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What to eat in Indonesia? Top 3 Indonesian Mutton Dishes

Last update: Wed Jan 29 2025
Top 3 Indonesian Mutton Dishes
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Sate kambing
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Sate kambing is a traditional dish and a type of satay prepared with mutton as the main ingredient. The meat is cut into chunks or cubes and it's marinated in a combination of ingredients such as kecap manis (sweet soy sauce), galangal, ground shallots, pineapple juice, and (often) chili peppers.


After it's been marinated, the meat is placed on skewers that are larger and thicker than the ones used for chicken satay as the texture and thickness of mutton is tougher than chicken. The skewers for sate kambing are usually made from bamboo. The meat is grilled, then served with kecap manis sauce, peanut sauce, or chili sauce, consisting of shallots, bird eye chili peppers, and kecap manis. 

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Gulai kambing is a traditional stew originating from Indonesia. The stew is usually made with a combination of lamb or mutton, coconut milk, chicken stock, palm sugar, salt, pepper, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, bay leaves, lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, and oil.


Another component of the dish is a spice paste that usually consists of shallots, garlic, hot peppers, ginger, galangal, candlenuts, turmeric, coriander, and cumin. The spice paste is fried in oil, the meat is then added to the pan with coconut milk and spices, and the stew is simmered until the meat becomes tender and the liquid has reduced by half. 
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Stir-fry

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Nasi goreng kambing is a traditional nasi goreng (fried rice) variety originating from Malaysia, but it's also popular in Singapore and Indonesia. Although there are many versions, the dish is usually made with a combination of rice, minced mutton, carrots, shallots, garlic, cucumbers, ginger, chili peppers, oil, curry leaves, lime leaves, shrimp paste, fish sauce, coriander, cumin, cinnamon, turmeric, white vinegar, sugar, tomatoes, eggs, and salt.


The shallots, chili peppers, garlic, and shrimp paste are blended, fried in oil, and mixed with the herbs, salt, and fish sauce. The mutton and rice are then added to the pan and the dish is stir-fried for a few minutes before it's garnished with tomato slices and sometimes a fried egg.

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