# Ayam Songkem

Ayam Songkem is a very viral dish from Madura that is made by marinating chicken, preparing a spicy sambal, wrapping them in banana leaves, and then steaming them until cooked.

- Total time: 90 min
- Cuisine: Indonesian
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 0.5 ekor ayam
- 1 tbs lada putih
- 2 tbs sos tiram
- 2 tsp garam
- 2 tbs minyak bijan
- 2 tbs tepung ubi
- 30 cabe rawit
- 15 cili padi hijau
- 10 ulas bawang putih
- 2 biji bawang merah
- 2 batang daun bawang dihiris
- Sedikit belacan bakar
- 1 tbs chicken powder
- 1 tbs gula perang
- 1 tsp garam
- 80 ml minyak panas
- Daun pisang
- Serai di titik
- Daun salam

## Instructions

1. Marinate the chicken with white pepper, salt, oyster sauce, and sesame oil.
2. Mix the chicken well with the marinade.
3. Sprinkle sweet potato flour over the chicken.
4. Marinate or let the chicken sit for about one hour.
5. Prepare the sambal by grinding cayenne pepper, garlic, and shallots coarsely.
6. Season the sambal with belacan, sugar, a little salt, and chicken powder.
7. Pour hot oil into the sambal and mix well.
8. Once the sambal is well mixed, add spring onions.
9. Wrap the chicken in banana leaves.
10. Place some sambal on the banana leaf, then add chopped lemongrass and the marinated chicken.
11. Sprinkle more sambal over the chicken.
12. If available, add bay leaves.
13. Steam the wrapped chicken as usual until cooked, which takes about 30 minutes.

## Equipment

- steamer

## Tips

- Marinate the chicken for about an hour.

## Source

- Original video: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSajA4KRm/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/16037d36-196f-4ff8-8778-ecd4dca92213
- Extracted: 2026-01-21

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