Description
This is a very popular street food found around the Sunda region of Western Java. Batagor is an acronym for Bakso Tahu Goreng (Fried Tofu Balls) though it’s not really a ball, but more of a triangle shape. The tofu is stuffed with a mixture of savory ground meat, steamed, and then coated with batter and fried; it is served with a spicy sweet chile-peanut sauce.
Ingredients
- 4 (8 ounce) containers tofu
- ½ cup prawns – peeled, deveined, and minced
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1 ½ ounces ground chicken
- 1 green onion, chopped
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- salt and ground white pepper to taste
- 1 egg
- 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- cold water, or as needed
- ⅓ cup water
- ¼ cup coarsely chopped dry roasted peanuts
- 1 fresh red chile pepper, finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 teaspoons white vinegar
- 1 teaspoon white sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- oil for frying
Instructions
- Slice each tofu square diagonally to make 8 triangles. Make a cut into the base of each tofu triangle and scoop out enough of tofu to create a pocket.
- Combine scooped-out tofu pieces
- prawns
- egg
- ground chicken
- green onion
- cornstarch
- sesame oil
- salt
- and pepper in a bowl for the filling. Carefully stuff filling back into the tofu triangles; the filling will bulge out.
- Place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Bring water to a boil. Add stuffed tofu triangles
- cover
- and steam for 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile
- make the batter. Mix egg and flour in a bowl. Whisk in enough water to give batter a medium-thin consistency.
- Combine water
- peanuts
- red chile pepper
- garlic
- vinegar
- salt
- and sugar in a bowl. Stir until salt and sugar have dissolved and set sauce aside.
- Remove cooked tofu triangles from the steamer.
- Heat oil in a wok until hot. Dip triangles into the batter and slowly lower into the hot oil. Fry in batches until golden brown and the batter is cooked through
- about 5 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Serve hot with the peanut sauce.
Prep Time: 35 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
Servings: 8