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Ayam penyet
	A plate of ayam penyet, "squeezed" fried chicken in sambal
Course	Main course
Place of origin	Indonesia
Region or state	East Java
Associated cuisine	Indonesia
Serving temperature	Hot
Main ingredients	"Squeezed" or "smashed" fried chicken served with sambal
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Ayam penyet; Javanese for squeezed fried chicken) is Indonesian — more precisely East Javanese cuisine — fried chicken dish consisting of fried chicken that is squeezed with the pestle against the mortar to make it softer, and is served with sambal, slices of cucumbers, fried tofu, and tempeh (mostly cucumber). In Indonesia, penyet dishes such as fried chicken and ribs are commonly associated with Surabaya, the capital city of East Java. The most popular ayam penyet variant is ayam penyet Suroboyo.^[2]

Ayam penyet is known for its spicy sambal, which is made with a mixture of chilli, anchovies, tomatoes, shallots, garlic, shrimp paste, tamarind and lime juice. Like its namesake, the sambal mixture is then smashed into a paste to be eaten with the dish.

Today ayam penyet is commonly found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore. It has recently surged in popularity across Southeast Asia, where various chains of franchises have opened selling the dish along with other Indonesian delicacies.

Name

Penyet is a Javanese term for "squeezed" or "pressed," thus ayam penyet means "squeezed chicken." It is quite similar to another popular Indonesian fried chicken dish ayam geprek, as both are fried chicken smashed and mixed together with hot and spicy sambal chili paste. The difference is ayam penyet is a traditional Javanese ayam goreng half-cooked in bumbu kuning (yellow spice paste) and then deep fried in hot palm oil. Ayam geprek however, is more akin to western-style (American) fried chicken, which is crispy fried chicken coated with batter, or known in Indonesia as ayam goreng tepung (battered fried chicken).^[3]

History

The history of Ayam Penyet was originally from Ayam bakar Wong Solo, this menu is present as a variation of the menu at Ayam Bakar Wong Solo.^{[citation needed]} But it became more and more famous when Surabaya people sold this under the name Ayam Penyet Surabaya.^{[citation needed]}

Gallery

With Indomie
With mozzarella cheese

References

^ "Ayam penyet makanan khas jawa timur". (Indonesian)
^ Ferika (19 October 2013). "Pedas Gurih ala Ayam Penyet Suroboyo" (in Indonesian). Tribun News. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
^ Agmasari, Silvita (27 April 2018). "Apa Bedanya Ayam Geprek dan Ayam Penyet?". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2019-12-30.