Ayam penyet (Javanese for squeezed fried chicken) is an Indonesian — more precisely East Java Javanese cuisine — fried chicken dish consisting of fried chicken that is squeezed with the pestle against the mortar to make it softer, and is served with sambal, slices of , fried tofu, and tempeh (mostly cucumber). In Indonesia, penyet dishes such as fried chicken and ribs are commonly associated with Surabaya, the capital city of East Java. The most popular ayam penyet variant is ayam penyet Suroboyo.
Ayam penyet is known for its spicy sambal, which is made with a mixture of Chili pepper, anchovies, , , garlic, shrimp paste, tamarind and lime juice. Like its namesake, the sambal mixture is then smashed into a paste to be eaten with the dish.
Today ayam penyet is commonly found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore. It has recently surged in popularity across Southeast Asia, where various chains of franchises have opened selling the dish along with other Indonesian delicacies.
Name
Penyet is a Javanese term for "squeezed" or "pressed," thus
ayam penyet means "squeezed chicken." It is quite similar to another popular
Ayam goreng dish,
ayam geprek, as both are fried chicken smashed and mixed together with hot and spicy
sambal chili paste. The difference is
ayam penyet is a traditional Javanese
ayam goreng half-cooked in
bumbu kuning (yellow spice paste) and then
Deep frying in hot
palm oil.
Ayam geprek however, is more akin to western-style (American)
fried chicken, which is crispy fried chicken coated with batter, or known in Indonesia as
ayam goreng tepung (battered fried chicken).
History
The history of Ayam Penyet was originally from
Ayam bakar Wong Solo, this menu is present as a variation of the menu at Ayam Bakar Wong Solo. But it became more and more famous when
Surabaya people sold this under the name Ayam Penyet Surabaya.
Gallery
File:Ayam penyet SG.jpg
File:NasiTimbelAyamPenyet.JPG
File:Nasi Ayam Penyet 2.jpg
File:Ayam penyet di Bandung.jpg
File:Indomie Mie goreng Penyetan Cok.jpg|With Indomie
File:Ayam penyet keju mozarella.jpg|With mozzarella cheese
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