Recipe for Seblak Basah, Special Bandung Style, Delicious and Addictive!

Kapanlagi.com - Seblak is one of the typical Sundanese dishes that is currently popular among the community. It is known that seblak is an abbreviation of segak and nyegat which means 'stinging' in Sundanese. This is the characteristic of the seblak taste that stings because it uses kencur.

Starting from the filling of seblak which only consists of soaked crackers and scrambled eggs, now the typical Bandung food has various fillings and flavors. The way to cook seblak is also easy, so you can enjoy homemade seblak Bandung without leaving your house.

Here is the recipe for making seblak summarized on Tuesday (20/2/2024)

1. Seblak Recipe Ingredients

Ingredients:

• Enough seblak crackers

• Enough meatballs

• Enough boiled chicken feet

• Enough water

• Enough broth powder

• Enough oil

• 1 bunch of pakcoy

• 2 sausages

• ¼ tsp ground pepper

• 1 egg

Ground Spices:

• 2 fingers of kencur

• 4 curly chili peppers

• 8 red bird's eye chili peppers

• 4 shallots

• 3 garlic cloves

• 1 candle nut

2. Steps to Make Seblak

Steps:

• Soak the seblak crackers in water for 30 minutes.

• Drain.

• Sauté the ground spices until fragrant.

• Add a little water.

• Add meatballs, sausages, and chicken feet.

• Add pepper and broth powder.

• Add pakcoy and eggs.

• Stir.

• Add seblak crackers.

• Stir until the crackers become soft.

• Serve.

3. Benefits of Seblak

Seblak apparently has a range of benefits that can be useful for the body. Seblak contains carbohydrates derived from crackers so it can provide energy. Additional ingredients such as meatballs, chicken, or seafood are also sources of protein that can be useful for growth and tissue repair. Garlic, shallots, and chili, which are the seasonings for seblak, contain antioxidant and anti-inflammatory compounds. Eating seblak can also reduce stress and improve mood because it can release endorphins in the brain.

4. Dangers of Seblak

In addition to having benefits, consuming seblak too often can also be dangerous. Seblak crackers with bright colors may use harmful dyes. Undercooked crackers are also not good for the digestive process. High levels of spiciness in seblak are also not good because they can cause gastric irritation, diarrhea, and chronic gastritis.

The MSG contained in seblak can cause disruptions to organ functions in the body. Some symptoms that arise from consuming too much MSG include fatigue, dizziness, numbness in the face, chest pain, nausea, and irregular heartbeats. The high sodium content in excessive salt can also trigger hypertension and kidney disorders.

5. Why is it called Seblak?

Seblak is taken from the word Nyeblak in Sundanese language which means surprising. Some also say that seblak comes from the word 'segak' or 'nyegak' which means stinging. It can be said that the meaning of surprising and stinging is suitable with the character of seblak food that makes it surprising and stinging because it is spicy.

6. What is the Original Seblak Like?

Seblak is made from boiled crackers that become soft and wet. In its early appearance, seblak did not have any toppings or complements like those sold in Jakarta and other cities.

7. Why is Seblak Unhealthy?

In a serving of seblak, the dominant nutritional content is only carbohydrates, and there is no balanced fiber or protein. If consumed excessively, it can cause diarrhea, or in the long run, excessive sodium consumption can trigger heart disease.

8. What's Inside Seblak?

Initially, seblak consisted only of soaked crackers cooked until soft. To make it more delicious, seblak is added with scrambled eggs. As it becomes more popular, the fillings in seblak also become more varied. Not only crackers and eggs, but also vegetables, slices of beef meatballs, chicken feet, macaroni, and yellow noodles are added.

9. Who First Made Seblak?

Fadly Rahman, a culinary historian, asserts that there is no written evidence of when seblak was first made. Fadly says that seblak is the result of the creativity of West Java residents who mix various popular ingredients since the 1990s-2000s. Seblak or nyeblak in Sundanese language means surprising.

(kpl/dva)