Cherry & Dennis Helper Habitat
Indonesian Cilok with Peanut Sauce
印尼花生醬木薯粉丸
Recipe overview
Tapioca and wheat dough balls with sweet-sour peanut sauce.
01
Ingredients
Main ingredients
- 150 g tapioca starch
- 100 g plain flour
- 60 g unsweetened smooth peanut butter
- 180 ml water (Dough)
- 0.5 tsp salt (Dough)
- 0.25 tsp ground white pepper (Dough)
- 1.5 L water (Boiling water)
Peanut sauce
- 120 ml water
- 1 tbsp Indonesian sweet soy sauce
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 0.25 tsp chilli powder
02
Tools
- mixing bowl
- measuring spoons
- measuring jug
- lidded pot
- spatula
- sieve
- serving plate
- kitchen knife
- cutting board
- small saucepan
03
Steps
Step 1
Mix wheat flour, salt and pepper
Mix wheat flour, salt and pepper.
Step 2
Boil 180 ml water
Boil 180 ml water.
Step 3
Add hot water gradually and stir into a dough with spatula
Add hot water gradually and stir into a dough with spatula.
Step 4
Cool until safe to touch, then add tapioca starch
Cool until safe to touch, then add tapioca starch.
Step 5
Knead gently to combine; do not taste raw dough
Knead gently to combine; do not taste raw dough.
Step 6
Shape about twenty-four balls about three centimetres wide
Shape about twenty-four balls about three centimetres wide.
Step 7
Boil 1
Boil 1.5 litres water and add balls separately.
Step 8
Stir gently; cook five to seven minutes after floating
Stir gently; cook five to seven minutes after floating.
Step 9
Cut the thickest ball; drain only when no dry centre remains
Cut the thickest ball; drain only when no dry centre remains.
Step 10
Mix peanut butter, 120 ml water and sweet soy in a small pan
Mix peanut butter, 120 ml water and sweet soy in a small pan.
Step 11
Simmer three minutes; stir in chilli and lime
Simmer three minutes; stir in chilli and lime.
Step 12
Serve warm balls with sauce
Serve warm balls with sauce.
Common mistakes
- Floating does not prove the centre cooked; continue and check.
Tips
Balls are chewy; make small and chew carefully. Contains wheat, peanuts and soy; not classified as a young-child meal.
