How to cook tempe like native Indonesians?

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Tempe is a very common food for Indonesian people to eat everyday. Tempe can be processed into various types of food, either as a side dish, main dish, or as a snack. Here are the top 3 ways to cook tempeh that are most commonly practiced by native Indonesians

1. Tempe Goreng (Fried Tempe)

Processing tempeh by frying is the most common and easiest way to cook it. Fried tempeh is often used as a side dish to accompany meals or as a snack that can be eaten at any time. The spices used are usually very simple. Indonesian people usually have their own recipe for their flagship fried tempeh.

Tempe goreng as a side dish

How to make fried tempe (tempe goreng)

Ingredients:

  1. Tempe
  2. 2 cloves garlic
  3. 1 tbsp salt
  4. Water

How to make:

  1. Grind the garlic and salt
  2. Pour a little water
  3. Put tempe that has been sliced into the spices, let stand por about 5 minutes
  4. Heat the cooking oil
  5. Fry the tempe until it is golden brown and cooked
  6. Remove from the pan when the outside texture is crunchy

2. Kering Tempe

Kering tempe in English means dry tempe. Kering is a food made from small slices of tempeh which are fried and then seasoned with special ingredients. Some of the original Indonesian ingredients used are asam jawa (tamarind), terasi (shrimp paste), and  gula merah (brown sugar). Native Indonesians also add other ingredients besides tempeh, such as fried peanuts and fried anchovies. Kering tempe is very suitable to be eaten with rice and other side dishes

How to make kering tempe?

Ingredients 1: (mashed or blend)

  1. 8 pieces of bright red boiled red chilies
  2. 5 Red onions
  3. 5 Cloves of Garlic
  4. 1 cm Ginger
  5. 1 seedless tamarind marble
  6. 1 teaspoon of shrimp paste that has been burned and crushed
  7. 1 tsp salt
  8. 50 ml of water

Ingredients 2:

  1. 4 tablespoons of oil
  2. 7 tablespoons of sugar
  3. 300 g of cut tempeh with pieces of dry fried tempeh until dry
  4. 150 g of fried peanuts
  5. 2 tablespoons of fried onions a little old/old to make it fragrant
  6. 2 tbsp water to dissolve the sugar

How to make :

• Sauté ground spices until fragrant and cooked

• Add tempeh and sugar and cook until the sugar dissolves and the water content reduces

• Pull the seasoning if it's thick with hair, add the peanuts and mix it

• Mix dry tempeh then mix it thoroughly

• Stir briefly while sprinkled with fried onions

• Set aside until cold ready, close the jar

• Ready to serve anytime


The recipe above was developed by Rudy Choirudin, the video for making it can be seen in the video below



3. Tumis Tempe Kecap

Tumis tempe kecap in Ennglish is stir fry tempe in soy sauce. Tumis tempe kecap is also commonly eaten as a side dish. The main seasoning added is sweet soy sauce. Usually besides tempe, pieces of vegetables such as long beans or green beans are also added.

How to make Tumis Tempe Kecap

Ingredients: 

  1. 250 g tempe, cut into 2 cm cubes, fry half cooked
  2. 6 shallots, finely sliced
  3. 3 cloves of garlic, finely sliced
  4. 2 red chilies, finely sliced
  5. 2 green chilies, finely sliced
  6. 2 cm ginger, bruised
  7. 1 bay leaf
  8. 1 tsp salt
  9. ½ tsp white pepper powder
  10. 2 tbsp sweet soy sauce
  11. 100 ml of water
  12. 3 tbsp oil, for stir fry

How to make:

  1. Heat oil, stir fry shallots and garlic until fragrant
  2. Add red chilies, green chilies, ginger, and bay leaves, stir well
  3. Add tempeh, salt, pepper, water and sweet soy sauce, stir well
  4. Cook until the spices are absorbed and cooked
  5. Lift and serve

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