8 Spicy Snack Recommendations that are Easy to Make at Home

Kapanlagi.com - For culinary enthusiasts, some spicy snack recommendations are needed as an appetite enhancer. These snacks can be enjoyed in various ways, either as a side dish or eaten directly to accompany leisure time.

Because of their deliciousness, the following spicy snack recommendations are usually addictive. Well, when that happens to you, now you don't have to worry.

The following spicy snack recommendations come with recipes if you want to make them at home. That way, you don't have to buy them if you suddenly want to eat spicy seblak or chicken feet.

1. Seblak

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Seblak is a spicy snack recommendation that should not be missed. Here are the spice ingredients and how to make seblak with an extraordinary taste.

Ingredients:

- 100 gr of raw crackers

- 1 egg

- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce

- 1 teaspoon ground pepper

- 2 stalks of scallion, cut into pieces

- 2 carrots, thinly sliced

- 3 tablespoons of sweet soy sauce

- 5 pieces of beef meatballs, thinly sliced

- 5 sausages, thinly sliced

- 5 pieces of Chinese cabbage, cut into pieces

- enough water

- enough salt

- enough sugar

Spice ingredients:

- 5 pieces of bird's eye chilies or according to taste

- 5 cloves of garlic

- 7 cloves of shallots

How to make:

1. Wash and soak the crackers in hot water until soft. Drain.

2. Make scrambled eggs, set aside.

3. Saute the ground spices until fragrant and add scallions, soy sauce, pepper, and oyster sauce. Pour a little water.

4. Add meatballs, sausages, scrambled eggs, and crackers. Saute until the color changes.

5. Add carrots and Chinese cabbage.

6. Add salt and sugar to taste.

7. Saute until the spices are absorbed. Remove from heat and serve.

2. Tahu Mercon

The next recommended spicy snack is a fried dish called tahu mercon. The way to make it is quite easy, please follow the instructions below.

Ingredients:

- 10 pieces of tofu

- 1 piece of carrot, julienned

- 50 grams of peeled shrimp, roughly chopped

- 50 grams of white mushrooms, briefly boiled, finely sliced

- 50 grams of bean sprouts

- 8 red bird's eye chilies, finely sliced

- 1 stalk of scallion, finely sliced

- 1/2 teaspoon of sugar

- 1/2 teaspoon of chicken powder

- 1/4 teaspoon of pepper

- 2 shallots, ground

- 2 cloves of garlic, ground

Dipping batter:

- 1/4 teaspoon of baking powder

- 200 ml of water

- 50 grams of low-protein wheat flour

- 75 grams of rice flour

Ground seasoning:

- 1 clove of garlic

- 1 cm of turmeric

- 1/4 teaspoon of coriander

- salt to taste

How to make:

1. Mix all the dipping batter ingredients, set aside.

2. Sauté the shallots and garlic for the seasoning until fragrant and cooked, add the shrimp, stir until it changes color, add the carrot and wood ear mushrooms, stir until wilted.

3. Pour in about 50 ml of water.

4. Add the bean sprouts, scallions, and other seasonings. Stir well and adjust the taste.

5. Put the sautéed mixture into the hollowed-out side of the tofu.

6. Dip it into the dipping batter, then fry until cooked and crispy.

3. Tahu Gejrot

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If you're looking for a refreshing spicy snack, tahu gejrot is the answer. You can even make it at home by following these steps.

Ingredients:

- 10 pieces of fried tofu

- 4 shallots

- 1 garlic

- 2 tbsp brown sugar

- 1/2 tsp salt

- 7 bird's eye chilies or more

- 2 tamarind

- 1 tbsp sweet soy sauce

- 150 ml water

Instructions:

1. Boil brown sugar, tamarind, salt, and water, stir until dissolved.

2. Then crush shallots and chilies, pour over the tofu.

3. Then pour the tamarind brown sugar sauce, add sweet soy sauce, and adjust the taste. Serve.

4. Spicy Chicken Feet

Spicy chicken feet is one of the recommended spicy snacks that you can easily make at home. You can eat it directly or use it as a side dish for rice.

Ingredients:

- 500 gr boiled chicken feet

- 3 tbsp sweet soy sauce

- 5 bay leaves

- a piece of ginger

- sugar to taste

- salt to taste

- 400 ml water

Ground spices:

- 8 shallots

- 5 garlic

- 10 curly chilies

- 10 bird's eye chilies

Instructions:

1. Saute ground spices with bay leaves and ginger until cooked and fragrant.

2. Add water, sugar, salt, and sweet soy sauce, stir well.

3. Add chicken feet, cook until the water is reduced.

5. Spicy Meatball Pentol

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A recommendation for a spicy and delicious snack that you can make at home is spicy meatball pentol. The result will not lose to those sold in street stalls.

Ingredients:

- 30 pieces of meatball

- 2 stalks of scallion, chopped

Spice 1:

- 20 pieces of bird's eye chilies

- 5 pieces of curly red chilies

- 5 cloves of garlic

- 8 cloves of shallot

Grind all ingredients roughly

Spice 2:

- 1 tablespoon of grated palm sugar

- 3 cm of ginger, crushed

- 3 pieces of kaffir lime leaves

- 4 pieces of bay leaves

- salt, sugar, pepper, and powdered broth to taste

- a small piece of galangal, crushed

How to make:

1. Sauté the ground spice with ginger, galangal, kaffir lime leaves, and bay leaves until fragrant.

2. Add enough water, wait until it boils, then add the meatballs and stir until evenly distributed.

3. Season with grated palm sugar, salt, pepper, and powdered broth to taste.

4. Check the taste, then add the chopped scallion. Wait until the broth reduces, then remove from heat and serve.

6. Rujak-Flavored Fried Tapioca

Rujak-flavored fried tapioca (cireng) is a recommendation for a spicy snack that anyone may like. The spiciness comes from the homemade rujak seasoning.

Ingredients:

- 125 ml of water

- 2 teaspoons of chicken broth powder

- 2 cloves of garlic, mashed

- 200 gr of tapioca flour

- 1 stalk of scallion, thinly sliced

Tapioca dough:

- 75 ml of water

- 3 tablespoons of tapioca flour

- 1 tablespoon of wheat flour

Rujak seasoning:

- 100 gr of grated palm sugar

- 1 teaspoon of roasted shrimp paste

- 5 pieces of red bird's eye chilies

- 1 teaspoon of salt

- 5 tablespoons of tamarind water

How to make:

1. Mix tapioca flour, wheat flour, and water, stir until smooth. Set aside.

2. Boil water, chicken broth powder, and garlic until boiling. Add tapioca dough, cook until thickened. Remove from heat.

3. Pour the tapioca dough into the flour mixture, add scallion, stir until almost evenly distributed. Divide the dough into 12 equal parts.

4. Shape each dough into a ball, flatten it. Fry the cireng in plenty of hot oil over medium heat until crispy. Remove from heat, drain. Set aside.

5. Rujak seasoning: Grind roasted shrimp paste, bird's eye chilies, and salt. Put them in a pan, add grated palm sugar and tamarind water, cook until boiling.

6. Remove from heat. Serve the cireng with the rujak seasoning.

7. Spicy Macaroni

Spicy macaroni used to be a popular recommendation for spicy snacks. Besides buying it, turns out you can easily make this snack at home, KLovers!

Ingredients:

- 250 grams of macaroni

- 3 cloves of garlic

- chili powder according to taste

- salt to taste

How to make:

1. Dry the macaroni, then cool it before frying.

2. Fry the macaroni with hot oil, drain.

3. Slice the garlic, then fry it, drain. Mix with macaroni.

4. Mix salt and chili powder, mix with macaroni that has been mixed with garlic. Stir until evenly distributed.

5. Spicy macaroni is ready to serve.

8. Mie Lidi

Mie lidi is one of the recommended spicy snacks that makes someone nostalgic for their childhood. Well, if you're interested in making it, you can follow this easy recipe.

Ingredients:

- 200 gr spaghetti

- 1 packet of balado powder

- 1 bay leaf

- salt to taste

How to make:

1. Fry the spaghetti with hot oil.

2. Wait until cooked and browned. Lift and drain.

3. Fry the bay leaf, then finely chop.

4. Coat the fried spaghetti with balado powder.

5. Place the mie lidi in a container and sprinkle with balado powder.

6. Add a few pieces of finely chopped bay leaf and salt to taste.

7. Mix the mie lidi with the seasoning, until evenly distributed.

8. Mie lidi is ready to enjoy.

Well, KLovers, those are some recommendations for spicy snacks that are easy to make at home.

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