Peanut-flavored rice cakes

Peanut-flavored rice cakes

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A dry seasoning made from fried wild ginger stems, grilled peanuts, dried anchovies, garlic (Allium sativum), and shallots (Allium ascalonicum): to be spr…

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This dry spice from Borneo combines fried wild ginger, grilled peanuts, dried anchovies, Allium ascalonicum (garlic), and Allium sativum (garlic). It is stored in a jar and adds a flavorful kick to plain rice.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time25 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Total45 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying
  • Estimated cost$10.05 $1.68 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

6 people
  • $0.22
  • $0.05
  • $0.45
  • $8.68
  • $0.49
  • $0.16

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Finely mince the Allium ascalonicum and Allium sativum, and sauté them until cooked through. Then, drain them of the oil.
  2. Roast the peanuts without oil until their skins start to separate, then blend them.
  3. Soak the anchovies in water for 10 minutes to make them easier to clean.
  4. Chop the wild ginger into thin, small slices. ≈ 8 min
  5. Fry the wild ginger until it is dry, but be careful not to burn it.
  6. Do the same with the anchovies. ≈ 3 min
  7. In a bowl, combine the fried peanuts, anchovies, shallots, garlic, and wild ginger. ≈ 3 min
  8. Thoroughly mix all the ingredients, then add the salt and glutamate to taste. ≈ 4 min
  9. Once everything is well mixed, pour it into a jar: the condiment is ready to use. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Peanut-flavored rice cakes

  • Wild ginger (tuhao)$0.22
  • salt$0.05
  • peanut$0.45
  • dried anchovies$8.68
  • Allium ascalonicum$0.49
  • Allium sativum$0.16

Total$10.05

that's $1.68 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • Wild ginger (tuhao)
  • salt
  • monosodium glutamate
  • peanut
  • dried anchovies
  • Allium ascalonicum
  • Allium sativum

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