Dendeng Kentang Balado

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Thursday, 2 June 2016 | 16:55 WIB
Cooking with this processed beef we call dendeng or jerky is indeed almost effortless. it is usually just fried quickly since frying it too long can results in tough jerky. this minangnese balado spicy potato and jerky chips recipe is one of the easiest and yummiest ways. let's cook it at home!

Dendeng Kentang Balado (Spicy Potato & Jerky Chips)

Ingredients

300 grams potato,thinly sliced
½ teaspoon limewater
75 grams beef jerky,julienned, fried quickly, drained
cooking oil for frying

chili balado ingredients:
5 large red chili peppers,finely sliced, deseeded, fried until dry
1 salam (indonesian bay)leaf
2 cm galangal,crushed
2 teaspoons salt
60 grams sugar
3 tablespoons cooking oilfor sautéing

ground spices blend:
15 cloves shallot
5 cloves garlic
2 tablespoons ebi (dried shrimp),soaked in hot water
8 curly red chili peppers
2 large red chili peppers

Cooking Steps

  1. Marinate potato in limewater for 15 minutes, drain it. Fry it until cooked and crunchy.
  2. Heat cooking oil. Sauté ground spices blend, salam leaves, and galangal until fragrant.
  3. Add salt and sugar. Stir it until thickened and stringy. 
  4. Add potato, jerky, and chili pepper. Stir it until potato and jerky are coated with the spices. Remove from heat. (yields 400 grams)
  5. Dendeng Kentang Balado (Spicy Potato & Jerky Chips) is ready to serve.