Rica-rica


Rica-rica is a type of Southeast Asian hot and spicy bumbu found in Minahasan cuisine and Gorontalo cuisine of the Minahasa Peninsula, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Rica-rica uses much chopped or ground red and green chili peppers, bird's eye chili, shallots, garlic, ginger, and a pinch of salt and sugar. The ground spices are cooked in coconut oil and mixed with lime leaf, bruised lemongrass and lime juice.
In Indonesia it is a popular hot and spicy seasoning to prepare barbecued meat, seafood or chicken.

Variants

In Minahasan cuisine and Gorontalese cuisine, almost all kinds of meats, poultry, freshwater fish and seafood can be made into rica-rica dishes; however, the most popular are probably ayam rica-rica and ayam iloni.
Other dishes that are commonly cooked with rica-rica are:

Minahasan cuisine

Bebek rica-rica Ikan mas rica-rica Sapi rica-rica Babi rica-rica Cakalang rica-rica Tude rica-rica Udang rica-rica Cumi rica-rica Kelinci rica-rica

Gorontalo cuisine

Ikan goropa bakar rica-rica Bilentango or bala rica Sate tuna Tuna rica-rica Rahang tuna rica-rica Dehu rica-rica Ayam kampung goreng rica-rica
  • ''Ikan nila rica-rica''