Kupat Tahu - ketupat with tofu in peanut sauce

ketupat with tofu in peanut sauce

ingredients:

1 tahu/tofu

100g bean sprouts

4 ketupat (steamed rice cakes in banana leaves)

oil

water

 

peanut sauce ingredients:

4 red chilies

4 red rawits

5 cloves garlic

125g fried peanuts

2 tbsp kecap manis

2 tbsp asam water

250 ml water

1 tsp salt

50g palm sugar

 

garnish:

2 stalks celery

4 tbsp Bawang Goreng

kroepoek (prawn crackers)

 

preparation:

Heat in a pan the water and blanch the bean sprouts and let it cool. Cut the tahu into cubes. Heat in a pan the oil and fry the tahu golden brown and let it then drain on kitchen paper. Cut the ketupat into pieces. Cut the celery into thin slices.

Pound or grind the chilies, the rawits, garlic, peanuts, salt and palmsugar into a paste. Mix in the kecap, water and asam water and form a smooth sauce.

Mix the tofu, bean sprouts and ketupat and pour the peanut sauce on top. Garnish with bawang goreng, celery, crackers and serve.