Ingredients:
1/2 kg (1 lb 2 oz) pork, leg or fillet
1/2 or 1 tsp sambal ulek (crushed chilli)
3 cloves garlic
1/2 tsp ginger powder
1 tsp coriander seed, roasted and crushed
1 tsp brown sugar
2 tsp soya sauce
1 tbs tamarind water
2 tbs grated or desiccated coconut
1 duck egg or hen egg
Salt
6 tbs thick santen (coconut milk)
Mince the pork, including some of the fat. Crush the garlic and mix it with the sambal ulek. To this add the gringer powder, crushed coriander, sugar, soya sauce and tamarind water. Put about half a teaspoonful of this mixture into the santen in a bowl, and keep this in a cool place until the sate is ready for griling.
Beat the egg well. Mix the remainder of the spices with the minced meat, and add the grated coconut, beaten egg and some salt. mix everything well together and shape into small balls the size of a walnut. (more…)
For a main course, these ingredients will serve six to eight people:
1 kg (2 lb) shoulder of lamb, cut into small cubes or small lamb chops-which need not be cut up
1/2 tsp cumin
2 tsp ground coriander
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp chilli powder
1 slice terasi
5 shallots or 1 medium-sized onion
2 cloves garlic
1 cup ground peanuts
1/2 cup tamarind water
1 tsp brown sugar
Salt
Crush all the spices-that is, the cumin, coriander, ginger, chilli, and terasi-with the garlic and shallots to make a smooth paste. Fry this in oil for 1 minute. add the meat, and continue frying for about 3 minutes. stirring all the time, until the meat is well coated with to cover with the spices. Add the tamarind water, and enough water to cover the meat. Add sugar, and salt to taste. Cover and simmer until the meat is tender. Taste; add ground peanuts. (more…)
Ingredients:
1/2 kg (1.25 lb) fillet of pork
1 tbs melted pork fat or butter
1 cloves garlic, crushed
2 tsp dark soya sauce
2 tsp lemon juice
For the marinade:
2 tbs clear soya sauce
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp ‘five spices’
1 tbs clear honey
1/2 tsp white pepper
Cut the pork into small thin square and marinate for 2 hours. push on to bamboo or metal skewers. Put these on a rack or in a roasting tin and cook in a preheated oven at 350 F 9gas mark 4) for 30 minutes, turning them over several times.
Mix the fat (or butter) with the crushed garlic, soya sauce and lemon juice. Just befaore serving, brush the sate with this soya and lemon mixture, and grill for 2-3 minutes. Serve immediately.
Most readers will know that the ‘five spices’ used in this recipe are a Chinese ingredient, the mixture being composed of star anise, fennel, cloves, cinnamon and pepper.
Marinade
2 tbsp dark soy sauce
1 tbsp oil
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tsp brown sugar
4 boneless chicken breasts, flattened and cut into strips
Sauce
1 tbsp oil
1 onion, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 tsp grated ginger
1 tbsp dark soy sauce
175 g crunchy peanut butter
1 tsp brown sugar
150 ml water
1 lemon, juice only
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