Chicken Rica-Rica (Ayam Rica)

Rica-rica chicken, Roasted chicken is always preferred. The process and the fragrance are attractive too. It can raise your appetite. One of traditional roasted chicken that often becomes local food is Chicken Rica-Rica. As a local food, it is closed enough with Indonesian tongues and often found in Manado, Sulawesi Utara.

Rica means chili. It is not amazing anymore if someone closes and opens his eyes when he is eating it because of its hot flavor. It is consumed to season duck, fish and beef too. Some recipes of rica-rica consume tomato to increase the spice and decrease the hot flavor although this recipe does not consume tomato at all. If you are a hot meal lover, this recipe can be one of choices.

Rica-rica Chicken Recipe

Ingredients:

• 500 g chicken, cut and wash cleanly
• 1 lime, get the extract
• 3 lime leaves
• 2 pandanus leaves
• 10 cm serai (citronella or lemongrass), crushed
• Salt as needed
• ½ tsp sugar
• 4 onions, sliced thinly
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil

Grinded Spice:

• 4 cloves garlic
• 10 red peppers
• 10 small chilies, preferred