Grilled Chicken with Chili Sauce

Ayam Taliwang

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4 to 6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      55 min

Appears in
The Food of Indonesia: Delicious Recipes from Bali, Java and the Spice Islands

By Heinz Von Holzen

Published 2015

  • About

Lombok’s most famous chicken dish is grilled over a charcoal fire and served with a spicy coconut sauce. This version suggests partially grilling the chicken and finishing it off by deep-frying. Alternatively, the chicken could be deep-fried only, depending on your preference.

Ingredients

  • 1 fresh chicken (about 2 lbs/1 kg), cleaned and cut into serving pieces
  • 1

Method

  1. Make the Chili Sauce by grinding the chilies, shallots, shrimp paste, sugar and salt in a mortar or blender, adding a little oil if necessary to keep the mixture turning. Heat the oil in a wok or skillet over medium heat and stir-fry the ground paste for 2 to 3 minutes until fragrant. Reduce the heat to low, add the lime or lemon juice and mix well. Remove from the heat