Kecap Manis (sweet soy sauce) became one of my favourite sauces ever since I started using it last year. One of our flatmate's mom came over to visit and brought a bottle. I was curious as to what it tastes like, so I used for stir fry. I fell in love with the taste of it and started incorporating it in almost all of my dishes - it was the kecap manis phase. Jeff got sick of all the sweet tasting dishes and banned me from using it for awhile.
Came across Cookaloca's recipe for Babi Kecap and it triggered my crave for kecap manis once again! This dish reminds me of a Hokkien dish - tau yew bah (braised pork in soy sauce) which uses light soy sauce. I used chicken instead of pork because I only have chicken in the fridge and I was dying to try this recipe. Shows how strong my craving was. It turned out great especially the chicken wings! The meat was amazingly tender and tasty. It was quite sweet as expected.
Came across Cookaloca's recipe for Babi Kecap and it triggered my crave for kecap manis once again! This dish reminds me of a Hokkien dish - tau yew bah (braised pork in soy sauce) which uses light soy sauce. I used chicken instead of pork because I only have chicken in the fridge and I was dying to try this recipe. Shows how strong my craving was. It turned out great especially the chicken wings! The meat was amazingly tender and tasty. It was quite sweet as expected.
Ingredients:Comments:
- 1kg Chicken pieces
- 12 Chinese Mushrooms - soaked
- 3/4 cup Kicap Manis
- 3 tbs Light Soya Sauce
- 1 tsp Five Spice Powder
- 1 tsp White Pepper
- 3 stalks Spring Onion
- 15 slices Ginger
- 1 bulb Garlic - peeled and crushed
Directions:
- Place all ingredients into a pot, add enough water to cover all ingredients*edited*, and leave for at least 1 hr.
- Bring to boil then lower heat and simmer for about 1-1 1/2 hrs or until meat is tender.
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kecap manis...hmmm..love the look of the chicken
I love Kecap manis! Your dish looks fantastic!
Cheers,
Rosa
Hi there!!! Sweet Soy Chicken... OH my I am so THERE! I add your blog to my epicurean delight roll... you have some fabulous dishes!!!
Navita: Thanks! THe kecap manis gave it a nice colour.
Rosa:Thanks for visiting! I love kecap manis too! One of my must-have in the kitchen.
Girl Japan: Thanks! I love visiting your blog!
I love stuff using this stuff. So thick and sweet and great with spicy dishes.
Gotta say, that's some nice plating right there :)
Wow, you have beautiful pictures in your blog. Will sure to come back to visit. Thanks for visiting mine too. :)
The sauce sounds wonderful. I am sure it would work well with pork too.
This looks delicious! Yummy!
Jude: Thanks! Trying to make my dishes look more delicious. I am still learning =)
Little Corner of Mine: Thanks! You have nice and bright pictures in your blog. I am still trying to get nicer lighting to take photographs since I hardly get any natural light here these days.
Pam The sauce is really tasty. I am sure it will esp with fatty pork =)
Reeni Thanks!
Fantastic presentation and photo! Braising is one of my favourite methods of cooking too!
Christie Thanks! I am still trying to improve my photography skills.
This dish is just full with flavours!
mycookinghut Yes, it's really simple yet very tasty!
"tau yew bah" HA! My mum always cooked this dish, but also with some Chinese dried mushrooms, sometimes with pan-fried tofu.
I love tau yew bah with rice! I've never had it with pan-fried tofu though.
Could you please clarify when you say 3/4 cup, exactly what sort of cup are you referring to?
I make all my measurements using graded measuring cups. I have a set which range in sizes from 1/4 cup to 1 cup(1 cup=250ml).
Only for rice, I use a rice cup that comes with the rice cooker. (1 rice cup=180ml)
Thanks for the prompt reply. One last question, when you say to leave all ingredients in the pot for an hour, is that with water or without?
That's with enough water to cover all ingredients. Sorry about that, my bad.
No, not at all. Loving your recipes. Keep 'em coming!! Thanks. =)
Thanks for visiting =)
impressive! beyond impressive!! m already craving.. yumm yumm!!
cheers!!
I highly recommend this dish! Looking at it makes me want to cook this again!
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