TikTok/@yenli_lie
Brilio.net - Pempek is indeed from Palembang, but this food is already widely sold in other areas. In fact, not a few traders sell pempek that is still raw and can be stored in the freezer as stock at home.
However, many people still do not know the trick of frying it, so the pempek that has been cooked is hard and less crispy. After investigating, it can happen because the pempek is immediately fried when it is still cold or frozen.
photo: TikTok/@yenli_lie
Because, waiting for frozen pempek until soft does take a long time. Well, so that you can cook frozen pempek faster, follow the trick from TikTok account user @yenli_lie, let's go.
photo: TikTok/@yenli_lie
So, the trick is, the frozen pempek must be steamed first so that it doesn't freeze again and the result remains soft after being fried later. The process of steaming the frozen pempek also doesn't need to be done for too long, just 5 minutes.
photo: TikTok/@yenli_lie
After the pempek is steamed, prepare a frying pan filled with cooking oil. Heat the oil over medium heat. Then, fry the pempek when the oil is hot until it turns brown. When it is cooked, remove and drain the pempek from the remaining oil.
"Well, the pempek is still hollow and not dense," said the owner of the TikTok account @yenli_lie, quoted by BrilioFood on Monday (26/8).
TikTok account owner @yenli_lie also said that the fried pempek that has been boiled is still crispy and not tough, similar to those sold in restaurants or restaurants selling pempek. Finally, the pempek is ready to be served with cuko sauce and cucumber slices.
In addition, TikTok account user @yenli_lie also has another alternative if you don't want to steam frozen pempek before frying it. Pempek can be left at room temperature. However, make sure you leave it long enough until the pempek is completely unfrozen.
"No wonder it's hard, sis.. even though it's already been cooked a little.. it turns out it has to be steamed first.. thanks for the info, sis," said TikTok @Herbal Skincare BPOM SR12 and was answered by the video owner, "Yes, sis. If you steam it or leave it at room temperature for a long time before frying it, the texture of the pempek will be better."
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