Ketoprak (dish) Ketoprak (dish) Ketoprak is a vegetarian dish from Jakarta, Indonesia, consists of tofu, vegetables and rice cake, rice vermicelli served in peanut sauce. The etymology of the name "ketoprak" is unknown, and its name similarity to the Javanese folk-drama is peculiar. However, according to popular Betawi tradition, "ketoprak" was actually derived from the acronym of its ingredients; which are ket from "ketupat", to from "tahu" and "toge", and prak from "digeprak" (Betawi for: "mashed" or "crushed"), which describes the method on grounding garlic, chili pepper and peanut granules together to create the peanut sauce. Although today ketoprak is often associated
Crab in oyster sauce Indonesian cuisine. The most popular crab species used in this recipe is mud crab, though blue crab may also be used. The crabs are cut into pieces and stir-fried shortly in wok on strong fire in cooking oil and water, garlic, ginger, onion and scallion, mixed with oyster sauce, soy sauce, "ang ciu" (Chinese cooking wine) and sugar. Then the sauce is being thickening with corn starch and water mixture. The mild umami (savoury) seafood flavour of oyster sauce tends to enhance the natural flavour of the crab. Crab in oyster sauce Crab in oyster sauce or oyster sauce crab