lontong kupang (instagram.com/kedaisimbok.jkt)
Surabaya is a city that has many famous culinary specialties. One of them is mussel cake. Kupang here is not the name of a city, but a type of small clam that lives in the salty mud of East Java waters.
Indeed, to get mussels or small shells is rather difficult. But, now maybe you can get frozen mussels easily on the online marketplace. Later, the mussels can be mixed with other ingredients to make the typical Surabaya mussel cake. How to make? Keep scrolling!
1. Materials needed
Kupang illustration (youtube.com/Ika Mardatillah) Materials:
- 200 grams of mussels, wash clean
- 3 cm ginger, crushed
- 3 bay leaves
- 6 kaffir lime leaves
- 1/2 tsp ground pepper
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp granulated sugar
- 1 bunch of spring onions, sliced 2 cm
- 1500 ml of water to boil
- Cayenne pepper to taste
- Shrimp paste to taste
- 6 cloves of garlic, thinly sliced, fried
Lentho Ingredients:
- 150 grams of coarsely grated cassava
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp fried garlic, puree
- 1/4 tsp coriander powder
- 1/4 tsp granulated sugar
Supplementary material:
- 4 lontong
- Fried onions to taste
2. Make the lentho first
illustration of frying lentho (youtube.com/Ika Mardatillah) Prepare a container then coarsely grated cassava then add 1/2 tsp salt. Add coriander powder, crushed fried garlic, and sugar. Stir again until the mixture is mixed together.
Heat sufficient cooking oil. Take enough lentho dough, ball it and put it in the hot oil. Repeat until all the dough is used up. Fry the lentho until it is cooked or turns brown, remove from heat.
3. Cook mussels
Kupang cooking illustration (youtube.com/Ika Mardatillah) Pour 1.5 liters of water into a saucepan. Add mussels, ginger, bay leaves, and kaffir lime leaves. Cook until the water boils and the mussels are tender.
Next, slice or mince the spring onions. Add it to cooking with salt, sugar and ground pepper. Stir briefly then cook for about 5 minutes.
4. Serve the mussel cake
lontong kupang (instagram.com/kedaisimbok.jkt) Take a plate and put chili on it according to taste. Add the shrimp paste and 1 tablespoon of fried garlic. Grind until smooth and mixed.
Cut the lontong and put it on top of the paste, and pour the mussels and the sauce on top. Serve the mussel cake with the lentho that was made earlier. Sprinkle with fried onions to make it more delicious.
5. How to eat mussel cake
Kupang cake illustration (instagram.com/kedirikulinerku) Before eating lontong kupang, stir it first. The aim is to mix the petis seasoning with the savory kupang sauce.
The sensation of sweet and slightly sour taste in kupang sauce is the main attraction. Plus, the soft and slightly chewy texture of the mussels will make the tongue shake.
Now you don't have to go all the way to Surabaya to eat this food. Because with the recipe and steps above, you are guaranteed to be able to cook savory and delicious mussel cake at home. Come on, try to make it!
(irp/Maz)