How to make Pelecing Kangkung

Everyone in Lombok must have known Plecing Kangkung because it's their special food from Lombok. For them, it has become the everyday menu since their ancestors. No wonder that small kiosk on the street sell this food as lunch or dinner menus. Even this big restaurants & 5 stars hotels serve this as their menu.

Plecing is a simple food with unique taste. It isn't difficult to make it because we already have the main ingredients, which is special Kangkung from Lombok. It has ti be Kangkung Lombok because it has been planted in running waters & ponds so it has good water circulation.

These are the ingredients:
* Materials: - a bundle of Kangkung Lombok (about 1/4 kg (depends for the amount of the persons)
                   - 1 ounce of young & fresh sprout (tauge)
* Seasoning: - red pepper
                    - fish preserves (terasi)
                    - jeruk limau
                    - tomato vegetables
                    - salt
                    - sugar

How to make it:
- Boil 1,5 liters of water in a 3 liters pan
- After boiling, put in 2 tea-spoon of salt
- Cut the hard part of Kangkung & clean it, then put them in the boiling water
- Wait until the Kangkung is well-cooked (Kangkung Lombok will still look fresh although it has been cooked, while the other Kangkung will looked brownish)
- Put out from the pan after it is well-cooked
- Boil the sprout (half-cooked or well-cooked) then put out from the pan 
- Make the seasoning:
   * Smooth them with pepper, salt & fish preserves with tomatoes & sugar.
- Cut the cooled Kangkung into 2 or 3 parts, put it in wide plate & pour the sprout
- Mix it with the seasoning mixture
Finally, it's ready to be served. It will be more enjoyable to be eaten with Krupuk & rather hot rice.     

So, this first post show how to make one of the unique & delicious food from Lombok. It's quite easy & you can try it alone or with your friends. I hope you enjoy reading this..See you..