KETOPRAK RECIPE

The foods that are mostly found around the western Java, especially which is close to Jakarta, with main ingredients are lontong (rice cake), beancurd and vermicelli / Soun makes this meal worth to try.

ingredients:

• 1 piece of beancurd 
• 1/2 tsp salt 
• 2 cloves of garlics, mashed 
• 150 ml of water 
• 4 pieces of lontong (rice cake), cut into pieces 
• 150 grams of sprouts, boiled 
• 100 grams of vermicelli / Soun, boiled 
• 4 tbs sweet soy sauce 
• 2 tbs fried shallots for sprinkling 
• 100 grams of starch crackers, fried 
• oil for frying

Peanut sauce ingredients:

• 200 grams of peanuts, fried 
• 8 pieces the red chilies, boiled 
• 3 cloves garlic 
• 1 tsp salt 
• 30 grams of brown sugar, fine comb 
• 30 ml of tamarind water (2 tsp of tamarind and 3 tbs water) 
• 50 ml of water

How to Make:

• Soak the beancurd in salt water and garlic. Fry until cooked. Cut into pieces 
• Peanut sauce: puree the red chilies, garlic, peanuts, salt and brown sugar. Add water and tamarind water. Stir well. 
• Serve lontong (rice cake), pieces of beancurd , sprouts, vermicelli / Soun and peanut sauce. Add sweet soy sauce. 
• Serve with a sprinkling of fried onions and starch crackers.