Will Meyrick Recipe | Indonesia | Nasi Pecel Malang Style (Javanese Salad with Peanut Sauce)

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If you've seen the previous webisode of Chef Will Meyrick in Malang, then you will remember that Nasi Pecel from Nasi Pecel Mustika in Malang, East Java is sensational. So this time, Chef Will recreates the same dish. One of the signature parts of this dish is the peanut sauce, which contains some wonderful spices like: galangal, tamarind, garlic, chilies, and other tasty ingredients. After making the paste, the next step is to put the rice on the corner of a leaf plate, then add in some beansprouts, spinach, cassava leaves, papaya leaves, also some cabbage. Pour the peanut sauce, and then add in fried tofu, tempeh, basil, cucumber, and the most important cracker; peyek, deep-fried Javanese cracker. ---------------------------- Prep + cooking time​: 40 minutes Portions​​: 1 – 2 pax ---------------------------- Main ingredients 1 cup cooked rice ½ cup beansprout, blanched ½ cup spinach, blanched ½ cup long bean, blanched ½ cup cabbage, shredded and blanched 4 small slices tempe, fried 2 pieces tofu, fried ¼ cup cucumber, sliced 1 piece peyek cracker (you can buy in Asian grocery store) 2 pieces banana leaves, 50 x 50 cm ---------------------------- Peanut sauce ingredients 2 large red chilli, fried 2 pieces red bird eye chilli, fried 3 cloves garlic, fried 2 small knobs kencur, fried 2 pieces lime leaves 1 teaspoon salt ½ cup peanut, fried and crushed ½ tablespoon tamarind pulp 1 tablespoon sugar ½ cup hot water ---------------------------- Garnish Fresh lemon basil sprigs ---------------------------- Method To make peanut sauce, put your fried chillies, garlic, kencur and lime leaves in mortar and pestle and start to pound it with pinch of salt to break it down. Then add in crushed peanut, tamarind pulp and sugar, continue to pound. Add in hot water to make it a little watery. Once pounded, transfer peanut sauce into a bowl and check the seasoning, you can add a little bit more salt to balance the taste. Take your banana leaves, double it up and turn into a pyramid shape by turn one side into curve and bind with tooth pick. Fill with cooked rice and arrange vegetables on the rice, drizzle with peanut sauce. Arrange fried tempe and tofu, fresh lemon basil and cucumber slices on the side of the peanut sauce. Serve with peyek. ---------------------------- Peyek (for 50 pieces) Ingredients 4 ½ cups rice flour ½ cup dry roasted peanut, roughly pound 1 duck egg ¾ cups coconut milk 1 ¼ cups water ½ tablespoon coriander powder ½ tablespoon salt ¼ cup turmeric, peeled ½ cup kencur 9 cloves garlic, peeled 5 pieces lime leaves, julienned ½ tablespoon chicken powder Method Blend turmeric, kencur and garlic into fine paste and add in julienned lime leaf into the paste. Mix rice flour, paste, peanut chunk, egg, coconut milk, water and seasoning. Take 1 small laddle of rice flour mixture and layer on the wok side, fry until crispy. ———————————————————————————————————————————— Dive into the vibrant world of Chef Wil Meyrick, a culinary maestro who has journeyed from the bustling streets of London to the sun-soaked shores of Sydney, before finally anchoring his passion in the rich tapestry of Southeast Asia. With his name now echoing through the kitchens of Indonesia and Australia, Chef Meyrick has cultivated a collection of five celebrated restaurants, including the acclaimed Mamasan, ranked 50 in Miele Guide's Asia Top 50 Restaurants. Alongside Hujan Locale, Honey & Smoke, Billy Ho in Bali, and Will St. in Perth, his establishments are a testament to his relentless pursuit of culinary excellence and his devotion to uncovering the most authentic flavours from the heart of local markets and kitchens. But the Wil Meyrick experience extends far beyond the dining table as he also leads in curating many extraordinary culinary adventures. ———————————————————————————————————————————— Will Meyrick's website: https://willmeyrick.com Will Meyrick Experiences: Cooking Classes, Street Food Tour, Gastronomic Cruises & Cultural Tours https://willmeyrick.com/experiences ———————————————————————————————————————————— Will Meyrick Restaurants: https://buzobali.com https://honeyandsmoke.co https://willstreetperth.com https://billyho.co https://hujanlocale.com https://mamasanbali.com https://sarongbali.com ————————————————————————————————————————————