Sticky rice crackers, tapioca cakes with garlic

Kerupuk melarat, garlic tapioca crackers

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Crispy tapioca flour cakes, seasoned with garlic and salt, thinly sliced and then sun-dried. A typical accompaniment to Cirebon cuisine.

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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

10 people
  • $5.74
  • $12.69
  • $0.53

Prices from US supermarkets.

Directions

  1. Gather all the ingredients. ≈ 3 min
  2. In a mixing bowl, combine the tapioca starch, garlic, and salt until a smooth mixture forms. ≈ 4 min
  3. Pour this mixture, use a mold that is 150 × 250 cm in size, depending on the desired quantity. ≈ 3 min
  4. 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.
  5. Mix this dough with the remaining un-watered flour. Form a sausage shape and knead until the dough is smooth and firm. ≈ 10 min
  6. 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
  7. 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.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • Tapioca starch, in sufficient quantity
  • 1 kilogram of garlic
  • 4.5 tablespoons of salt
  • water, in sufficient quantity
  • Boiling water, at least three buckets

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