How to Make Pecel - Indonesian Cuisine

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Pecel is a culinary that combines peanut sauce sauce as the main ingredient and mixed with various types of vegetables. This healthy food is popular especially in the DI Yogyakarta, Central Java and East Java regions.

The history of the name and regional origin of the pecel is not known with certainty. However, Pecel can be interpreted etymologically, in Javanese, that pecel can be interpreted as 'mashed' or 'crushed by being crushed'. This is more focused on pounding the peanut spice which is the main ingredient of this culinary.

According to the Indonesian Wikipedia there is the opinion that Pecel originates from Ponorogo, East Java, because the peanut sauce used in the pecel mixture is also used in Ponorogo satay seasoning. Oh yes, sometime I will give info about satay. Back to the main topic, pecel, this food is also similar to gado-gado which distinguishes it is a mixture of ingredients and seasoning texture.

The name Pecel Madiun is the most famous pecel in Indonesia.

Pecel can also be found in Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Suriname with a slightly different taste from pecel in Indonesia, due to different types of beans used.

Pecel is a healthy food consisting of boiled vegetables and side dishes served with a different base according to the city of origin of the pecel,

for example, a stick called ingke, pincuk, or bamboo spill and many more.

Vegetables that are generally served to mix with peanut sauce include long beans, bean sprouts, cucumbers, cassava leaves, and basil leaves and all these vegetables must be boiled first.

The peanut sauce sauce that is poured over the pecel is called the pecel sauce made from a mixture of kencur, brown sugar, salt, chili, kecombrang, kaffir lime leaves, and roasted peanuts that are mixed, crushed, or pulverized.

In addition, some are adding leeks and tamarind to the warm water mixture to melt the pecel sauce. Pecel is a food that is easily found in all regions in Indonesia, especially in Java and Sumatra, with a low price but filling and certainly makes us want to taste again and again.

For those of you who want to know the ingredients and processing methods, here we explain briefly the processing procedures.

For Materials Needed, For 3 Portions:

> Boiled Green Vegetables

> 1/4 kg. Peanuts

> 1 piece of brown sugar

> 1 sachet of soy sauce (500 is mom hehe)

> 4 orange leaves (remove the bone leaves)

> 10 chilies (if you want sweet without chillies)

> 3 cloves of garlic (fried briefly)

> salt to taste

> Cooking oil for frying beans

Processing:

1. Clean the peanuts, then fry until cooked. Lift & cool

2. After the cold beans, blender (can also be diuleg or pounded) beans, fried garlic, brown sugar that is sliced ​​into small pieces, salt, orange leaves & chillies until smooth.

3. After smooth, add soy sauce ... Check the taste 😀

4. Homemade pecel sauce is ready to be served with stew vegetables😊

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