Stuffed ground beef in the rice rolls, Indonesian
Recipe from Lina Cantwell Kitchen
Stuffed ground beef in the rice rolls, Indonesian
Recipe from Lina Cantwell Kitchen
| Ingredients:
375 gr. rice (good quality rice) 750 cc thin coconut milk 1 bay leaf (salam leaf) 1tsp. salt Banana leaves (substitute with aluminum foil- cut into 12 cm by 15 cm rectangles) |
For
the filling: 250 gr. ground beef or lean chicken. 125 cc thick coconut milk 1/2 tbsp. sugar 1 tsp. salt 1 inch galangal (lengkuas) bruised 1 spring onions finely chopped 1 tomato finely chopped 2 tbsp cooking oil. |
Spices
to pound 1 green chili or jalapeno (option) 3 shallot 2 cloves garlic Music:
Sigulenpong (Indonesia Tapanuli) Indonesian Traditional / Folk Song |
| Instructions: Heat the vegetable oil over medium high temperature. Stir-fry the pounded spices until aromatic ,and add the tomato, galangal, spring onions, and the ground beef, and stir them well, and pour the coconut milk, sugar, salt and pepper to taste bring it to a boil until all the coconut milk has been absorbed set aside |
For
the rice Wash the rice and drain. In a large pot, cook the rice, coconut milk, bay leaf, and salt together. Cook the rice over medium heat until the coconut milk is absorbed completely and the rice become very soft. Remove and set aside. Take a piece of banana leaf (or cut rectangles of aluminum foil) and put in 2 tbsp. of the rice and flatten it until smooth. and put 2 tsp of the stuffing filling on the top of the rice, (make sure that the filling is right in the middle) Enclose the filling with another 2 Tbs. of rice and pinch the stow edges. Roll the banana leaf or aluminum foil into a roll Repeat this method for the rest of the ingredients. Steam the rolls in a steamer for approximately 1 hour until well done. Remove and set aside for ½ hour and the rolls are ready to be served. |
 Makes 10-14 rolls. |