Serundeng
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Serundeng is an Indonesian sauteed
grated coconut
that is often used as a side dish to accompany rice. It is made primarily of grated coconut. First spices and seasonings like onions, chili peppers, garlic, onion, coriander, turmeric, sugar, tamarind, bay leaves (daun salam), lime leaves (daun jeruk purut), and galangal
are ground to a paste and fried. Then grated coconut is fried until golden brown and mixed with the seasoning paste and roasted peanuts. Freshly shredded coconut, instead of grated coconut leftover from making coconut milk, gives a richer taste. Serundeng can be mixed with meat in dishes such as serundeng daging (beef serundeng) or sprinkled on top of other dishes such as soto
or ketan (sticky rice).
In Indonesia
beef serundeng is usually tastes rather sweet because the addition of coconut sugar, and commonly associated with Javanese cuisine
. Serundeng as grated coconut spinkled dry condiment is also found in Betawi cuisine of Jakarta
, and Makassar cuisine of South Sulawesi, usually applied upon soto, ketan, or burasa (rice in banan leaf cooked in coconut milk).
In Malaysia the term serunding refer to meat floss instead, it can be mixed with grated coconut or not. While in Indonesia
meat floss is called abon, and serundeng is clearly refer to spiced and sauteed grated coconut.
Sautéing
Sautéing is a method of cooking food, that uses a small amount of fat in a shallow pan over relatively high heat. Ingredients are usually cut into pieces or thinly sliced to facilitate fast cooking. The primary mode of heat transfer during sautéing is conduction between the pan and the food being...
grated coconut
Coconut
The coconut palm, Cocos nucifera, is a member of the family Arecaceae . It is the only accepted species in the genus Cocos. The term coconut can refer to the entire coconut palm, the seed, or the fruit, which is not a botanical nut. The spelling cocoanut is an old-fashioned form of the word...
that is often used as a side dish to accompany rice. It is made primarily of grated coconut. First spices and seasonings like onions, chili peppers, garlic, onion, coriander, turmeric, sugar, tamarind, bay leaves (daun salam), lime leaves (daun jeruk purut), and galangal
Galangal
Galangal is a rhizome of plants of the genus Alpinia or Kaempferia in the ginger family Zingiberaceae, with culinary and medicinal uses originated from Indonesia...
are ground to a paste and fried. Then grated coconut is fried until golden brown and mixed with the seasoning paste and roasted peanuts. Freshly shredded coconut, instead of grated coconut leftover from making coconut milk, gives a richer taste. Serundeng can be mixed with meat in dishes such as serundeng daging (beef serundeng) or sprinkled on top of other dishes such as soto
Soto (food)
Soto, sroto, tauto or coto is a common dish, found in many regional variations of Indonesian cuisine. It is a traditional soup mainly composed of broth, meat and vegetables. There is no clear definition of what makes a soto, but normally many traditional soups are called soto, whereas foreign and...
or ketan (sticky rice).
In Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
beef serundeng is usually tastes rather sweet because the addition of coconut sugar, and commonly associated with Javanese cuisine
Javanese cuisine
Javanese cuisine is the cuisine of Javanese people. In wider sense, Javanese cuisine might also refer to the cuisine of the whole people of Java Island, Indonesia; which also include Sundanese in West Java, Betawi people in Jakarta and Madurese on Madura Island off East Java...
. Serundeng as grated coconut spinkled dry condiment is also found in Betawi cuisine of Jakarta
Jakarta
Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...
, and Makassar cuisine of South Sulawesi, usually applied upon soto, ketan, or burasa (rice in banan leaf cooked in coconut milk).
In Malaysia the term serunding refer to meat floss instead, it can be mixed with grated coconut or not. While in Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
meat floss is called abon, and serundeng is clearly refer to spiced and sauteed grated coconut.