Krupuk kulit
 Krupuk kulit | |
| Alternative names | Karupuak jangek (Minang), Rambak (Javanese) |
|---|---|
| Course | Snack and main course |
| Place of origin | Indonesia |
| Region or state | Nationwide |
| Created by | Indonesian cuisine but more prevalent in Minangkabau and Javanese tradition |
| Serving temperature | Room temperature |
| Main ingredients | Cattle skin (cow or water buffalo), diced, sun dried, and fried in ample of coconut oil |
Krupuk kulit ([rambak] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help) or Minangkabau: karupuak jangek, lit:"skin crackers") is a traditional Indonesian cattle skin krupuk (cracker).[1] Traditionally it is made from the soft inner skin of cattle (cow or water buffalo), diced, and sun-dried until hard and lost most of its water content. The diced and dried skin later are fried in ample of hot cooking oil until they expand in similar fashion with bubble. This expanded fried cattle skin is crispy, and then wrapped in vacuum plastic bags to ensure and prolonged its crispiness.
Serving
Krupuk kulit is often served as a crispy snack to accompany main meals. In Padang restaurants they are often offered as side dish for nasi Padang or sate padang. In Java, krupuk kulit is the essential ingredients for krechek, a krupuk kulit dish in spicy coconut milk stew.
Variations
Most of krupuk kulit sold in Indonesia are made from cattle skin. However, in some areas with large non-Muslim population, such as Bali, Batak lands, and some of Indonesian Chinatowns in Medan and other cities, the krupuk kulit made from pork skin are also available.
Notes
- ^ Abdul Lathief (May 14, 2012). "Kerupuk Rambak Potret Ekonomi Rakyat" (in Indonesian). Kompas.com. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
External links
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