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Monday, November 29, 2010 | By: Unknown

How To Make Ayam Betutu

If we walk into Bali Island, we must to try one of Bali cuisine it is a Ayam Betutu. Ayam betutu made from chiken or duck flavored. after chicken or duck mixed with herbs, chicken will be roasted with fire chaff. The following are the steps to make ayam betutu.

Material:
1. 1 whole (1 ½ kg) of chicken
2. 100 gr young cassava leaves, boiled
3. until soft, squeeze, cut into pieces
4. 5 tablespoons oil, for sauteing
5. banana leaves / aluminum foil, to wrap


Spices that are:

1. 7 fruits and 5 red chili pepper
2. 5 hazelnuts, roasted
3. 10 pieces of red onion
4. 1 teaspoon shrimp paste
5. 5 pieces of garlic
6. 1 tablespoon coriander, roasted
7. 1 ½ tablespoon lemon grass, finely sliced
8. 2 rounded teaspoon pepper
9. 1 teaspoon chopped galangal
10. ½ teaspoon nutmeg powder
11. 2 teaspoons chopped turmeric
12. 4 lime leaves
13. 2 teaspoons chopped ginger
14. 2 teaspoons chopped kencur
15. Salt and sugar according to taste

Directions:

  1. Stir-fry ground ingredients until fragrant and dry. Remove and let cool. Divided into two parts.
  2. Mix one part spice with cassava leaves. Enter the body cavity of chicken, pin holes with a toothpick. Rub the remaining seasoning on the chicken surface and under the skin.
  3. Wrap with several layers of banana leaves, tied tightly with rope. Bake in hot oven 180 ° C, for 2-3 hours until cooked.
  4. Remove, cut into pieces and serve.

Note: before baking, can also be steamed in advance ± 45 minutes, then baked for 1 hour.

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About Bali Island

Bali is one of the small island located in the middle part of Indonesia. The island of Bali lies between Java and Lombok Island. Bali island is the capital city of Denpasar. Many are owned by the island called Bali. The first is the island of the gods. Bali Island is called the island of the gods because of his people who worship many gods. In addition, the island is also known as the island of thousand temples, because the island of Bali there are many temples. Almost every house there are temples.

Bali Island is located at 8 ° 25'23 "south latitude and 115 ° 14'55" East Longitude causing the island of Bali has a tropical climate. Bali island boundaries is : 
  1. North: Bali Sea 
  2. South: Ocean Indonesia 
  3. West: East Java Province 
  4. East: West Nusa Tenggara Province
The first person who came to the island of Bali is expected in the year 3000 - 2500 BCE who migrated from Asia. Culture Balinese have a strong influence of Indian culture that developed after the 1st century AD. The first Europeans who came to Bali named Cornelis de Houtman from the Netherlands in 1597. Famous heroes who originated from Bali island named I Gusti Ngurah Rai. Until recently the statue monument to commemorate his services are still displayed near the Ngurah Rai Airport in Denpasar city.
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