Asia Unplated

From

Asia Unplated

season

2

episode

4

Sate Babi

With

Diana Chan

SERVES

4

Sate Babi

Ingredients

  • For the marinade: 750g Iberico pork flank steak (higher fat content pork if Iberico unavailable)

  • For the marinade: 100ml kecap manis (Indonesian sweet soy sauce)

  • For the marinade: 1 tbsp soy sauce

  • For the marinade: 1 tsp cumin powder

  • For the marinade: 1 tsp paprika

  • For the marinade: 1 tsp garlic powder

  • For the marinade: 1 tsp nutmeg

  • For the marinade: 1 shallot, thinly sliced

  • For the marinade: 1 clove garlic, finely sliced

  • For the glaze: 2 tbsp kecap manis

  • For the glaze: 1 tsp fish sauce

  • For the glaze: 1 tsp palm sugar

  • For the glaze: 1/2 lime, juiced

  • For the pickle: 4 baby Tokyo turnips, cut into wedges (ideally stem and leaves still attached)

  • For the pickle: 50g caster sugar

  • For the pickle: 50g rice vinegar

  • For the pickle: 100ml water

  • For the peanut sauce: 1 tbsp peanut butter

  • For the peanut sauce: 2 tbsp coconut milk

  • For the peanut sauce: 1 tsp cumin

  • For the peanut sauce: 1 tsp turmeric

  • For the peanut sauce: 1 tsp palm sugar

Method

  1. Mix all marinade ingredients in a blender then marinate the pork overnight.

  2. For the glaze: combine kecap manis, fish sauce, palm sugar and lime juice and reduce by half.

  3. For the pickle: heat sugar, vinegar and water. Once boiled, add turnips and leave to infuse for at least an hour off the heat.

  4. For the peanut sauce: add all ingredients to a pan and bring to a gentle simmer. Season to taste.

  5. To complete the dish, grill the sate over charcoal for best results, brushing with glaze whilst it cooks.

  6. Serve with the turnips and peanut sauce on the side.

Diana Chan

Diana Chan won MasterChef Australia in 2017 with a precision-led repertoire built on Malaysian-Chinese home cooking. She hosts Asia Unplated, a tour through regional kitchens that treats the home cooks as the experts. Her recipes lean technical without losing the household feel they came from.

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