Indonesian Stuffed Fruit v2

Here’s Jerry’s personal version of Maho, as also shared here from the restaurant.

This is a terrific appetizer. We at the Spice all love it. But we can rarely get people to order it-we serve it at catered parties and people go nuts for it. What can I tell you.

Jerry Weinberg

Indonesian Stuffed Fruit v2

Servings: 1 platter
Course: Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine: Five Spice, Indonesian

Ingredients
  

  • 5 cloves garlic crushed
  • ½ cup cilantro stems – store stems in plastic bag in freezer till needed
  • 8 ounces turkey ground – or lamb, beef, pork
  • ¼ cup peanuts chopped – or chunky natural peanut butter
  • 1½ Tablespoons fish sauce Squid brand or better
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • ¼ cup molasses
  • 3 Tablespoons cilantro chopped
  • 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes

Method
 

  1. Fry garlic and cilanto stems in olive oil, medium heat. Add meat. When color starts to change, add remaining ingredients.
  2. Fry, stirring, till meat is cooked through, dark brown in color, and quite dry.
  3. Stuff fruits like lychees, loquats, mango or papaya chunks—a mixture on a platter will be gobbled up!

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