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Black chicken

Name: Black chicken - with sticky sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 persons
Cuisine: World
Ingredients: 500 grams of chicken fillets; 2 onions; 3 large garlic cloves; 3 cm fresh ginger; half lemon; 1 tablespoon sambal badjak (Indonesian chilli paste); 1 tablespoon brown sugar; 1 tablespoon tamarind paste; 100 ml sweet soy sauce; 50 ml regular soy sauce; sunflower or other neutral oil

A flavoursome and easy dish with an Eastern twist, it is rather dark in colour so I call this dish “Black chicken”. The delicious sauce includes garlic and soy sauce.

Nutrition balance score

Good

7.3/10

Glycemic Index

Glycemic Load

49.53 (Low)

22.97 (High)

Nutrition per serving

Kcal

392.39 kcal

Carbohydrates
Of which sugars

46.38 g
41.92 g

Total fat
Of which saturated fats

9.10 g
2.52 g

Proteins

42.21 g

Fiber

92.46 g

Sodium

3121.28 mg

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Recipe black chicken

Recipe black chicken allergens

This recipe contains the following allergens. Click on the allergen to search for alternative recipes.

Sulfites

Soy

Gluten

Made by Véronique

Published at 2021-10-10, this recipe is for 4 persons and takes 30 minutes.

Founder of Ohmydish (since 2014), she prefers to spend all day in the kitchen. Once working in the hospitality industry as an independent chef, she loves helping you gain confidence in the kitchen. With her easy-to-follow recipes, handy tips, and cooking knowledge, you'll make the most delicious dishes yourself! The recipes are accessible to everyone, from beginners to advanced home cooks.

Updated at: 2025-10-04

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Preparation time

10 minutes

Time cooking

20 minutes

Total time

30 minutes

You can also use chicken thighs.

Preparation – 10 minutes

Peel and finely chop the onion and garlic cloves. Peel the ginger and finely grate it. Squeeze the juice from half a lemon and mix this with the sambal, brown sugar, tamarind paste, sweet soy sauce and regular soy sauce in a small bowl.

Remove any fat and sinew from the chicken breasts and cut the chicken into pieces. Don't make the pieces too big, but not too small either.

Finishing the black chicken – 20 minutes

Heat a dash of oil in a medium-sized frying pan and sauté the onion and garlic for a few minutes. Add the grated ginger and sauté briefly.

Add the chicken pieces and sauté for a few more minutes. Lower the heat and add the soy sauce mixture. Let it simmer until the chicken is cooked through and the sauce has thickened.

Serve the black chicken with boiled rice, green beans and prawn crackers. You could briefly stir fry the green beans in a wok and season with pepper, salt and a little curry powder. Enjoy your meal!

Tips!

What is tamarind paste?

Tamarind paste, or assem, is for sale in Asian supermarkets and online. It is a paste made from a large, brown-podded fruit. These pods come from a tropical African tree. It has a mildly sour taste, not unlike lime.

Can I replace soy sauce with something else?

You can replace the soy sauce with ketjap manis. If doing this, add a little salt because it’s the soy sauce which gives this dish its salty, savoury taste.

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Nutritional values

Per 1 serving / piece:

Pay attention! These indicated nutritional values are based on standard tables and are therefore an estimated total. No rights can be derived from the data in the nutritional value table.

General

Kcal

392.39 kcal

Carbohydrates
Of which sugars

46.38 g
41.92 g

Total fat
Of which saturated fats

9.10 g
2.52 g

Proteins

42.21 g

Fiber

92.46 g

Sodium

3121.28 mg

Show vitamines & minerals

Minerals

Iron

4.84 mg

Calcium

85.35 mg

Magnesium

80.45 mg

Potassium

80.45 mg

Phosphorus

504.31 mg

Copper

0.23 mg

Zinc

1.58 mg

Iodine

0.03 µg

Selenium

0.18 µg

Vitamins

Vitamine C

11.38 mg

Vitamine D

0.13 mg

Vitamine A

1.55 mg

Vitamine B1

0.17 mg

Vitamine B2

0.29 mg

Vitamine B6

1.78 mg

Vitamine B12

1.93 µg

Folic acid

15.74 µg

Vitamine E

0.06 mg

Vitamine K

0.18 µg

Vitamine K1

0.00 µg

Handy! Scroll this table horizontally to see all nutritional values per ingredient

Amount		Ingredient	Allergens	Kcal	Carbs	Carbs of which sugars	Fat	Fat of which saturated	Protein	Fibers	Sodium	Iron	Calcium	Magnesium	Potassium	Phosphorus	Copper	Zinc	Iodine	Selenium	Vitamin C	Vitamin D	Vitamin A	Vitamin B1	Vitamin B2	Vitamin B6	Vitamin B12	Vitamin B11	Vitamin E	Vitamin K	Vitamin K1
125	gram	of chicken fillets		142.50	-	-	5.00 g	1.88 g	37.50 g	-	62.50 mg	0.88 mg	12.50 mg	43.75 mg	500.00 mg	425.00 mg	0.04 mg	0.88 mg	-	-	-	0.13 mg	0.03 mg	0.09 mg	0.09 mg	0.88 mg	0.38 µg	2.50 µg	-	-	-
0.5		onions		22.50	3.81 g	3.81 g	0.13 g	0.06 g	0.75 g	1.56 g	5.63 mg	0.31 mg	18.75 mg	6.25 mg	109.38 mg	26.25 mg	0.05 mg	0.50 mg	-	-	4.06 mg	-	-	0.02 mg	0.02 mg	0.08 mg	-	6.25 µg	-	-	-
0.75	clove	large garlic		3.15	0.63 g	0.02 g	-	-	0.14 g	0.04 g	0.09 mg	0.03 mg	3.82 mg	0.45 mg	13.50 mg	2.93 mg	0.01 mg	0.02 mg	0.03 µg	-	0.32 mg	-	-	-	-	0.01 mg	-	0.09 µg	-	-	-
0.75	cm	fresh ginger		0.93	0.17 g	-	0.02 g	-	0.02 g	0.02 g	0.08 mg	0.03 mg	0.30 mg	0.60 mg	3.90 mg	0.45 mg	-	0.03 mg	-	-	0.08 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
0.13		lemon		5.40	0.98 g	0.45 g	0.06 g	-	0.08 g	0.33 g	0.30 mg	0.02 mg	1.50 mg	1.50 mg	22.50 mg	3.00 mg	0.01 mg	0.02 mg	-	-	6.75 mg	-	-	0.01 mg	-	0.01 mg	-	1.20 µg	-	-	-
0.25	tablespoon	sambal badjak	sulfites	9.30	0.56 g	0.67 g	0.06 g	0.14 g	0.41 g	90.25 g	162.85 mg	0.24 mg	5.40 mg	3.30 mg	41.40 mg	8.85 mg	0.03 mg	0.03 mg	-	0.13 µg	-	-	0.02 mg	0.02 mg	0.14 mg	0.80 mg	1.55 µg	-	0.06 mg	0.03 µg	-
0.25	tablespoon	brown sugar		14.63	3.60 g	3.60 g	-	-	-	-	0.94 mg	0.08 mg	1.88 mg	-	1.88 mg	0.94 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
0.25	tablespoon	tamarind paste		11.95	3.13 g	2.87 g	0.03 g	0.01 g	0.14 g	0.26 g	1.40 mg	0.14 mg	3.70 mg	4.60 mg	31.40 mg	5.65 mg	0.05 mg	0.01 mg	-	0.05 µg	0.18 mg	-	1.50 mg	0.01 mg	0.01 mg	0.01 mg	-	0.70 µg	0.01 mg	0.14 µg	-
25	ml	sweet soy sauce	soy, gluten	133.00	31.00 g	28.00 g	0.05 g	-	1.75 g	-	2200.00 mg	2.50 mg	30.00 mg	20.00 mg	250.00 mg	25.00 mg	0.05 mg	0.10 mg	-	-	-	-	-	0.03 mg	0.04 mg	-	-	4.00 µg	-	-	-
12.5	ml	regular soy sauce	soy, gluten	16.00	2.50 g	2.50 g	0.01 g	-	1.44 g	-	687.50 mg	0.63 mg	7.50 mg	-	62.50 mg	6.25 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.00 µg	-	-	-
		sunflower		33.04	-	-	3.74 g	0.44 g	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
				392.39	46.38 g	41.92 g	9.10 g	2.52 g	42.21 g	92.46 g	3121.28 mg	4.84 mg	85.35 mg	80.45 mg	1036.45 mg	504.31 mg	0.23 mg	1.58 mg	0.03 µg	0.18 µg	11.38 mg	0.13 mg	1.55 mg	0.17 mg	0.29 mg	1.78 mg	1.93 µg	15.74 µg	0.06 mg	0.18 µg	-