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Chicken in Sweet Soy Sauce

Pisang Susu, Pauline Chavannes de Senerpont Domis, Netherlands.
This is an Indonesian dish from a good friend and sounds delicious, on my to cook list. This recipe uses basic, everyday readily available ingredients.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Indonesian
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 800 grams chicken thighs, or legs, or wings, ( 1¾ lb)
  • 6 tablespoons cooking oil
  • 2 tablespoons white vinegar
  • 1 small red onion, diced
  • 1 teaspoon course ground black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tablespoons sweet soy sauce

Instructions
 

  • Rub the chicken pieces well with the pepper and nutmeg.
  • Heat a large non stick pan on medium heat and when hot, add the chicken and cook until golden brown on the first side, then flip all the chicken over.
  • Add the onion and enough warm water so about ⅓ of the chicken pieces are in the water.
  • Add the vinegar and sweet soy sauce. Cover partially with a lid and turn heat to low and let simmer for 25-35 minutes.
  • Turn off the heat and fully cover with the lid for 15 minutes.
  • Serve with rice, spoon some of the sauce over the rice, and sliced cucumbers.

Notes

Low cost, easily less than $1 per serving.