Braised Chicken with Soy Sauce (Ajam pangang)
4 servings | 1 21/2 pound chicken |
| 2 tbsp.soy sauce |
| salt and pepper to taste |
| 1/2 cup water |
| 1 stick butter or margarine |
| 2 tbs. brown sugar |
| 1 tbs. lemon juice |
| 1 tbs. ground hot red peppers (optional) |
Wash chicken split in half, and season with garlic salt and pepper and bake in oven at 350° for 30 minutes.
Melt the butter on low heat and add soy sauce, water, lemon juice, red peppers and brown sugar let simmer for 5 minutes. Poor over chicken and broil for another 30 minutes. turning it frequently to avoid burning- If you do happen to have the "sweet soy sauce" delete the brown sugar.-instead of broil you can roast the chicken over charcoal fire
