Green Challenge : Banana Leaves for Traditional Food Wrapping [Cooking Pepes Fish]

[ericha]

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Hello Natural Medicine Community...

I am interested in taking part at the Challenge organized by @lotusindonesia with friends from the @naturalmedicine community. To see the rules of this Challenge you can open the link below:

Saya tertarik untuk mengikuti Challenge yang diselenggarakan oleh @lotusindonesia bersama teman-teman dari komunitas @naturalmedicine. Untuk melihat rules Challenge ini anda dapat membuka tautan di bawah ini:

https://peakd.com/health/@lotusindonesia/tantangan-kedua

And the fact, the challenge is extended to April 22, 2021, so I want to participate as a contestant, to see the post to be extend the challenge you can open the following link:

Kebetulan tantangan ini diperpanjang hingga 22 April 2021, maka saya ingin berpartisipasi sebagai salah seorang kontestan, untuk melihat post perpanjang challenge anda dapat membuka tautan berikut:

https://peakd.com/hive-120078/@lotusindonesia/tantangan-green-challenge-diperpanjang-siapkan-entry-kalian

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BAHASA

Daun Pisang; Pembungkus Makanan Secara Tradisional
[Memasak Ikan Pepes]

Zaman sudah berubah, globalisasi mempermudah segala rutinitas kita sebagai masyarakat, tidak terkecuali hingga hal terkecil kini telah dipermudah dengan kehadiran beragam teknologi di dunia, dan saya rasa hal tersebut juga dirasakan oleh masyarakat di Indonesia.

Salah satunya adalah penggunaan pembungkus makanan yang kini banyak kita temui menggunakan bahan-bahan yang mengandung unsur kimia dan tanpa disadari dapat merusak kesehatan secara tidak langsung.

Dulu, sebelum teknologi mengglobal, daun pisang menjadi salah satu bahan yang digunakan untuk pembungkus makanan di daerah saya, bahakan anda dapat menemuinya dengan mudah di berbagai stall kuliner yang berada di street food.

Namun kini, penggunaan daun pisang sebagai pembungkus makanan sudah jarang ditemui, penggunaan bahan plastik, steroform dan kimia lainnya menggantikan zaman yang kini semakin modern dan praktis.

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Hari ini kebetulan saya memasak Ikan Pepes, salah satu menu makanan Indonesia dan menggunakan daun pisang sebagai pembungkusnya yang kemudian dimasak/dikukus dalam waktu yang lumayan lama.

Hingga saat ini belum ada yang mampu menggantikan daun pisang sebagai pembungkus ikan pepes, meski sudah ada bahan-bahan tertentu yang dapat digunakan untuk mempermudah dan praktis melakukannya, pun begitu mungkin belum familiar di Indonesia.

Daun pisang masih menjadi primadona sebagai pembukus makanan di daerah saya, dengan mudah saya dapat menemukan daun pisang di halaman rumah tetangga, orang tua, bahkan teman, mungkin!

Selain berbahan alami[daun pisang], sampahnya juga tidak menjadi ancaman bagi lingkungan, karena daun pisang terurai oleh bakteri kita menjadi sampah, dan tentunya hal ini tidak berlaku pada kemasan plastik yang dapat mengamcam lingkungan sekitar kita.

Daun pisang tidak terkontaminasi kimia, alami. Saya hanya tinggal membersihkannya saja setelah mengambil dari batangnya, dan kemudian menjadikannya pembungkus makanan.

Berikut ini adalah proses saya menggunakan daun pisang sebagai pembungkus makanan dalam memasak salah satu menu di Indonesia; Ikan Pepes.

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Bahan yang saya butuhkan adalah sebagai berikut:

Bahan

1/2 kg Ikan bilis [ikan ukuran kecil]
1 jeruk nipis
1 sdt garam dapur
5 butir cabai rawit, haluskan

Bahan Bumbu Ikan Pepes

1 batang daun bawang, iris tipis
1 lembar daun salam
1 ikat daun kemangi
8 buah cabai rawit merah

Bumbu Halus

2 Cm lengkuas
4 butir kemiri
1 1/2 ruas jari kunyit
10 siung bawang merah
4 siung bawang putih

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Cara Memasaknya

Pertama, bersihkan terlebih daulu ikan bilis yang sudahd ipersiapkan. Dimulai dari membersihkan bagian perut ikan dan mengeluarkan jeroannya, serta buang kepalanya.

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Untuk mengeluarkan jeroan ikan bilis , anda bisa melakukannya dengan cara, memisahkan langsung kepala dan badan ikan dengan dicopot menggunakan tangan saja, tidak perlu memakai pisau karena akan mempersulit pekerjaan saja

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Siapkan bumbu halusnya,blender seluruh bumbu. Tempatkan halus dan bahan-bahan ikan pepes dalam sebuah wadah. Aduk merata bumbu dan ikan bilis hingga bumbu nya meresap. Diamkan sejenak.

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Selanjutnya, Siapkan daun pisang sebagai bahan pembungkus, bentuk daun pisang dalam potongan persegi. Saya menggunakan dua jenis daun pisang, daun muda dan tua. Untuk daun muda dibagian dalam, daun tua dibagian luar, hal ini akan memberi cita rasa yang berbeda.

Bungkus ikan bilis menggunakan daun pisang dengan cara letakkan adonan ikan di ujung, lalu gulung. Semat bagian ujung daun dengan lidi hingga merata. Setelah ikan dibungkus, silahkan siapkan kukusan dan kukus ikan pepes selama kurang lebih 45 menit hingga ikan matang secara merata.

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Jika sudah matang, segera angkat ikan dari kukusan,Daun pisang pembungkus Meski dikukus selama 45 menit Daun pisang tidak rusak. Hanya saja berubah warna lebih kepada kecoklatan.

Sajikan ikan dalam piring, Ikan Pepes ini akan terasa lebih nikmat jika disajikan masih panas. Nah teman-teman itulah salah satu resep masakan di Indonesia yang menggunakan bahan alami sebagai pembukungkus makanan. Semoga bermanfaat dan anda dapat mengambil resepnya untuk disajikan sebagai menu di rumah!

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English

Banana leaf; Traditional Food Wrapping
[Cooking Pepes Fish]

Times have changed, globalization has made it easier for all of our routines as a society, including the smallest things that have now been made easier by the presence of various technologies in the world, and I think this is also felt same by people in Indonesia.

One of them is the use of food wrappers, which we now find using material that contain chemical elements and can indirectly damage for our health.

In the past, before technology was globalized, banana leaves were one of the material used for food wrappers in my area, even you can find them easily at various culinary stalls located on street food.

But now, the use of banana leaves as food wrappers is rare, the use of plastics, styrofoam and other chemicals is replacing the more modern and practical times.

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Today I am cooking Pepes Fish, an Indonesian food menu and using banana leaves as a wrapper which is then cooked / steamed for quite a long time.

Until now, no one has been able to replace banana leaves as wrapping for Pepes menu, although there are certain ingredients that can be used to make it easier and more practical to do this, even so it may not be familiar in Indonesia.

Banana leaves are still the best wrappers for steaming food in my area, I can easily find banana leaves in the yard of neighbors, parents, even friends, maybe!

Apart from natural ingredients [banana leaves], the waste is also not a threat to the environment, because banana leaves are broken down by our bacteria into garbage, and of course this does not apply to plastic packaging which threaten the environment around us.

Banana leaves are not contaminated with chemicals, naturally. All I have to do is just to clean it after taking it from the stem, and then make it as a food wrapper.

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The following is my process of using banana leaves as a food wrapper in cooking one of the menus in Indonesia; Pepes Fish.

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The ingredients I need are as follows:

Ingredients:

1/2 kg Blackfish [small fish]
1 lime
1 teaspoon of salt
5 cayenne pepper, puree

Pepes Seasoning Ingredients

1 spring onion, thinly sliced
1 bay leaf
1 bunch of basil leaves
8 pieces of red bird's eye chilies

Blend spices

2 cm galangal
4 candlenuts
1 1/2 knuckles of turmeric
10 cloves of red onion
4 cloves garlic

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How to Cook It

First, clean the bilis [fish] that has been prepared. Starting from cleaning the stomach of the fish and removing the innards, and removing the head.

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To remove the blackfish offal, you can do it by separating the head and body of the fish directly by using your hands only, you don't need to use a knife because it will complicate job.

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Prepare the ground spices, blend all the spices. Place finely and pepes fish ingredients in a container. Stir evenly in the spices and bilis until the spices are absorbed. Take a break for a moment.

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Next, prepare banana leaves as wrapping material, form banana leaves in square pieces. I use two types of banana leaves, young and age leaves. For young leaves on the inside, age leaves on the outside, this will give a different taste.

Wrap the bilis using banana leaves by placing the fish mixture at the end, then roll it. Pin the ends of the leaves with a stick until perfect. After the fish is wrapped, take the steamer and steam the Pepes fish for about 45 minutes until the fish is cooked evenly.

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If it's ripe, immediately remove the fish from the steamer. Wrap the banana leaves. Even though they are steamed for 45 minutes, the banana leaves are not broken. It's just that the color changed to more brownish.

Serve the fish in a plate, the Pepes Fish will taste more delicious if served still hot from cooked.

That's all my friends, the one of the recipes for cooking in Indonesia that uses natural ingredients as food warppers. Hopefully this is useful and you can take the recipe to serve it as a menu at home! And this is my entry for the challenge, hope you enjoy it! And I invete @fianna my friend to join in!

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All photos were taken by POCO M3

Make over by Adobe Lightroom

Hive Gift by @doze

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Comments

[bulldog-joy]

That sounds good and I like the banana leaf part of it. Big fan of stuff like that.

[ericha]

Thank you for appreciate it @bulldog-joy 😊

[bulldog-joy]

Your welcome, I wanna try it cause it sounds tasty 😊

[ericha]

I hope can see it at your blog too...

[ironshield]

Using banana leaves as a wrap makes a lot of sense. I'm not accustomed to the little fish as a filling. I'd have to overlook all the little eyeballs looking up at me while preparing this dish! :-) If somebody prepared this dish for me, I would try it gladly.

[ericha]

Nice to hear you enjoy it @ironshield
I hope your dreams come true ☺

[lotusindonesia]

Thank you for sharing useful local plants with us. Banana leaves are also used for food wrapping and can reduce plastic waste to avoid environmental damage.

The recipe looks delicious and I know it smells good!

Terima kasih telah membagikan tanaman lokal pada kami yang bermanfaat. Daun pisang juga dimanfaatkan untuk pembungkus makanan dan bisa mengurangi sampah plastik untuk menghindari kerusakan lingkungan.
Resep itu terlihat lezat dan saya tau itu wanginya enak!

Best Regards,
@anggreklestari

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[ericha]

Terima kasih @anggreklestari & @lotusindonesia atas kesempatannya, semoga bermanfaat bagi komunitas #natural medicine 🙏

[kennyroy]

We have the same style of cooking but different ingredients in use. From my country, we are just using GINGER, ONION, GARLIC, black pepper, a pinch of salt, and 1/3 of vinegar. Then build it in 20 minutes. Done! ^_^

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[ericha]

Nice to hear about the same way in cooking at different country...