Ingredients: (Rekado)
:Marinate: (Ibabad)
2x - Chicken Legs (thigh&Legs together cut into 6pcs.)
3tbsp - Vinegar
4tbsp - Soy sauce
1tbsp - sugar
5-6 - garlic cloves
Saute: (igisa)
1tbsp sugar
1/2 - of big red onion (don't saute them all leave some for later)
1tbsp - whole peppercorns
4 - bay leaves (this is also when you add the egg if you want to have egg)
1/2 glass - water, 1tbsp soysauce and 1tbsp vinegar
1/2 tsp - fish sauce (you can totally omit this if you want.)
3 eggs (optional)
broccoli (optional)
Procedure:
First prepare everything, cut the whole legs into 3 pieces each,. You can just use 6 pcs legs or 4 big pcs of thigh, if you don't want to cut it yourself.
You can also just use 6pcs. thigh fillet if you want it to be less oily (and a bit more healthy). I just personally prefer using bone in and skin on cause for me it taste better...
Please don't use chicken breasts to this recipe though, I know it's healthier. But it will just make the chicken breasts too dry and gummy, it takes more than 30 mins. to cook this recipe, definitely not for chicken breasts.
Put the chicken in a bowl when done cutting them, set it aside.
Prepare the garlic and onion. 1/2 of the onion and 6 garlic cloves. Mash the garlic the way I did at the video, it will help you peel it faster, it will also give a better flavour when done like this
Place the garlic in a bowl with the chicken, then add the rest of the ingredients for the marinade
3tbsp vinegar, 4tbsp soy sauce and 1tbsp sugar. mix them all together, try to rub the garlic onto the chicken as much as you can. then set it aside.
place a saucepan, (kaserola) over a low heat.
add 2 tbsp of non flavoured oil like, canola, vegetable or rapeseed oil. then add the 1 tbsp brown sugar before the oil gets too hot.. be very careful not to burn your sugar, it will make your dish taste bitter. then add half of the onion you've sliced earlier. keep the rest for later.
Saute for 2 mins.
Add the chicken, but not the marinade, save it for later as well.
When all the chicken is in the pan, turn up the heat to medium-high heat, then put the lid on . let it cook for 5mins. you can start boiling eggs at this point. when the eggs are done, peel it and set it aside.
after 5 mins, turn the chicken, let it boil for another 10 to 15 mins. or until the sauce starts to look like it gained more oil.. (nagmantika na)
when it start looking like that, turn the chicken again, and add what was left from the marinade earlier from earlier, add the onion, bay leaves, and whole peppercorns. leave it for another 5 to 10mins. depending on the sauce make sure it doesn't dry out.
add the eggs, then add the water, add 1 tbsp of soy sauce 1 tbsp of vinegar and 1/2 tsp fish sauce to adjust the taste. bring it to a boil. keep turning the eggs make sure it's covered with the brown sauce..
turn off the heat when the chicken is done. cut the thickest part of the chicken to see if it's all white inside. or use a meat thermometer if you have.
if there's a bone, the meat should look like it shrunk and starts to show the bone inside.
taste it, if the sauce taste strong then add a bit more water. No more than a cup. the sauce should neither be watery nor dry..
add 1/2 tsp of sugar if you want a bit more sweetness as well. don't add anymore soy sauce.
leave it for an hour or 2 before you serve it (overnight is better), specially on a hot steaming rice.
Discard the bay leaves and garlic(if you're not a fan).
I hope you'll enjoy this recipe as much as my family did! Thanks for watching/reading.
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