Ayam Betutu

Ayam Betutu. Balinese Roast Chicken Stuffed with Cassava Leaves.

Ayam Betutu is originally from Gilimanuk Bali. This dish takes hours to cook and is very delicious.

  • Prep Time10 min
  • Cook Time2 hr 35 min
  • Total Time2 hr 45 min
  • Course
    • Main Course

Ingredients

  • 1 whole chicken
  • Bunch of cassava leaves
  • 10 shallots
  • 8 cloves of garlic
  • 3 big red chilies
  • 5 chilies
  • 2 kaffir lime leaves
  • half teaspoon shrimp paste
  • half teaspoon coriander seeds
  • 2 cm galangal
  • 1 cm turmeric
  • 1 cm ginger
  • 1 cm aromatic ginger
  • 2 lemongrass
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 2 teaspoons of salt
  • 3 teaspoons of bouillon powder
  • 3 tablespoons of cooking oil
  • Banana leaves to wrap the chicken

How to Cook

1

Boil cassava leaves till wilt then drain and chop the leaves.

2

Place shallots, garlic, chilies, big red chilies, shrimp paste, coriander seeds, galangal, turmeric, ginger, and aromatic ginger in a food processor and process into a paste.

3

Heat cooking oil in the pan. Add spices paste, lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, bay leaves and stir.

4

Stir for 7 minutes and add salt, and bouillon powder for the flavor. Stir again for 3 minutes.

5

Add half of the cooked spices to chopped casava leaves and mix them.

6

Rub the chicken with the spices, and stuff the mixture of cassava leaves into the chicken cavity.

7

Wrap the chicken with banana leaves. 

8

Steam the chicken for 2 hours.

9

After 2 hours, grill the chicken for 15 minutes.

10

Ayam betutu is ready to serve.

Ayam betutu is best to serve with rice and sambal matah.

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