🇮🇩 Indonesia recipe
Ayam Betutu
Ayam Betutu is a sacred Balinese dish traditionally prepared for temple ceremonies and important celebrations. A whole chicken is rubbed inside and out with a rich, aromatic base genep spice paste, then wrapped tightly in banana leaves and slow-cooked for hours until the meat is impossibly tender and infused with layers of complex flavor. The result is a dish of extraordinary depth, with the banana leaves imparting a subtle grassy sweetness.
Prep45 mins
Cook3 hrs 30 mins
Serves4
Difficultyhard
Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken (about 1.5 kg), cleaned
- 10 large shallots, roughly chopped
- 8 cloves garlic
- 8 dried red chilies, soaked and drained
- 5cm piece fresh turmeric, sliced
- 5cm piece fresh ginger, sliced
- 3cm piece galangal, sliced
- 5 candlenuts (kemiri), toasted
- 2 stalks lemongrass, white part only, sliced
- 1 tablespoon coriander seeds, toasted
- 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
- 1 teaspoon shrimp paste (terasi), toasted
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 5 kaffir lime leaves
- 3 tablespoons coconut oil
- Cassava leaves or spinach for stuffing (optional)
- Banana leaves for wrapping
Method
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Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 420
- Protein
- 32 g
- Carbs
- 8 g
- Fat
- 28 g
