Ayam penyet
{{short description|Indonesian traditional fried chicken}}
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| name = Ayam penyet
| image = Ayam penyet.JPG
| image_size = 300px
| caption = A plate of ayam penyet, "squeezed" fried chicken in sambal
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| country = Indonesia{{Cite web|url= https://m.kumparan.com/regista-arrizky/ayam-penyet-makanan-khas-jawa-timur-selera-rakyat-indonesia |title= Ayam penyet makanan khas jawa timur}} (Indonesian)
| region = East Java
| national_cuisine = Indonesia
| creator =
| course = Main course
| served = Hot
| main_ingredient = "Squeezed" or "smashed" fried chicken served with sambal
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Ayam penyet (Javanese for squeezed fried chicken) is an Indonesian — more precisely East Javanese cuisine — fried chicken dish consisting of fried chicken that is squeezed with the pestle against the mortar to make it softer, and is served with sambal, slices of cucumbers, fried tofu, and tempeh (mostly cucumber). In Indonesia, penyet dishes such as fried chicken and ribs are commonly associated with Surabaya, the capital city of East Java. The most popular ayam penyet variant is ayam penyet Suroboyo.{{cite web | title=Pedas Gurih ala Ayam Penyet Suroboyo | author=Ferika | date=19 October 2013 | publisher=Tribun News | url=http://lampung.tribunnews.com/2013/10/19/pedas-gurih-ala-ayam-penyet-suroboyo | language=id |access-date= 24 August 2014}}
Ayam penyet is known for its spicy sambal, which is made with a mixture of chilli, anchovies, tomatoes, shallots, garlic, shrimp paste, tamarind and lime juice. Like its namesake, the sambal mixture is then smashed into a paste to be eaten with the dish.
Today ayam penyet is commonly found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore. It has recently surged in popularity across Southeast Asia, where various chains of franchises have opened selling the dish along with other Indonesian delicacies.
Name
Penyet is a Javanese term for "squeezed" or "pressed," thus ayam penyet means "squeezed chicken." It is quite similar to another popular Indonesian fried chicken dish ayam geprek, as both are fried chicken smashed and mixed together with hot and spicy sambal chili paste. The difference is ayam penyet is a traditional Javanese ayam goreng half-cooked in bumbu kuning (yellow spice paste) and then deep fried in hot palm oil. Ayam geprek however, is more akin to western-style (American) fried chicken, which is crispy fried chicken coated with batter, or known in Indonesia as ayam goreng tepung (battered fried chicken).{{Cite web|url=https://travel.kompas.com/read/2018/04/27/090700527/apa-bedanya-ayam-geprek-dan-ayam-penyet-|title=Apa Bedanya Ayam Geprek dan Ayam Penyet?|last=Agmasari|first=Silvita|website=KOMPAS.com|language=id|date=27 April 2018|access-date=2019-12-30}}
History
The history of Ayam Penyet was originally from Ayam bakar Wong Solo, this menu is present as a variation of the menu at Ayam Bakar Wong Solo.{{Citation needed|date=October 2022}} But it became more and more famous when Surabaya people sold this under the name Ayam Penyet Surabaya.{{Citation needed|date=October 2022}}
Gallery
File:Ayam penyet SG.jpg
File:NasiTimbelAyamPenyet.JPG
File:Nasi Ayam Penyet 2.jpg
File:Ayam penyet di Bandung.jpg
File:Indomie Mie goreng Penyetan Cok.jpg|With Indomie
File:Ayam penyet keju mozarella.jpg|With mozzarella cheese
See also
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References
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External links
- "[http://www.maempin.net/2017/05/10-resep-ayam-penyet-dengan-sambal.html 10 Resep Ayam Penyet Dengan Sambal Istimewa Buatan Sendiri] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320071620/https://www.maempin.net/2017/05/10-resep-ayam-penyet-dengan-sambal.html |date=2020-03-20 }}" (Indonesia). Maempin – Resep Ayam Penyet
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