Ketoprak, a salad of tofu and peanut sauce

Ketoprak, tofu salad with peanut sauce

Main dishes

A dish of fried tofu, lontong (a type of rice cake), vermicelli noodles, and bean sprouts, topped with a spicy peanut, tamarind, and sweet soy sauce.

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Ketoprak is a popular dish from the West Java coast, near Jakarta. It is typically served as a main course, with a rich peanut sauce.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Total45 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • Cooking methodFry, then assemble.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan

Ingredients

4 people
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Directions

  1. Finely chop the garlic, chili peppers, peanuts, and salt. Add the tamarind juice, hot water, and sweet soy sauce, mix well, and set aside. ≈ 4 min
  2. Arrange the lontong, vermicelli, bean sprouts, and tofu on a serving dish. ≈ 2 min
  3. Drizzle with sauce, sprinkle with crispy fried onions and French-style shallots, and serve.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 150 g of rice vermicelli, soaked in boiling water and then drained
  • 150 g of bean sprouts, soaked in boiling water and then drained
  • 4 pieces of fried tofu, cut into small cubes
  • 4 lontong, cut into 1 cm thick slices
  • 3 cloves of garlic
  • 5 small chili peppers (spicy)
  • 2 red chili peppers
  • 50 g of roasted peanuts
  • 2 tablespoons of tamarind juice
  • 100 ml of hot water
  • 1 teaspoon of salt
  • 2 tablespoons of sweet soy sauce (kecap manis)
  • 100 g of deep-fried chips (plantain chips)
  • 1 tablespoon of French-fried shallots

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