Without coating it in flour, here's the trick for frying otak-otak so that it expands and doesn't explode

foto: YouTube/Kang Batagor

It turns out there is an easy way besides using flour so that the otak-otak doesn't explode when frying it

Brilio.net - Otak-otak is a typical Indonesian snack made from a mixture of mackerel fish and tapioca flour. Otak-otak is popular because it is known to have a chewy texture and delicious taste. Usually, otak-otak is consumed with dipping sauce.

Because of its delicious texture and taste, many people buy otak-otak on the market to stock up on snacks at home. But before eating, the otak-otak must be fried first. The process of frying brains is fairly easy. Not a few were splashed with oil because the brains exploded when fried.

So to overcome this, some people choose to coat the brains in flour before frying them. It is believed that this flour coating can make the otak-otak crispier and not explode when fried.

But you don't need to worry if your flour stock at home is running low. It turns out there are other tricks so that the brains don't explode when fried, you know. This surefire trick was shared by one of the netizens on Kang Batagor's YouTube account.

photo: YouTube/Kang Batagor

In his video upload, he appears to be processing brains by frying them. Even though it wasn't covered in flour, the cooking oil didn't explode and the brains also expanded perfectly.

"Okay guys, this time I want to share a tutorial on how to fry brains so they don't pop and the results are fluffy," he said, quoted by BrilioFood from Kang Batagor's YouTube on Wednesday (20/3).

photo: YouTube/Kang Batagor

First of all, open the brain packaging first. After that, prepare a frying pan filled with quite a lot of oil. Put the brains in the oil, then turn on the stove. After all, this cooking technique is what keeps the brains from exploding when fried.

photo: YouTube/Kang Batagor

Once the oil starts to get hot, stir the otak-otak so that it cooks evenly. After frying for a while, you can see the brains starting to expand and the texture changes to become a bit hard. If it's like this, immediately lift and drain the brains.

photo: YouTube/Kang Batagor

"Well, here are the results, the brains expand and don't explode at all. So the secret is that before the oil gets hot, the brains are put into the oil, guys," he concluded.

Isn't this trick for frying brains quite easy?

Disclaimer: This translation from Bahasa Indonesia to English has been generated by Artificial Intelligence.