The Little Otak-Otak

Steamed bread crumbs and shrimp

Ingredients :

50 g fresh shrimp, cleaned, peeled
2 cloves garlic, 10 g
1 red chillies, 10 g
1 green chillies, 10 g
1/2 tsp salt (or to taste)
1/2 tsp ground pepper (or to taste)
1 egg, 50 g
100 g bread crumbs
banana leaves, for wrapping
sambal to young liking

Method :
Chop shrimp, garlic, red chillies, and green chillies finely. Add salt, pepper, egg, and bread crumbs. Mix well.

Take each time 1 piece of banana leaf, put 1 Tbs mixture of Step 1. Wrap and secure with toothpick. Put into a steamer and steam until done. Serve with sambal to your liking.

Note :
4 servings

Source : Selera Magazine, November 1993

Fried Beef Fillet

Spicy beef fillet Minangkabau Style

Ingredients:
500 g beef fillet
300 ml water, for boiling
1 tsp salt, 4 g (or to taste)
150 ml cooking oil, for frying
4 shallots, 40 g
3 cloves garlic, 15 g
3 red chillies, 30 g
5 g turmeric
5 g ginger
3 candlenuts, 15 g
2 salam leaves
1/2 tsp salt (or to taste0
2 tsp vinegar

Method :
Cut beef fillet in thin slices. Add water and salt. Bring to a boil and continue boiling until done adn stock remaining about 150 ml. Bruise boiled beef fillet and fry until brownish. Take from flame and drain.

Make shallots, garlic, red chillies, turmeric, ginger, and candlenuts into a paste. Fry in 2 Tbs res of oil until aromatic. Add salam leaves and pour in the remaining stock. Bring to a boil.

Add fried beef fillet and season with salt and vinegar. Mix wel and continue until sauce thickens.

Note :

4 servings

Source : Selera Magazine, November 1993