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Chicken in sweet soy sauce, or “ayam kecap”

Ayam kecap, fried chicken in sweet soy sauce

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A classic Indonesian family dish: chicken pieces marinated in garlic and lemon, then fried and coated in melted onions, kecap manis (a sweet Indonesian so…

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Recipe from Veracious, Kenrick95, Bluxdux and 4 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This chicken with soy sauce is a traditional dish enjoyed in several regions of Belgium.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Resting20 min
  • Total55 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying
  • Estimated cost$1.26 $0.32 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.07
  • $0.12
  • $0.44
  • $0.21
  • $0.16
  • $0.10
  • $0.16

Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Wash the chicken and place it in a large bowl. ≈ 2 min
  2. Add the salt, garlic, and 2 tablespoons of lemon juice, and let it marinate for 20 minutes.
  3. Fry the chicken in the oil until it is cooked through, then drain it.
  4. Melt the margarine and sauté the onion until it is soft.
  5. Add the kecap manis and 3 tablespoons of lemon juice, and mix well. ≈ 4 min
  6. Add the fried chicken, mix well to coat, and serve.

The bill

Ayam kecap, fried chicken in sweet soy sauce

  • 2 tablespoons of lemon juice (for marinating)$0.07
  • 1 tablespoon of salt$0.12
  • 5 cloves of garlic, minced$0.44
  • 1 finely chopped onion$0.21
  • 3 tablespoons of margarine$0.16
  • 3 tablespoons of lemon juice (for sauce)$0.10
  • oil for deep frying$0.16

Total$1.26

that's $0.32 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 chicken, cut into 12 pieces
  • 2 tablespoons of lemon juice (for marinating)
  • 1 tablespoon of salt
  • 5 cloves of garlic, minced
  • 1 finely chopped onion
  • 50 ml of kecap manis (sweet soy sauce)
  • 3 tablespoons of margarine
  • 3 tablespoons of lemon juice (for sauce)
  • oil for deep frying

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