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4 Delicious, Simple, and Appetizing Recipes for Iftar Menu: Pepes

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Kapanlagi.com - Breaking the fast with delicious food is certainly something that is often done. However, breaking the fast with healthy and appetizing food may be rarely considered. But don't worry because there is a breakfast menu that is both delicious and healthy, such as various processed pepes dishes.

Pepes is one of the dishes made by steaming and grilling. The banana leaf wrapping that envelops the pepes is a characteristic of this dish. In addition, pepes is also included in one of the healthy dishes.

Because, pepes is made by steaming and grilling without using oil. In addition, the addition of vegetables in pepes is also one of the factors that make this dish very healthy. Various variations of pepes dishes can be made from fish, chicken, mushrooms, and tofu.

So, pepes is very suitable as a choice for a delicious and simple breakfast menu. The aroma of banana leaves and spices in pepes when grilled or steamed can be very appetizing. So, how to make a delicious and simple iftar menu of pepes?

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Actually, making iftar menu of pepes is very easy and even simple. The 4 recipes for iftar menu of pepes that can be tried at home are as follows.

 

 

1. Tofu Pepes

If you're tired of fried tofu, you can turn it into tofu pepes. Yes, one of the delicious and simple iftar menu recipes is made from tofu. The recipe is as follows:

Ingredients:

- 450 grams of mashed tofu.

- Anchovies, to taste.

- Basil leaves.

- 2 thinly sliced red chilies.

- 1 egg.

- Salt.

- Granulated sugar.

- Powdered broth.

- Banana leaves.

Ground spices:

- 3 cloves of garlic.

- 8 shallots.

- 8 curly red chilies.

- 1 segment of turmeric.

- 3 candlenuts.

How to make pepes:

- Mix the mashed tofu with the ground spices until well combined.

- Add the egg, anchovies, red chilies, sugar, salt, and powdered broth, and stir until well combined.

- Take the desired amount of the mixture and wrap it in the prepared banana leaves until all the mixture is used.

- Steam for 15-20 minutes or until cooked.

Tofu pepes iftar menu is ready to be served as a delicious and appetizing menu.

2. Pepes Ikan Kembung

The recipe for a delicious and appetizing iftar menu next is pepes ikan kembung (grilled mackerel in banana leaf). As the name suggests, this dish is made from fresh mackerel. Here is the recipe for pepes ikan kembung that you can try at home:

Ingredients:

- 500 grams of cleaned mackerel.

- 6 pieces of belimbing wuluh (sour starfruit), finely chopped.

- 1 red tomato, roughly chopped.

- 2 green tomatoes, roughly chopped.

- 10 whole red bird's eye chilies.

- 2 bay leaves.

- 6 kaffir lime leaves.

- 2 stalks of lemongrass, bruised.

- 2 thumbs of galangal, bruised.

- Banana leaves.

- A handful of basil leaves.

- Salt.

- Brown sugar.

Ground spices:

- 12 shallots.

- 6 cloves of garlic.

- 4 curly red chilies.

- Bird's eye chilies to taste.

- 5 roasted candlenuts.

- 2 thumbs of turmeric, roasted.

How to make pepes ikan kembung:

- Grind the spices and sauté until fragrant. Add bay leaves, kaffir lime leaves, lemongrass, and galangal.

- Add the mackerel to the sautéed spices and add salt and sugar. Cook until the fish is done.

- Add sliced belimbing wuluh, red tomato, green tomato, and bird's eye chilies. Stir until well combined.

- Wrap the mixture in banana leaves and add basil leaves for a more delicious taste.

- Grill the pepes ikan kembung using a frying pan or charcoal.

- Pepes ikan kembung is ready to be served as a delicious and appetizing iftar menu.

3. Pepes Jamur

Recipe for iftar menu, pepes dish can also be made with mushrooms. You can use oyster mushrooms to accompany the iftar menu. Here's the recipe for pepes mushrooms:

Ingredients:

- 200 grams of oyster mushrooms, sliced.

- 2 red tomatoes, roughly chopped.

- 1 stalk of green onions, sliced.

- Banana leaves.

Ground spices:

- 6 shallots.

- 4 cloves of garlic.

- 2 red curly chilies.

- 10 bird's eye chilies (according to taste).

- Salt.

- Sugar.

- Pepper.

- Bouillon powder.

How to make pepes mushrooms:

- Grind the spices and sauté until fragrant.

- Mix the oyster mushrooms, green onions, tomatoes, into the ground spices and add salt, sugar, pepper, bouillon powder, then stir until well mixed.

- Prepare banana leaves and wrap the oyster mushrooms that have been mixed with the spices until finished.

- Steam or grill for 10-15 minutes.

- Pepes oyster mushrooms are ready to be served as an appetizing iftar menu.

4. Pepes Ayam

If you are bored with fried and grilled chicken dishes, you can make it in pepes style. Yes, pepes chicken can be a delicious iftar menu. Here's the recipe:

Ingredients:

- 300 grams of chicken breast.

- 1 egg.

- 1 turmeric leaf.

- 3 kaffir lime leaves.

- 50 ml coconut milk.

- Gram.

- Bouillon powder.

Sugar.

Ground spices:

- 6 shallots.

- 4 garlic cloves.

- 2 stalks of lemongrass.

- 1 finger-length ginger.

- 2 fingers-length roasted turmeric.

- 1 finger-length galangal.

- 2 candlenuts.

- 1 tsp coriander.

- 1 tsp cumin.

- 8 curly red chilies.

- 2 bird's eye chilies.

How to make pepes chicken:

- Grind the chicken meat and spices, then set aside a portion of the ground spices to be sautéed.

- Sauté the ground spices, add turmeric leaf, kaffir lime leaves, coconut milk, salt, bouillon powder, sugar until dry.

- Then mix it with the ground chicken meat and add an egg.

- Prepare banana leaves, and take the mixture until it runs out.

- Steam for 15 minutes or until cooked.

- Then grill until browned.

- Pepes chicken is ready to be served for a delicious iftar menu.

Those are 4 delicious, simple, and appetizing pepes iftar menu recipes. You can also be creative with other ingredients according to your taste. Besides being healthy, pepes dishes are also very easy to make.

(kpl/nlw)

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