WARNING !!
Not For the Faint-Hearted!!
Masak Lemak Cili Padi Otak Lembu
(Super Hot Calf brain cooked in coconut cream and bird chilli -Tumeric paste)
A lot of people would squirm at the thought of eating internal organs leave alone BRAINS!! but Let me tell you it is lovely..:) especially if it is smoking coming out of your ears HOT!! This hot creamy dish is a culinary delight from the olden days in the villages, normally prepared only by those who are experts. The texture of calf brain is smooth and velvety and fine much like a thick custard. paired with a super hot and aromatic chili and tumeric sauce, it will definitely wake up your palate. last week i was lucky enough to be given the main ingredient for this dish by a friend, so I had made this special hot dish. If you dare to try here are what you will need:
1 calf brain (boiled and membrane and blood veins removed)
10-13 Chili padi ( Hot Thai chili)
10 shallots
2-3 inches fresh tumeric
1 candle nut (buah keras)
1 teaspoon sugar
3 lemon grass - bruised
1 tumeric leaf (fold and tie into a small bundle)
1 cup coconut cream
1 cup fresh milk
salt to taste
Pound the chili together with tumeric shallots and candle nut into a paste. In a sauce pan, put in the prepared together with all of the ingredients above. Cook over slow heat.stirring constantly. Simmer to boil. and thats it! Garnish with finely sliced tumeric leaf. Serve with hot steamed rice. Enjoy...
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