foto: Instagram/@dapur.nengolla
Processing jengkol can be a challenge for many people. Although it tastes unique, jengkol is often avoided because of its pungent odor and hard texture. This problem often makes many people hesitate to try cooking jengkol at home. Not without reason, if not cooked properly, the texture of jengkol tends to be hard and the smell is still pungent.
It should be noted that the strong and unpleasant smell of jengkol can last a long time on hands, cooking utensils, and even inside the house. Many methods have been tried to reduce the smell, from soaking jengkol in water for several hours, to boiling it with bay leaves or coffee. However, in some cases, these methods tend to be less effective.
In addition to the smell, the hard texture of jengkol is also a problem. To get soft and delicious jengkol, the right cooking technique is needed. Some people boil jengkol longer or steam it first before cooking it with spices. There are also those who use the technique of crushing jengkol to ensure the spices are perfectly absorbed.
But instead of being confused, you can try the trick of cooking jengkol like the Instagram user @dapur.nengolla did. Through one of the videos uploaded, he admitted to using the boiling method to soften the jengkol while eliminating the unpleasant smell. Well, for maximum results, this Instagram user also uses one additional drink ingredient.
As reported by BrilioFood from Instagram @dapur.nengolla on Tuesday (1/10), the drink ingredient in question is tea. To be precise, he uses 2 tea bags. In addition, there are also other ingredients, namely salt which helps soften jengkol.
Well, jengkol that has been boiled for 30 minutes will immediately become soft and tender. The tea and salt also help remove the unpleasant odor. If so, immediately lift and drain the jengkol. Don't forget to rinse again until clean, then jengkol is ready to be processed into various delicious dishes.
 Instagram/@dapur.nengolla(brl/mal)
