Pempek - Indonesia

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Pempek is special food of the strip south of Sumatra, Palembang above all is already a favourite food Indonesian society generally. this is often the sort of snack food created ​​from fish and sago flour. sometimes served with vinegar sauce (cuko) a brownish-black, bits of cucumber, a trifle wet noodles or glass noodles and pounded dried shrimp.


It is unclear who and the way the history of empek-empek. however in step with folks folklore Palembang, empek-empek are creations Apek (call / require men of Chinese society) that processes the surplus fish within the space. The new snack vending known as Mpek / Apek therefore produce Empek-empek name. Proficiency level based mostly on folklore, it's entirely doable empek-empek are diversifications of Chinese food like fish balls, that ngoh and kekian.


RECIPE
Ingredients:
1. 1 cup fish that had been crushed
2. 1 cup cornflour
3. Water salt to taste

Sauce:
1. 5 red chilies
2. 10 chili pepper
3. 3-5 cloves garlic
4. salt
5. vinegar
6. palm sugar
7. Boiled water to taste

#How To Make:
Fish after washed, cut and then grab the meat with the way scraped with a spoon. Combine the cornflour, stirring, stir, then pour the salt water mix, stirring until blended and a dough that can dipulung. Try a little, taste of salt must be felt, if not add salt to taste. Roll with banana leaves and steamed until cooked. Open leaves and chill.

For Sauce:
Crush all ingredients until incorporated and smooth, pour 1 cup of boiled water or more. Sprinkle vinegar to taste. Taste should be salty, sour, sweet and spicy. It may be added tongcay sliced ​​thin. If you want brown gravy, season 1-2 tablespoons soy sauce, smooth.

Presenting:
All sorts of empek empek if about to be presented at the first fried in hot oil, so more tasty and tender. Hot hot cut pieces, put dipiring. Then flush with a sauce. To be more attractive coupled with boiled noodles, sliced ​​cucumber that has been thin or finely sliced ​​fresh cabbage. The material is put on the empek empek which has been cut into pieces. Sprinkle the sauce a bit much, then sprinkle a little fried onions.

Caution:  fish for empek pempek is Belida, mackerel or snapper.


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