Pepes Mackarel
Its kinda hard to find "pepes" in English term. Pepes is a cooking method which using banana leaf as food wrapping. What make it special is the fragrant from banana leaf that last in the food after steaming. Some people like to grill it after steaming process taken, well including me. It make the food inside become slightly dry and has harder texture. This method can be applied in many food variant, such fish, chicken, even tofu. Even the technique can't be relatively simple, but the result is worth taking. The tips is bunch of spices. You cant be over spices in Pepes way.... :) To make this YOU Need: 2 medium shortbody mackerel , in Indonesia knows as ikan kembung. Clean and wash them carefully. 1/2 lemon 2 plies banana leaves 4 tooth picks Spices: 2 lemongrass, chopped 1/2 cup lemon basil 2 Indo...