Delicious Bangka Pempek Recipe, Complete with Red Cuko

Pempek bangka illustration (instagram.com/mimibong13)

Maybe all this time you are more familiar with Palembang's typical pempek. In fact, there are also pempek originating from other areas, namely Pempek Bangka.

This typical Bangka Belitung culinary is not fried, just boiled. Usually, pempek bangka is served with a splash of red cuko which is spicy and sour. So, so you're not curious about the taste, try the pempek bangka recipe below!

Ingredients and how to make pempek bangka along with red cuko

Illustration of pempek bangka (instagram.com/venijulianti)

Pempek Ingredients:

• 250 grams of mackerel filet
• 225 grams of sago flour
• 190 ml of ice water
• 2 cloves of garlic, crushed
• 1.5 liters of water for boiling
• salt to taste

Red Cuko Ingredients:

• 10 large red chilies, puree
• 4 pieces of red bird's eye chilies, puree
• 4 cloves of garlic, crushed
• 4 glasses of starfruit water, puree
• 4 limes
• 3 tbsp granulated sugar
• 2 tbsp salt

How to make:

1. Puree the fish using a blender, then pour in the ice water and garlic. Season with salt, then stir until there are no more lumps.
2. Add sago flour gradually, then knead until smooth.
3. Heat the water to a boil. Then, pour a little vegetable oil so that the pempek isn't sticky and shiny.
4. Shape pempek dough according to taste. It can be formed into flat round or oval round like pempek lenjer. After that, put them in boiling water.
5. Cook pempek until it floats on the surface of the water, then remove and drain.
6. Next, make red cuko. Boil enough water, then add the ingredients that have been mashed. Add sugar, salt and lime juice.
7. Cook until cuko thickens. Correct the taste, then turn off the heat.
8. Serve pempek on a serving plate, then flush with red cuko. Pempek bangka is ready to be enjoyed.

Cooking tips:

1. Make sure to mix the dough thoroughly, so that there are no lumps.
2. When forming the dough, brush your hands with oil so that the dough doesn't stick to your hands.
3. If you like it spicy, you can add chili slices to the red vinegar before serving.

Duh, so drooling, deh imagine the taste. Practice the recipe for a weekend snack!

(irp/Maz)