Balinese Crispy Duck

Balinese Crispy Duck

Balinese
Crispy Fried Duck

Bebek goreng Bali

Easy to cook up

The trick of the tender meat is to marinate and slow cook it for about an hour before deep frying.

While waiting for the duck to marinate, it’s a good idea to prepare the lawar and sambal matah.

Serve the dish with the lawar and top it off with some sambal bajak and sambal matah.

Will Meyrick

portions

hour

Summary

Main Ingredients

  • 1 whole duck, cut into 4 parts
  • 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 2 pieces salam leaves
  • 2 pieces lime leaves
  • 2 stalks lemongrass, bruised
  • Water to just covering the duck
  • Oil to fry

 

Duck Paste

  • 2 cm knob ginger, peeled
  • 2 cm kencur
  • 2 cm knob galangal, peeled
  • 8 cloves garlic
  • 1 teaspoon shrimp paste, fried
  • ½ teaspoon coriander seeds
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 2 teaspoons salt

Hujan Locale’s Bebek Goreng

Lawar Kalasan

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoon kalasan dressing (see below)
  • 1 tablespoon fried shallot
  • 1 tablespoon fried garlic
  • 1 teaspoon fried bird’s eye chilli
  • 1 teaspoon cooked out shrimp paste in vegetable oil
  • A pinch of pepper (to taste)
  • A pinch of salt (to taste)
  • 2 pieces lime leaves, julienned
  • 2 Balinese lime (any lime will do), juiced
  • ½ cup of young jackfruit, boil till half cooked for about 10 minutes & chopped
  • 1 cup of long bean, blanched and small sliced
  • 1/3 cup of hard coconut flesh, grilled, shave the skin and grated

Method

Assembling the lawar kalasan
In a mixing bowl, combine kalasan dressing with fried shallot, fried garlic, fried bird’s eye chilli, shrimp paste and seasoning with salt, pepper and fresh Balinese lime juice. Add in all vegetables and grated grilled coconut flesh. Adjust the seasoning before serving.

A refreshing and kicking Lawar

Kalasan Dressing

Ingredients

  • 2 pieces lime leaves
  • 1 stalk lemongrass
  • 1 piece salam leaf
  • 2 tablespoons bumbu gede Ubud paste (see pantry)
  • 1 cup coconut cream
  • Oil to cook

Method

Heat oil in the pan, fry the paste for about 5 minutes with lime leaf, lemongrass and salam leaf in a low heat. Once the paste is aromatic then add in coconut milk and simmer for 10 minutes until reduce by half.

Ingredients for the Bumbu Gede

Bumbu Gede Ubud

Ingredients

  • 1 knob galangal, peeled
  • 1 knob ginger, peeled
  • ¼ cup turmeric, peeled
  • 2 stalks lemongrass, finely chopped
  • ¼ cup kencur
  • 12 pieces green small chillies
  • ½ cup garlic, peeled
  • 2 tablespoons wewangen (optional)
  • 2 tablespoons coriander seeds
  • 1 tablespoon black pepper

Ingredients to fry

  • 3 pieces salam leaves
  • 2 pieces lime leaves
  • 1 stalk lemongrass
  • Oil to cook

Method

Chop all ingredients finely, except salam leaves, lemongrass and lime leaves, or blend if not up to doing it traditional way.

Keep half of the bumbu gede Ubud paste once finely chopped to one side for the kalasan dressing.

Heat up some oil in a pan, add in lemongrass, salam leaves and lime leaves, add in the rest of bumbu gede in and saute for 5 minutes until the oil has separated. Set to one side and allow to cool.

Garnish

sprigs of lemon basil
fried shallots

Step by Step Instructions

step 1 : blend

Blend all duck paste ingredients into a fine paste.

step 2 : marinade

Marinate the duck with the paste and set aside for several hours until the paste is absorbed into the duck meat.

step 3 : stir fry

Heat some oil in the sauce pan, put the marinated duck with the paste, salam leaves, lime leaves and bruised lemongrass. Stir well and fry until the duck is coloured and golden brown.

step 4 : pouring

Pour over some water just about to cover the duck, cover your sauce pan with the lid and cook over low heat until the duck meat is tender about 1 hour.

step 5 : cooling

Remove the duck from the pan and allow to cool.

step 6 : second fry

In the new sauce pan, heat some oil over medium heat and then fry the boiled duck until dry and crispy. Remove and drain.

step 7 : dressing

Serve the fried crispy duck on the plate with lawar, sambal bajak and sambal matah.

Selamat Makan

Bon appetit!

Sambal Kecap

Sambal Kecap

Sambal Kecap

Everyday taste of Bali

Everyday Taste of Bali

When you just want that sweet reminder of Balinese food, whip yourself up a Sambal Kecap to drizzle on steamed vegetables, over rice or even on a hamburger. The green chili kick, tempered by the sweetness of the soy sauce will bring the essence of Bali right back! You will find this condiment in each of restaurants, you really can’t serve Indonesian food without it.

Try it with my “Jimbaran Style” recipes:
Grilled fish or grilled squid

Will Meyrick

portion

minutes

Summary

Ingredients
  • 1 piece shallot, peeled and diced
  • 1/2 cup small green chillies, chopped
  • 1 cup sweet soy sauce
  • 1 lime, juiced

 

Method

Simply combine the chopped chillies, soy sauce and lime juice together. This can be kept in airtight container in the refrigeration for several days to use as desired.

Sambal Matah

Sambal Matah

Sambal Matah

Balinese spice ‘dip’ with lemongrass and lime

From Bali with spices

This super straightforward dish contains coconut oil, chilies, lemongrass, limes and the kicker shrimp paste that adds an exquisite salt sour taste to the mix. We serve it with our Salt Baked Fish at Hujan Locale but you can try out this quick recipe and serve with grilled meats, steamed fish or fluffy squares of fried tofu.

This Sambal is also famous at Mama San and Sarong, where I serve it on top of our betel leaves.

Try it with my “Jimbaran Style Grilled Fish” recipe or my “Salt Grilled Snapper”

Will Meyrick

portion

minutes

Summary

Ingredients

  • 8 pieces shallots
  • 2 stalks lemongrass
  • 3 pieces red birds eye chilli, seeds intact
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried shrimp paste
  • 3 pieces Balinese lime, juiced
  • 2 tablespoons coconut oil

 

Method
Finely chop shallots, lemongrass and chillies.
Combine with dried shrimp paste, Balinese lime juice and heat up coconut oil until smoking and then pour over the sambal.
Use your fingertips to lightly mix together with the oil. Serve immediately.

Pork Satay Balinese Style

Pork Satay Balinese Style

Pork Satay Balinese Style

Sate babi bumbu merah

An unmissable culinary specialty from Bali to try at home

Marinated meat threaded onto bamboo skewers and grilled over hot coals, with a sumptuous caramelized appearance; is definitely a perfect description of Sate Babi /pork satay in Bali.

Today I try to recreate this famous Balinese dish after tasting one of the best pork satay in Warung Putri.

Tip: if you want to get a lot of fat, use the neck or belly parts as it has a lot of fat content. Pour a little bit of oil on the skewers, mix it all around, and cook it slowly on the grill. After all sets, serve it with some sliced shallots, chilli, and a squeeze of kaffir lime.

Will Meyrick

portions

minutes

Summary

Main Ingredients
  • 1 cup pork neck, pork belly and pork belly fat, cubed
  • 3 tablespoons palm sugar, grated
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons bumbu merah (see sub recipe)
  • ½ cup oil
  • Bamboo skewers
  • 1 tablespoon shallot, sliced (as desired)
  • 1piece small red chilli, sliced (as desired)
  • 1 piece kaffir lime, halved

 

  • 3 pieces small red chilli
  • 7 pieces big red chilli
  • 2 bulbs garlic, peeled
  • 2 pieces shallot
  • 2 tablespoons coriander seeds
>>> Alternate recipe

Garnish

shallot slices
red bird eye chilli slices
kaffir lime halved

Step by Step Instructions

step 1 : bumbu merah

For the Bumbu Merah ingredients, pound or blend until almost fine.

step 2 : marinade

Grate the palm sugar, salt, bumbu merah and add in cubed pork meat and pork fat on a plate and mix all together. Marinate for 5 hours in the fridge.

step 3 : skewing

After that, take out the marinated pork from the fridge, drizzle with some oil and mix well. Take one piece of pork and another piece of fat and skew onto the bamboo skewer. * Repeat the process 4 (four) times per skewer until all marinated pork finish.

step 4 : grilling

Get your barbeque/charcoal grill hot, then place the pork satay neatly on top of the hot embers, turn it frequently until the satay is cooked and slightly charred on the edge.

step 5 : serving

Take off the heat. Serve with shallot slices, red bird eye chilli slices and kaffir lime on the side.

Selamat Makan

Bon appetit!

Jimbaran Style Grilled Squid

Jimbaran Style Grilled Squid

Jimbaran Style
Grilled Squid

served with sambal kecap manis and fresh lemon basil

If you happen to have a craving for Jimbaran style grilled seafood, here’s how you can make it yourself.

Regulars to Bali know Jimbaran as the beachside fishing village and seafood market, which at night transforms into an open air seafood grill fest. Diners can choose the seafood, bring it to a grill master who will cook it to your liking.

Jimbaran is one of the best places on the island to get the freshest seafood, and aside from the beauty of alfresco dining with the sand between your toes, you are entertained by the roaming buskers performing songs by request.

In this recipe, I uncover the secret recipe of Jimbaran’s Seaside Grill Masters to show how easy it is to cook at home.

Will Meyrick

portions

minutes

Summary

Main Ingredients

  • 4 squids tubes cleaned and also keeping the tentacles
  • 2 sprigs lemon basil
  • 1 piece Balinese lime (any lime will do), halved
  • Sambal kecap manis

 

Marinade I

  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 knob turmeric
  • 1 knob ginger
  • 1 cup butter/margarine
  • 1 lime, juiced
  • Salt
  • Oil

Marinade II (Sambal Kecap Manis)

  • 1 piece shallot, peeled and diced
  • ½ cup small green chillies, chopped
  • 1 cup sweet soy sauce
  • 1 lime, juiced

Sambal Kecap Manis

  • 1 piece shallot, peeled and diced
  • 1/2 cup small green chillies, chopped
  • 1 cup sweet soy sauce
  • 1 lime, juiced

Simply combine the chopped chillies, soy sauce and lime juice together. This can be kept in airtight container in the refrigeration for several days to use as desired.

Garnish

lemon basil

Step by Step Instructions

step 1 : squid prep I

Place the squid on the table and pull the tentacles out with that it should also come the clear cartilage and ink sack, in the same area as the tentacles is also the beck of the squid,  the mouth should just pop out  if you squeeze the tentacles and set to one side.

step 2 : squid prep II

Lightly slice the body of the squid into 4 but make sure you don’t cut all the way through.

step 3 : marinade

Blend your “marinade I” until smooth, by softening butter/margarine and blend garlic, turmeric, ginger to a fine paste.

step 4 : rubbing

Then rub the squid throughly as well as squeezing lime juice, salt and some oil.

step 5 : sambal kecap

Prepare the sambal kecap by simply combine the chopped chillies, soy sauce and lime juice together.

step 6 : embers

Make sure your BBQ is hot and there are no yellow flames.

step 7 : grilling

Place your squid on the wire mesh with the first marinade and grill for 3 minutes each side.

step 8 : spreading

Then add the second marinade of sambal kecap manis and lightly spread onto the squid.

step 9 : second grill

Put it back on the grill and cook for another 5 minutes, turn a couple of times.

step 10 : serving

Served with sambal kecap manis and fresh lemon basil. 

selamat makan!

Bon appetit!