Kerupuk melarat, garlic tapioca crackers
Crispy tapioca flour cakes, seasoned with garlic and salt, thinly sliced and then sun-dried. A typical accompaniment to Cirebon cuisine.
Kerupuk melarat is a cracker from Cirebon, in West Java, made from tapioca starch and garlic. It is often served with nasi goreng and gado-gado.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time1 hr
- Cook time30 min
- Total1 hr 30 min
- DifficultyMedium
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodSteamed cooking followed by drying.
- Estimated cost$18.96 $1.90 / serving Estimated price; varies by store.
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Gluten-free
Ingredients
people
- $5.74
- $12.69
- $0.53
Prices from US supermarkets.
Directions
- Gather all the ingredients. ≈ 3 min
- In a mixing bowl, combine the tapioca starch, garlic, and salt until a smooth mixture forms. ≈ 4 min
- Pour this mixture, use a mold that is 150 × 250 cm in size, depending on the desired quantity. ≈ 3 min
- Take a portion of the starch and pour it with boiling water, which has been poured from about a meter high. You will need at least three buckets of boiling water. The mixture will then become thick and sticky.
- Mix this dough with the remaining un-watered flour. Form a sausage shape and knead until the dough is smooth and firm. ≈ 10 min
- Cut the blood sausage into slices to your liking, then arrange them on a serving platter. Cover until cooked, but don’t cook for too long. ≈ 8 min
- Transfer the slices to another plate and let them dry in the sun until they are dry. ≈ 3 min
The bill
Kerupuk melarat, garlic tapioca crackers
- Tapioca starch, in sufficient quantity$5.74
- 1 kilogram of garlic$12.69
- 4.5 tablespoons of salt$0.53
Total$18.96
that's $1.90 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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