Cireng (Oyster Mushroom Cireng)

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Cireng - Photographed by Acik Mardhiyanti / Acik Mdy

Cireng is one of the traditional food/ snack from Indonesia. It’s a good one for afternoon tea guys… Sometimes I want to eat traditional food from Indonesia. But, the only way is…I must cook it by myself so I have to try when I failed I must try again. So this is my way to make my wish, cireng! Open-mouthed smile Let’s check it out…

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Photographed by Acik Mardhiyanti / Acik Mdy

 To make Cireng :

 Seasoning :
  • 2 cloves of garlic- mash these!
  • Add salt as you like (1/2 ttsp or 1 ttsp)
  • 1-2 ttsp white pepper powder
Ingredients :
  • 15 spoons of tapioca (I use super quality tapioca)
  • 3 spoons of flour
  • 5 spoons of tapioca to coat
  • 250ml-300ml Boiled water
  • 2 small oyster mushrooms- cut as you like
  • Handful onion leaves (cut it first)
  • Canola oil (to fry cireng)
These are what you do…
  • Take a bowl, place tapioca, flour, onion leaves, oyster mushroom, salt, white pepper powder, garlic that you mashed
  • Pour water slowly…Stir this dough
  • Spread tapioca in a trays
  • Take one spoon dough, roll it in trays to coat your dough. Take it by hand, make a ball and press a little a bit. take a side.. Repeat this until your dough empty
  • Heat oil on medium flame. Deep-fry your dough, drain in paper towel. Take aside
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Cireng - Photographed by Acik Mardhiyanti / Acik Mdy

 Make Cireng Sauce :

 Ingredients :
  • 800 ml of water
  • 4-5 dark soy sauce
  • 3-5 seedless tamarind
  • add salt as you like
  • 5 red chilies padi (if you like spicy) – Mash these chilies
  • 2 cloves garlic – chop it
  • 1 baby cucumber – chop it
How to make Cireng sauce :
  • Turn on the stove on  medium flame
  • Place heavy pan or wok. Pour water, dark soy sauce, add garlic that you chopped, add chilies that you mashed, add seedless tamarind, and add salt. Let it boil
  • Add baby cucumber, stir them for few minutes (about 3-5 minutes)
  • Turn off the stove
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Cireng sauce - Photographed by Acik Mardhiyanti / Acik Mdy

 How to serve Cireng with sauce…
  • Place small plate
  • Place cireng first, then pour it with sauce… Done!
  • Enjoy  your afrternoon tea with Indonesia traditional snack Open-mouthed smile
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What do you think about this snack?? Looks great, huh??… I like this snack! After many years…finally, I can eat this snack again… Of course, cook by myself Rolling on the floor laughing Have a nice day everyone!

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  • Written by Acik Mardhiyanti / Acik Mdy
  • Photographed by Acik Mardhiyanti / Acik Mdy
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