Grilled Chicken Recipe ( Ayam Panggang Sulawesi)

Ayam Panggang Sulawesi or grilled chicken coconut milk recipe is popular food menu from Sulawesi, Indonesia. Want to have a taste of ayam bakar Sulawesi ?, want to know how to prepare grilled chicken Sulawesi Indonesia. Here are the grilled chicken Sulawesi recipe, ingredients, and directions how to prepare it, have a try, and here they are:

Grilled Chicken Coconut Milk Recipe (Ayam Panggang Sulawesi)

Ingredients for the Flavoring Paste:

8 shallots, coarsely chopped

5 cloves of garlic, coarsely chopped

3 to 4 red Thai chilies (use according to your taste), coarsely chopped

4 tablespoon peanut oil

2 stalks of lemongrass cut into 2 inch long pieces

8 whole kaffir lime leaves

6 candlenuts (I found them in my Asian grocers) or unsalted macadamia nuts

1 piece of fresh turmeric root, peeled & ground, 2 tsp.

3 ½ teaspoons fresh grated ginger

1 ½ cups of unsweetened coconut milk

1/2 cup loosely packed fresh lemon basil (Thai basil can be used as an alternate)

¾ teaspoon salt

3 tablespoons fresh lime juice

Cut up chicken

Method or Directions how to prepare Ayam Panggang Sulawesi

1. To make the flavoring paste, place the shallots, garlic, red chilies, green chilies, candlenuts, turmeric, and ginger in a small food processor. Pulse until you have a smooth paste.

2. Heat the 4 tbsp of oil in a large skillet (non-stick) over medium-low heat. When you add the paste in the oil, it should sizzle. Sauté constant until the shallots & garlic no longer smell raw & the paste begins to separate from the oil, Sauté for about 5 minutes. Now add the lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, & basil, then Sauté some more for 3 minutes until the lemony aroma arises.

3. Add the coconut milk and salt and stir well to combine with the flavoring paste. Raise the heat slightly and let the coconut milk come to a steady, gentle simmer, stirring occasionally, for about 10 minutes. Taste the broth. It should be spicy and rich.

4. While the broth continues to simmer, rinse the chicken under cold running water and pat it dry. Poke the chicken flesh with a fork.

5. Add the chicken to the coconut milk broth and cook in a steady simmer. Stirring every 5 minutes to prevent from burning and until the chicken is 3/4th cooked for about 30 – 40 minutes. Chicken should be tender and all the way cooked but not mushy or falling off the bones. You can transfer the chicken pieces to  another dish. And for the Coconut broth, it should have a  thick consistency, so let it cook and thicken some more.

6. Grill the chicken at medium-high heat. Grill it for 5 minutes on both sides of the chicken, until the attractive grill marks form

7. Menu suggestions: Lemongrass coconut rice & Javanese Carrots & Cucumbers Salad

That's it the recipe for grilled chicken or ayam panggang Sulawesi, have a taste and may it to your like. Grilled Chicken Recipe.