Resep Nasi Bakar Ikan Cakalang

Instructions

1. Rice: Thinly slice the garlic and shallots, then sauté in a little hot oil. Add lime leaves and lemongrass until fragrant. Add white rice, add salt, stir well. Check the taste, if it's right, turn off the heat, set aside.
2. Filling: Clean the skipjack tuna, then steam until cooked, approximately 30 minutes. Cool, then shred the meat.
3. Puree the shallots, garlic, red chilies. Then stir-fry with lemongrass (take the white part), lime leaves and cayenne pepper. Add the steamed skipjack tuna that has been shredded, add salt and sugar, stir well. Add basil leaves, cook until cooked and the spices are absorbed, adjust the taste. Turn off the heat, set aside.
4. Take a banana leaf, add a few tablespoons of rice then add the stir-fried skipjack tuna. Roll it up then lock both sides with a stick. Repeat until all ingredients are used up.
5. Grill over coals or Teflon until fragrant and the banana leaves change color. Ready to be served warm.
6. Before use, the banana leaves are dried in the sun for 5-10 minutes so that they are more flexible and do not tear easily when rolled. Then, clean the banana leaves by wiping them with a damp cloth.