Ayam Betutu Gilimanuk

ayam betutu gilimanuk

Ayam Betutu Gilimanuk

Serves: 4 people
Preparation Time: 60 minutes

Ingredients

2 small whole chickens (twin packs) $8-$9
1 pack frozen cassava leaves (if available)
100g watercress (kangkung)
100g beansprouts
½ jar (110g) of Bali In A Jar curry paste
50g of Bali In A Jar chilli paste
1 tsp dried 'kencur' lesser galangal
5g of 'terasi' shrimp paste
4 tbs vegetable oil
4 'salam' or bay leaf
1 tomato, finely chopped and remove seeds
Salt pepper to taste
A small bow of fried peanuts
Cooked rice from 2 cups of raw rice

Cooking Method:

  1. Heat up approximately 500ml of water to a gentle boil in a deep pan.
  2. Butterfly chicken and boil in the water with skin side up for 20 minutes.
  3. In a separate pot, blanch/boil cassava leaf for 20 minutes and drain
  4. After the chicken has been boiled for 20 minutes, add bay leaf, curry paste, cassava leaf, Bali In A Jar Curry Paste, crushed kencur, crushed grilled shrimp paste, 2 tbs of vegetable oil and salt/pepper - cook for another twenty minutes.
  5. In boiling water, blanch water cress & bean sprouts and then drain using colander
  6. In a small frypan/wok, heat up 2 tbs vegetable oil, fry chopped tomato until soft, add Bali In A Jar Chilli Paste, add salt/pepper to taste and put aside.
  7. In a large size bowl put the blanched water cress and bean sprouts, pour the tomato-chilli sauce into it and mix thoroughly. Optionally, you can add a squeeze from a slice of kaffir lime fruit.
  8. Once the chicken is cooked, divide into 4 serves using chicken scissors or sharp knife & serve with cassava leaf, steamed rice + 'pelecing' (watercress/.beansprout and chilli paste combination) sprinkled with fried peanuts. Garnish with cucumber and lemon basil.

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