Tofu & Mushroom Steam recipe
Tofu Mushroom steam recipe ala Indonesia
Ever since I moved to a new country, one of my cravings is my hometown dish. One of the popular dishes is called Pepes (Steamed Roll in Banana Leaves). There are many types of Pepes, such as fish, chicken, tofu, mushroom, etc. Below is the recipe of tofu & mushroom steam - Indonesian style (which I have twisted to my taste :P). Widely known as Pepes Tahu Jamur, it is easy to make and suitable for vegetarian too :)
Do you know this Tofu & Mushroom Steam dish?
Do you know this Tofu & Mushroom Steam dish?
Ingredients for Tofu & Mushroom Steam - Serve 3-4 persons
- 400 g / 2 medium size of chinese tofu (tau kwa)
- 400 g / 1 can of sliced mushroom
- 1 chicken egg
- 2 stems of lemon grass
- 5 pieces of white nuts/candle nuts (buah kalak/kemiri)
- 6 cloves of garlic
- 12 (small)/6 (big) red onions
- 5 lime leaves
- 2 tbsp tamarind assam paste
- 2 big red chillies
- 6 chilli padies (optional-you may omit this one if you don't like spicy food)
- 2 tbsp sugar
- salt, to your taste
- banana leaves
- tooth picks
You can buy some of the ingredients online
If you can't find the candle nuts...
You can use "Kokita Indonesian Essential Seasoning Mix C" above. If you use this seasoning, you can lessen the amount of red onions, garlic, sugar, and salt used in the mix.
Level of spiciness is determined by the chilli padies - kindly alter the amount to your taste :)
How to make Tofu Mushroom steam? - First of all: smash and mix :)
Ingredients you need to smash:
- chinese tofu
- candle nut
- garlic
- red onion
- chilli padi
Then, sliced thinly the lemon grass, the big red chillies, and the lime leaves.
Mixed everything (the smashed and the sliced ingredients above) with:
- diluted tamarind paste (dilute the paste with warm water, omit the seeds)
- sliced mushroom
- the chicken egg
- sugar
- salt
You can see the result as shown in the picture above.
The tool to smash - Tofu & Mushroom mix
You may be wondering how did I smash all those ingredients above? Well, I used this:
A Great Alternative :P - As tool to smash the Tofu & Mushroom mix
But if you want to save on your energy (and all those sweats) and time, you can also use the alternatives below :)
The next step - Roll it with banana leaves
You need to soak the banana leaves in a boiled water first so that the leaves won't be easily broken. Afterwards, wipe dry the banana leaves and cut it in a rectangle form as shown above (the size is about 20 x 30 cm).
Put about 2-3 tablespoon of the mix as shown in the picture above, roll, and fasten both sides with tooth picks.
The cooking part - Steam the rolls
Once you finished rolling the whole mix, you can arrange the rolls in the steamer as shown in the picture above. The steaming process took about 25-30 minutes.
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Finished! - You can eat it directly or grill before eating
A wonderful accompaniment with steam rice:) If you want more authentic taste, you can grill the steamed rolls further before eating it. Above picture is the steamed version. Enjoy!
Thanks a lot :D
for my friends: http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/christinetjia and http://www.donnadaritan.com/ who took wonderful pics and participated in the cooking process. Let's do it again :D
