ayam bakar
{{short description|Indonesian and Malay style grilled chicken}}
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| name = Ayam bakar
| image = Ayam Panggang.jpg
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| caption = Ayam bakar or grilled chicken
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| national_cuisine = Indonesia,{{Cite web|url= https://jackiem.com.au/2017/10/15/7292/|title= Indonesian Ayam Bakar (Barbecue Chicken) – Asian BBQ Series}} Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore
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| course = Main course
| served = Hot
| main_ingredient = Chicken seasoned with turmeric, garlic, shallots and other spices, and grilled on charcoal
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Ayam bakar ({{IPA|id|ˌajam ˈbakar}}; {{IPA|ms|ˌajam ˈbaka(r)}}) is an Indonesian and Malay dish, consisting of charcoal-grilled chicken. Ayam bakar literally means "grilled chicken" in Indonesian and Malay.
In 2023, TasteAtlas ranked Indonesian grilled chicken, 'Ayam Bakar', as one of the best traditional chicken dishes in the world.{{citation|url= https://www.liputan6.com/amp/5332183/6-kuliner-indonesia-masuk-daftar-100-hidangan-ayam-terenak-di-dunia-versi-tasteatlas|title= 6 Kuliner Indonesia Masuk Daftar 100 Hidangan Ayam Terenak di Dunia Versi TasteAtlas |work=Liputan6|language=id}}
Marination and spices
In Java, the chicken is usually marinated with a mixture of kecap manis (sweet soy sauce) and coconut oil, applied with a brush during grilling. The bumbu spice mixture may vary among regions, but usually it consists of a combination of ground shallot, garlic, chili pepper, coriander, tamarind juice, candlenut, turmeric, galangal, and salt. In Java, ayam bakar usually tastes rather sweet because of the generous amount of sweet soy sauce either as marination or dipping sauce, while ayam bakar Padang, Bali, Lombok, and most of Sumatra are usually spicier and more reddish due to the generous amount of chilli pepper, turmeric and other spices and the absence of sweet soy sauce.
The chicken pieces are usually partially cooked in the spice mixture using a small fire before grilling for the chicken to absorb the spices. During the grilling process, the remaining spices are applied upon the chicken. Ayam bakar is usually served with sambal terasi (chilli with terasi) or sambal kecap (sliced chilli and shallot in sweet soy sauce) as dipping sauce or condiment and slices of cucumber and tomato as garnishing.
Ayam bakar Aie Badarun.JPG|Ayam Bakar Padang, West Sumatra
Ayam bakar khas Taliwang 2.JPG|Ayam Bakar Taliwang, Lombok
Ayam bakar bumbu rujak.jpg|Ayam bakar bumbu rujak, Java
Variants
There are many recipes of ayam bakar, among the popular ones are Padang-style ayam bakar, Ayam Percik and Ayam Golek from Malaysia, ayam bakar Taliwang of Lombok island, Sundanese bakakak hayam, and Javanese ayam bakar bumbu rujak (grilled spicy coconut chicken).{{cite book
| title=Southeast Asian Food, Classic and modern dishes from Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam
| first=Rosemary
| last=Brissenden
| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AzIfdz0M0JEC
| publisher=Periplus
| date=2007
| page=161
| isbn=978-0794604882
| access-date=31 October 2014 }}{{cite web
|url = http://tasty-indonesian-food.com/indonesian-food-recipes/poultry/ayam-bakar-bumbu-rujak/
|title = Ayam Bakar Bumbu Rujak
|website = Tasty Indonesian Food.com
|publisher = Tasty Indonesian Food.com
|access-date = 11 August 2013
}} Usually, the chicken is marinated with mixture of spice pastes, sometimes kecap manis (sweet soy sauce), and then grilled.
See also
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References
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Category:Indonesian chicken dishes