foto: YouTube/KAROJA FAMILY
Brilio.net - Many people like jengkol dishes because they have a savory taste and soft texture that makes them addictive. However, there are also a number of people who avoid it, because the aroma of jengkol is considered unpleasant and contains toxins that are dangerous for the body.
Reporting from research published by researchgate.net, jengkol contains various substances that are a source of odor and poison, one of which is jengkolic acid. Even so, the jengkolic acid can still be reduced in a number of ways, so that the unpleasant aroma and toxicity of jengkol can be reduced.
One popular method among the people is to boil jengkol for hours or bury it in the ground before cooking. However, unlike netizens on the KAROJA FAMILY YouTube account, he admitted that he had another method, namely soaking jengkol for several days. So, are you curious about the results?
Initially, he washed the jengkol with water 1 to 2 times. Then, soak the jengkol in clean water until it is completely submerged. Let the jengkol soak for up to 1 day. The owner of the KAROJA FAMILY YouTube account said that there was a change in the jengkol soaking water after leaving it for 1 day, you know.
"The first day the water was really cloudy and the jengkol still smelled," he said, quoted by BrilioFood from YouTube KAROJA FAMILY on Wednesday (7/2).
After that, rinse with clean water while splitting the jengkol. This technique of splitting jengkol also aims to observe whether there is rotten jengkol. If there is rotten jengkol, it can be immediately set aside and thrown away, so that it doesn't trigger the rotting process in fresh jengkol.
photo: YouTube/KAROJA FAMILY
After rinsing, splitting and removing the rotten jengkol, the jengkol can be soaked again in clean water until it is submerged. Then, soak again for 1 day. The owner of the KAROJA FAMILY YouTube account said that the results of jengkol that has been soaked a second time are better, you know.
More precisely, the jengkol skin can come off by itself and the unpleasant smell is decreasing. However, the soaking water still looks cloudy, which means the jengkol still contains quite a lot of poison. Then, rinse the jengkol again and soak it again for 1 day in new clean water.
photo: YouTube/KAROJA FAMILY
After soaking again on the 3rd day, the jengkol smell was greatly reduced and the water was no longer too cloudy. Next, discard the soaking water and rinse the jengkol until clean. The owner of the KAROJA FAMILY YouTube account said that he usually not only soaks jengkol for up to 3 days, but also boils it.
To do this, simply boil the jengkol with enough water and lemongrass, salt and bay leaves. These three ingredients can help the jengkol smell completely disappear. On the other hand, the process of boiling jengkol is also carried out so that the texture of jengkol becomes soft.
photo: YouTube/KAROJA FAMILY
After boiling until the jengkol is soft, discard the boiled water and wash the jengkol thoroughly. Look, the result is that the jengkol looks much cleaner than before, right? The owner of the KAROJA FAMILY YouTube account also said that the unpleasant smell of jengkol which was initially pungent has completely disappeared, you know. This jengkol is ready to be cooked as everyone's favorite menu.
photo: YouTube/KAROJA FAMILY
How about it, how interesting is the process of processing jengkol so that the results are not smelly and poisonous? Do you have another method or want to try it at home too? Taking a peek at KAROJA FAMILY's YouTube upload which has been watched 734 thousand times, quite a few netizens have left enthusiastic comments about processing jengkol, you know.
"It's best to soak it in salt water... so that the jengkolic acid comes out as much as possible... it's usually cloudy and foamy," added YouTube @ratuekkyzakiyyah7357.
"When I want to eat stew or jengkol chili sauce, just buy it and boil it straight away using a pressure cooker, sometimes I use ground coffee to get rid of the smell of jengkol, sometimes I use spices, lemongrass and ginger lime leaves so the smell goes away. Thank God it's not too smelly and it's delicious, if I have to "Waiting 3 - 7 days is too long, ma'am... but I still want to try which method is better, ma'am, thanks for the tips, ma'am," explained YouTube @bundanurhayati8852.
"Sis, what will it become if you soak it for a week?" asked YouTube @tutiksuprapti7242 and got the answer from the video owner, "probably rotten kak."
(brl/tin)
