Recipes from the Banda Islands: Ulang-Ulang

Ulang-Ulang
Gado-gado with local almonds

  • 200gms tuna or makerrel
  • 1 tbs oil (sunflower, safflower )
  • ¼ tsp terasi /shrimp paste (optl)
  • 9 red shallots, finely sliced
  • 1-2 mild red chilli, finely sliced
  • ½ cup kenari or almonds, ground
  • 2 tsp white or raw sugar
  • tbs mild white vinegar
  • medium cucumber, very finely sliced
  • ½ cup mung sprouts (cleaned if possible)
  • cup long beans, shaved in super thin slivers
  • ½ cup carrot, grated
  • ¼ cabbage, finely sliced

Slice the fish into bite-sized chunks approx 5cmx5cm. Heat the oil in a wok and fry the fish until dry. Add the terasi at the end and fry for 2 minutes. Grind the fish until dry with the terasi.

Mix all the ingredients together, including the vegetables. Finished is your Ulang-Ulang.

Garnish with thinly sliced red shallots.

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