Potato Fritters ~ Indonesian Style

I’m pretty sure that every culture has its own version of some sort mashed potatoes and fritters. Perkedel kentang is Indonesian potato fritter, found everywhere from street hawkers  to high-end restaurants. It is a very popular Indonesian side dish that is great to be eaten alone as snacks or served as a condiment to a special coconut chicken-based soups (such as soto ayam and opor ayam) and nasi uduk.

The word ‘perkedel’ is actually a derivative of the Dutch word ‘frikandel’, which is a deep-fried sausage that doesn’t have a casing and is often sliced down the middle and stuffed with toppings.  Indonesia was colonized by the Dutch, so there is a lot of Dutch influence in the archipelago culinary.

Perkedel carries a lot of variations, but most contain potatoes and ground meat. Another varieties of perkedel kentang are perkedel tahu (tofu fritters) and perkedel jagung (corn fritters). Potato fritters are our answer to mashed potatoes. It is mixed with spices, shaped into patties, and then deep-fried. Potatoes have always been deep-fried until golden before it was mashed. Not that healthy? Well, trust me, deep frying potatoes twice gives the fritters extra kick.

Potato Fritters – Indonesian style

For recipe in Indonesian, click HERE

Ingredients:

·         500g potatoes, cut into smaller pieces

·         200g ground beef or corned beef

·         2 eggs, lightly whisked

·         2 tablespoons deep fried shallot (from 4 shallots)

·         1 tablespoon deep fried garlic (from 2 cloves garlic)

·         1 stalk celery, finely chopped

·         1 stalk scallion, finely chopped

·         ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg

·         1 teaspoon salt

·         ½  teaspoon sugar

·         ½ teaspoon ground pepper

·         Oil for frying

Directions:

1.       Deep fry potato pieces in hot oil until golden. Remove from heat and let cool on paper towel.

2.       Mash potatoes till fine using a mortar and pestle or food processor.

3.       Combine mashed potatoes, fried shallots and garlic, celery, scallion, corned beef, nutmeg, and pepper. Mix everything well together. Add salt and sugar to taste.

4.       Shape mashed spiced potatoes into round and flat patties.

5.       Coat patties with egg and deep-fry in hot oil until golden, about 2 minutes each side.

6.       Serve warm.

Bahasa indonesia

Bahan:

·         500 gr kentang, iris tipis dan goreng sampai matang

·         200 gr daging sapi cincang atau kornet

·         2 butir telur ayam, kocok lepas

·         2 sdm bawang merah goreng

·         2 sdm bawang putih goreng

·         1 batang daun seledri, iris halus

·         1 batang daun bawang, iris halus

·         ¼ sdt bubuk pala

·         ½ sdt merica

·         1 sdt garam

·         1 sdt gula pasir

·         Minyak untuk menggoreng

Cara:

1.       Goreng irisan kentang sampai matang, tiriskan dengan tissue makan.

2.       Tumbuk kentang sampai halus.

3.       Campur kentang halus dengan bawang merah dan bawang putih goreng, irisan daun selederi dan daun bawang, kornet, bubuk pala, dan merica. Tambahkan garam dan gula.

4.       Ambil adonan kentang, bentuk menjadi bulat pipih (atau sesuai selera).

5.       Celupkan dalam kocokan telur dan goreng dalam minyak banyak dan panas hingga matang. Sajikan selagi hangat.

French Toast Roll-Ups

French toast has always been my favorite food for breakfast. Others can have pancakes and waffles, but I’ll take French toast any day.  I just can’t have enough of them.  I never knew I could turn regular french toasts into a five-star quality dish that just melts in the mouth.

French toast roll-up is like a cross between a pastry and a cinnamon toast.  So easy to make and everyone will go crazy about how fun and delicious they are to eat.

To make the roll-ups, the bread crust is trimmed and flattened out with rolling pin. Place whatever filling you like inside towards the end of the piece of the bread.  You can use cream cheese, nut butter, jam, dulce de leche, Nutella, cajeta, caramel, and diced/sliced fresh fruits, or whatever else you can think of.  My favorite is softened cream cheese and dice strawberries and of course Nutella and diced strawberries. There are no rules and the recipe is really more method than precision.  Then the bread is rolled and cooked in a buttery skillet just like regular french toast.

These french toast roll-ups are delicious for breakfast or even high tea.  Oh, you can have it anytime, morning, day, and night. Your great little treat is ready in no time.  They taste amazing on their own, but a little dip in some maple syrup makes them extra sweet and scrumptious.

French Toast Roll-Ups

For recipe in Indonesian, click HERE

Ingredients:

·         10 slices white soft bread

·         2 eggs

·         4 tbsp milk

·         1/3 cup sugar

·         1 tsp ground cinnamon

·         Filling of your choice (cream cheese, jam, Nutella, cajeta, caramel, dulce de leche, sliced of fresh fruits etc)

·         Butter for greasing the pan

·         Maple syrup

Directions:

1.       Place piece of bread on a cutting board and trim your crust. Flatten each piece of bread with a rolling pin.

2.       At one end of your bread, place your filling (just a small strip), add sliced fruits or chocolate chips (if using) and roll up.

3.       Combine sugar and cinnamon in a shallow dish. Mix well.  Set aside.

4.       In another shallow dish, whisk together eggs and milk. Coat your bread roll in your egg mixture.

5.       Heat a pan over low-medium heat, melt the butter to coat the pan.  Place rolls in the pan, seam side down.

6.       Cook until golden brown, turning to brown all sides.

7.       Remove the rolls one at a time from pan and roll to coat in cinnamon-sugar mixture. Serve warm with maple syrup.

Bahasa Indonesia

Bahan:

·         10 lembar roti tawar putih

·         2 butir telur

·         4 sdm susu cair

·         1/3 cup gula pasir

·         1 tsp bubuk kayumanis

·         Isian sesuai selera (cream cheese, selai, selai kacang, Nutella, cajeta, caramel, dulce de leche, irisan buah segar dll)

·         Mentega

·         Sirup maple

Cara:

1.       Buang pinggiran roti, kemudian pipihkan dengan menggunakan rolling pin.

2.       Olesi salah satu sisi roti sedikit saja dengan bahan isian, tambahkan irisan buah atau coklat chips jika suka, lalu gulung perlahan.

3.       Campur gula pasir dan bubuk kayumanis dalam mangkuk datar.  Sisihkan.

4.       Dalam mangkuk lain, kocok telur dan susu.  Celupkan gulungan roti ke dalam adonan telur.

5.       Panaskan wajan datar dengan api kecil-sedang, lelehkan mentega. Letakkan gulungan roti dengan lipatan di bagian bawah.

6.       Goreng sampai kecoklatan, balikkan sampai semua sisinya berwarna kuning kecoklatan.

7.       Angkat dan gulingan satu per satu dalam campuran gula-kayumanis.  Sajikan selagi hangat dengan sirup maple.