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siomay bandung

Siomay Bandung Recipe

Siomay Bandung is an Indonesian street food dish that is popular in Southeast Asia. It is a steamed fish dumpling served with a sweet and spicy peanut sauce.
Prep Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Cook Time: 2 hours 5 minutes
Total Time: 3 hours 15 minutes
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Indonesian
Keyword: siomay bandung recipe
Servings: 16
Calories: 150kcal

Equipment

  • Mixing bowl

Ingredients

  • 2 pinches of freshly ground black pepper
  • 600 grams Spanish mackerel fillet
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 scallions thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
  • 100 grams tapioca flour/starch
  • 2 teaspoons sea salt
  • 2 teaspoons organic cane sugar
  • 200 ml filtered water
  • 2 blocks / 900 grams / 2 lbs of organic firm or extra-firm tofu
  • 4 medium-sized bitter melons
  • 1 large cabbage 1800 grams / 4 lbs, cored and cut into chunks
  • 16 kaffir limes or 4 regular limes cut into a total of 16 wedges
  • 16 hard-boiled organic eggs
  • 8 medium-sized potatoes 1200 grams / 40 oz, peeled and quartered
  • Sweet soy sauce Kecap Manis
  • 4 tablespoons coconut palm sugar or organic granulated sugar
  • 600 grams dry roasted peanuts
  • 8 cloves of organic garlic
  • 10-30 red chilies such as Fresno cayenne, or bird-eye chilies
  • 4 teaspoons Himalayan pink salt
  • Enough hot filtered water to make a thick peanut sauce

Instructions

  • Cut the Spanish mackerel fillet into chunks. Place them in a food processor and pulse until finely minced.
  • Mix Ingredients: In a large mixing bowl, combine the minced mackerel with toasted sesame oil, eggs, sliced scallions, sea salt, cane sugar, black pepper, tapioca flour/starch, and filtered water. Mix thoroughly until well combined.
  • Take portions of the fish paste mixture and shape them into dumplings. Set them aside.
  • Prepare Bitter Melons: Cut the bitter melons into halves lengthwise and remove the seeds. Blanch them in boiling water for a few minutes until slightly tender. Drain and set aside.
  • Cut the tofu blocks into cubes. Optionally, lightly pan-fry or steam the tofu cubes until they firm up slightly. Set aside.
  • Take the prepared fish dumplings, bitter melons, and tofu cubes and assemble them onto skewers, alternating between the different ingredients.
  • In a large pot of boiling water, cook the peeled and quartered potatoes until they are tender. Drain and set aside.
  • Similarly, boil or steam the chunks of cabbage until they are cooked but still slightly crisp. Drain and set aside.
  • Boil the eggs until they are hard-boiled. Once done, peel and set aside.
  • Cut the kaffir or regular limes into wedges and set aside.
  • Serve with Sweet Soy Sauce: Arrange the cooked potatoes, cabbage, hard-boiled eggs, and lime wedges on a serving platter. Serve alongside sweet soy sauce for dipping.
  • In a blender or food processor, blend the dry roasted peanuts until they form a coarse powder.
  • Add garlic cloves, red chilies (adjust quantity based on preferred spiciness), coconut palm sugar, and Himalayan pink salt to the blended peanuts.
  • Gradually add hot filtered water to the mixture and blend until it forms a thick peanut sauce consistency. Adjust the water quantity as needed for desired thickness.
  • Arrange the assembled Siomay skewers on a plate, serve them alongside the boiled potatoes, cabbage, hard-boiled eggs, and lime wedges. Present the peanut sauce and sweet soy sauce as accompaniments for dipping.

Notes

  • If you don't have a steamer basket, you can also steam the dumplings in a bamboo steamer.
  • The dumplings can also be boiled in water for 10 minutes.
  • If you don't have tamarind paste, you can substitute it with lime juice.
  • You can adjust the amount of chili sauce to make the sauce spicier or milder.
  • You can also add other ingredients to the peanut sauce, such as garlic or ginger.
  • For a vegan version, you can use tofu or seitan instead of ground fish.
  • You can also fry the dumplings for a different texture.

Nutrition

Calories: 150kcal
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