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Palembang Style Snapper Fish Pempek Recipe

Name: Palembang Style Snapper Fish Pempek Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: indian
Ingredients: Snapper fish; garlic; cooking oil; salt; Sugar; Chicken bouillon powder; ice water; tapioca flour; egg; Hot water

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8 Steps Total

Preparation

00:00:36

Mix 500 g ground snapper fish with 5 cloves of garlic, 50 ml cooking oil, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp sugar, 0.5 tbsp chicken bouillon powder, and gradually add 250 ml ice water while stirring with a spoon until evenly combined.

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Add the ice water gradually so the fish mixture doesn't become too runny and the seasonings mix completely.

Ingredients:Snapper fish (500 g)garlic (5 clove)cooking oil (50 ml)salt (1 tsp)Sugar (1 tsp)Chicken bouillon powder (0.5 tbsp)ice water (250 ml)

Tools:bowlSpoon

Preparation

00:01:15

Add 500 g tapioca flour gradually in 3 portions. Stir with a spoon first, then knead with your hands without pressing too hard until the dough remains soft and non-sticky.

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Do not press down hard when kneading, otherwise the pempek texture will become tough.

Ingredients:tapioca flour (500 g)

Tools:bowl

Preparation

00:01:53

Take a portion of the dough, shape it into a small lenjer by rolling it between your palms until smooth and cylindrical.

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Make sure the surface of the dough is smooth so it doesn't crack when boiled.

Ingredients:Snapper fishtapioca flour

Active Cooking

00:02:10

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Be careful when putting pempek into boiling water so hot water splashes don't burn your skin.

Put the lenjer pempek into boiling water that has been given a little salt and oil.

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Make sure the water is fully boiling before putting the pempek in so it doesn't stick to the bottom of the pan.

Tools:pot

Preparation

00:02:27

Crack 1 egg into a measuring cup, add 2 tbsp of hot water, then stir well with a spoon so the egg doesn't lump and is easy to pour.

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Use lukewarm water so the egg doesn't cook when stirred.

Ingredients:egg (1 piece)Hot water (2 tbsp)

Tools:Measuring cupSpoon

Preparation

00:02:43

Take a portion of the dough, roll into a ball, poke a hole in the center with your finger, pour the beaten egg into the hole, then seal tightly by pulling upward until it forms a smooth ball.

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Make sure the hole is sealed tightly, otherwise the egg filling will leak out when boiled.

Ingredients:Snapper fishtapioca flouregg

Active Cooking

00:03:06

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Be careful when putting pempek into boiling water so hot water splashes don't burn your hands.

Put the small kapal selam pempek into boiling water. Do the same until all the dough is finished.

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Put them in one by one slowly so as not to damage the shape of the pempek.

Tools:pot

Active Cooking

00:03:13

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Use gloves or be careful when lifting hot pots or strainers to avoid burns.

Boil the shaped pempek for about 5 minutes after they float until they are completely floating and cooked through, then lift them using a strainer and drain into a container.

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Don't lift them right away when they float, boil for another 5 minutes so the inside is fully cooked and not raw.

Tools:strainerColander