Meatballs are Indonesian food which is no less famous for foreign food. These rounds made of flour and meat commonly called pentol also have many fans to foreign countries.
According to the KBBI, meatballs are foods made from beef, shrimp, fish chopped and crushed together with starch and egg white, and generally formed roundly. There are many kinds of meatballs in Indonesia, some are made from beef, chicken, fish, and many more. Even meatballs now have a variety of creations, not only meat balls but with various fillings. Among other things: quail eggs, chicken eggs, chili, sambal, sausage, until cheese.
Not only is the content different, but the way of serving meatballs is diverse, some use gravy, some are burned, some are set with chili sauce. In addition to various content and presentation methods, there are various variations of meatballs shapes and sizes. Besides being round, there are also meatball sellers who innovate making box meatballs, heart shaped, and also barbell shapes.
Indonesian people are always creative. Former American president, Barack Obama as a child living in Indonesia likes meatballs and becomes his favorite food. Same As typical foods sold on the other side of the road, the history of meatballs is still a mystery. The possibility of the broth and noodles came from China, but the pot might come from the Netherlands which had colonized Indonesia in the 19th century, while the meatball contents were unknown from where it came from.
In general, meatballs consist of pentol, tofu, beef broth, and noodles. But because now more meatball innovations, there are also many kinds. The way to make meatballs is also varied and varied, ranging from how to make meatballs to how to make egg meatballs.
Currently more and more street vendors are selling meatballs. Because of the increasingly intense competition among meatball traders, they are also trying to use various reasons and ways to get high profits. Many meatballs sellers are also for the sake of getting more income, then using naughty and cheating methods.
The following are naughty and fraudulent things done by meatball traders
- Dangers of rat meatballs
Not just for the sake of long-lasting meatballs by using borax, meatballs also appear using ingredients from rat meat on the pretext of getting greater profits.
These rat meatballs tend to break easily if cut or stabbed with a knife. The smell is even more fishy. Therefore, you must be careful and careful when buying meatballs. If the meatball trader sells at a cheap price, it is suspected that there is a possibility that meatballs meat is used in rat meat.
- The danger of borax mixed meatballs
Once there was news about the meatballs mixed with borax so that the meatballs were durable and long lasting. Even though borax is a substance that is harmful to the body and can cause liver cancer. How to recognize meatballs that use borax are: Meatballs that use borax will be more supple texture.
You can try by throwing meatballs on the floor, if you bounce like a ball and don't stick to the floor, it is meatballs that use borax. If you buy meatballs, try to leave the meatballs in a place that is open for 3 days, then the borax meatballs will remain durable, even there are no flies or other insects that perch or just pass over it. Borax meatballs tend to be whiter. The smell of borax meatballs is not natural like natural meatballs that have a distinctive meat aroma.
It turned out to be horrifying and disgusting, if it turns out that meatballs sold on the roadside even restaurants turned out to use ingredients that are harmful to our body's health. Instead of taking risks by eating meatballs that are not clear where they are made from, you should learn to make your own meatballs. Maybe you are curious about how to make various meatballs?
How to make meatballs easy!
Before making, you decide what meat you will use first? Will you use beef, chicken, fish or shrimp? Don't be confused, we will present you how to make meatballs using beef, chicken, fish, and shrimp.
- How to make fish meatballs
Material:
Sugar 2 tablespoons Garlic 4 cloves Mature water to taste Salt 1 tspEs enough rock, crush Sago flour 3 tablespoons Pepper powder 1 teaspoon of kg mackerel, clean thorns and skin 2 eggs chicken eggs
How to make:
Put the fish in a blender with garlic, egg white, sugar, salt, pepper, and ice cubes to taste. Blend until it's really smooth. Pour the blended mixture into a container and add the sago flour slowly while kneading until well blended. water in the pan until boiling Take the meat mixture with your hands and then form round with both hands or with one hand pressed until the dough comes out through the index finger and thumb. Insert the formed mixture into hot water. Continue until all the dough is finished. If the batter has floated then the pentol is cooked. Lift