Boiled Fish Cake From Palembang | Pempek

Ingredients :

• 1000 g mackerel fish, blended
• 500 g tapioca flour
• 300 ml water
• 1 tsp salt

Sauce :

• 1000 ml water
• 1000 g brown sugar
• 150 g garlic blended
• 200 g capsicums, blended
• 2 tbsp vinegar
• 1 tsp salt

How To Make :

1. In a bowl, mix water and salt, and fish meat. Add tapioca flour gradually, knead until the dough does not stick.
2. Form the dough as desired, long, round with egg inside as filling. Put water in pan, bring to boil. Put the fish cake into the boiling water until each floats on the surface, means it's done, strain.
3. Pempek can be eaten just boiled or fried and serve in a serving dish with vinegar sauce, separately.
4. To make sauce : in a pan, put water, brown sugar, garlic, capsicums, salt, and vinegar. Bring to boil until done, remove from the heat and sieve.
5. Serve pempek with vinegar sauce.