Chicken in Sweet Soy Sauce

Name: Chicken in Sweet Soy Sauce (Ayam Sos Hitam Manis)
Cuisine: Malaysian
Ingredients: Pandan leaves 2, shredded and knotted; Sugar 55 g (2 oz) + more to taste; Salt 1 tsp + more to taste; Garlic 5 cloves, peeled; Dark raisins 85 g (3 oz); Galangal 2.5-cm (1-in) knob, peeled; Ginger 2.5-cm (1-in) knob, peeled; Tamarind juice 250 ml (8 fl oz / 1 cup), made from 1 Tbsp tamarind pulp mixed with 250 ml (8 fl oz / 1 cup) water and strained; Turmeric powder 1 tsp; Chicken 1, about 1.5 kg (3 lb 4½ oz), cut into 12 pieces; Dark soy sauce 85 ml (2½ fl oz / ¾ cup); Shallots 10, peeled; Cooking oil for deep-frying; Dried chillies 15, seeded and soaked to soften; Chopped coriander leaves (cilantro) 2 Tbsp; Diced pineapples 280 g (10 oz)

Ayam Sos Hitam Manis

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Best of Chef Wan Volume 1

By Chef Wan

Published 2018

About

Ingredients

Chicken 1, about 1.5 kg (3 lb 4½ oz), cut i

Method

Combine ingredients for spice paste in a food processor and blend until smooth. Set aside.
Season chicken with 1 tsp salt and turmeric powder. Heat oil in a wok and deep-fry chicken until golden brown. Drain well and set aside. Reserve