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Kecap manis

Indonésie

A thick, sweet soy sauce from Indonesia, made by adding palm sugar to fermented soy sauce.

Description

Kecap manis holds a central place in Indonesian cooking, used both as a marinade base and as a finishing sauce. Its syrupy texture comes from slowly reducing palm sugar with soy sauce, sometimes spiced with star anise or galangal. It's found in dishes like nasi goreng, satay, and ikan bakar, where it caramelizes slightly during cooking to add a characteristic sweet, smoky note.

Where to find this ingredient

Toko Teh Imah — Paris (139 Avenue De Versailles 75016, Paris) · Visit website
Toko Bu Yati — Bouc Bel Air (32 Lot Bois Bel Air 13320 Bouc Bel Air) · Visit website

Recipes using this ingredient

Ikan bakar Jimbaran

45 min Medium

Whole fish marinated in spices then grilled, a Balinese specialty served with rice and a spicy sweet soy sauce.

Sate kambing

01:20 Medium

Marinated sweet lamb skewers

Sate ayam

01:35 Medium

Marinated chicken skewers served with peanut sauce

Ayam bakar

04:30 Medium

Indonesian grilled chicken marinated in spices and sweet soy sauce

Gado gado

50 min Medium

Salad of crunchy vegetables coated in a peanut and cashew nut sauce.

Nasi goreng

30 min Medium

Indonesian fried rice made with sambal and sweet soy sauce.

Mie goreng

34 min Medium

Stir-fried noodle dish served with chicken, shrimp, and vegetables.

Char kway teow

45 min Medium

Stir-fried noodle dish from Singapore made with wide rice noodles stir-fried with a mix of ingredients such as shrimp, eggs, bean sprouts, Chinese sausage, and fish cake.