plastic basil - dont use the stem.
  23. It’s of pandan leaves.
  24. Prepare of water.
  25. You need of tbsl Oil or as needed.
  26. It’s of sugar or less.
  27. Prepare of himalayan salt.
  28. You need of stock chicken cube.
  29. You need of white pepper.
  30. Prepare of Optional: 5 red chillies.

I really don't know how it was started but if you take away chili peppers from my life… Ayam means chicken and rica means hot spicy. Ayam rica rica is originated in the city of Manado in the island of Sulawesi. Ayam rica-rica is specialty chicken dish from the city of Manado in Indonesia North Sulawesi. Rica means chili in North Sulawesi language, so ayam rica-rica translates to chicken with chili sauce.

Spicy chicken - Ayam Rica rica step by step

  1. Prepare wok, put some oil. When its hot, fry the chicken (skin down in wok). It doesnt need to cooked through, just make sure all looks bit brown outside. Set aside.

  2. With the same oil, throw in the blended stuff, stir fry in medium high for about 5 minutes.

  3. Add lemongrass, bayleaves, kafir limes, pandan and corriander leaves. Stir fry till colour change to bright. This will take about 10 minutes.

  4. Add the water, stir well and add the chicken. Stir well again and leave this in medium heat for about 20 minutes (add thai chillies here if you used it)..

  5. When the water start to evaporate, put the tomatoes, salt, sugar, white pepper, chicken cube. Taste it and cook for another 15 minutes. You be able to tell as the colour will change and its thicker..

  6. Last, when you happy with the taste, add the spring onion and basil, stir well and turn it off. Enjoy 😉.

If you love bold, spicy, fresh, and citrusy dishes, you will definitely love ayam rica-rica. This Ayam (chicken) can be pre-cooked and placed on the grill and served with the rica rica (the spicy sauce). You can also simmer the chicken until fully cooked if you prefer. I have most of the ingredients growing in my backyard and all I had to buy was the chicken and tomatoes. Chicken Duck Ayam Bebek Beef Pork Sapi Babi Fish Shrimp Udang Egg Tofu Telur Tahu Rice Pasta Potato Nasi Mi Kentang Soup Sayur Cake Kue.