Illustration of stir-frying oncom green chilies with basil leaves (Instagram.com/yoanitasavit)
The idea of processed food made from oncom is one of the menus that you might try at home. Besides being cheap, oncom also contains good nutrition for the body. Oncom itself is a cooking ingredient made from fermented tofu dregs similar to tempeh. Oncom is usually made into combro, stir-fried oncom, and various other preparations.
Oncom dishes are even more delicious when mixed with chilies and eaten with warm rice. For that, here is a recipe for stir-fried green chili oncom with basil leaves. How to make it easy, you know, let's see!
1. Choose a good oncom
Illustration of oncom (Instagram.com/silp3h) The first thing you need to pay attention to when choosing or buying oncom is to choose fresh oncom. Fresh oncom has characteristics that you can see from the tight texture of oncom and doesn't have too much fungus on its surface.
In addition, you can also find out by smelling the aroma. Fresh oncom will emit a distinctive fresh aroma from soybeans. If you find oncom that is damp or smells sour, then don't choose it. This shows that the oncom is no longer fresh.
2. Materials needed
Materials needed (Instagram.com/dniccake) Materials:
- 250 grams of oncom;
- 100 grams of leunca;
- 75 grams of green chilies;
- 1 green tomato;
- 4 cloves garlic;
- 4 shallots;
- 1 cm ginger, thinly sliced;
- 1 stalk lemongrass, take the white part and slice it obliquely;
- 1 tsp salt;
- 1/2 tsp granulated sugar;
- 100 ml thick coconut milk (ready to use);
- 3 sprigs of basil, pick the leaves;
- 2 tbsp oil for sauteing.
3. Chop and mince the ingredients
illustration of cutting groceries (pexels.com/ShotPot) For seasoning:
After all the ingredients are ready, wash the basil and leunca leaves under running water, then drain. Next, to make the stir-fried seasoning, you can first peel the skin of the garlic and shallots, then cut them and chop them finely. After that prepare the chilies and tomatoes then cut into small rounds for the chilies, and cut into small cubes for the tomatoes.
For oncoms:
As for the oncom itself, you can cut it into cubes or you can also squeeze the oncom until the meat is coarsely crushed. You can use your hands or a spoon. This is so that the texture of the oncom can be even and the seasoning can seep into it.
4. Sauté and cook all the spices
Illustration of sautéing spices (pixabay.com/pexels)After all the ingredients are chopped, prepare a frying pan and heat the oil first over medium heat. Then add shallots, garlic, ginger, lemongrass, sauté until fragrant.
After that, add the oncom, leunca, green chilies, tomatoes, stir well and change color to wilt. Add coconut milk, salt and sugar. Wait for the spices to infuse.
5. Remove and serve with warm rice
Illustration of stir-frying oncom green chilies with basil leaves (Instagram.com/yoanitasavit) When you feel the spices are seeping enough, you can add basil leaves to it. Then stir briefly until the leaves wilt. After the green chili oncom is cooked, turn off the stove and wait a moment. Arrange stir-fried green chili oncom neatly on a plate. You can add it with warm rice to make it more delicious and filling.
Well, how easy is it? You can make this one a delicious side dish for lunch. Besides being filling, this processed green chili stir-fried oncom with basil leaves is also healthy, you know. Good luck!
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