How to Make: Rujak Cingur Suroboyo (Cow Nose Salad)

Rujak cingur is one of Traditional food of East Java especially Surabaya. Rujak cingur is like Salad, but you add "cingur" (Nose of a cow) and peanut sauce on them. Usually, Its use the fruits and the veggies like pineapple, mango, or cucumber. In other place you can find Ambarella being used. Like many other places in Asian they use rice for condiment, in this case A lontong or ketupat. This food is a favorite among East Java People and they will add many chili because they like it spicy. If you are Interested in how to make Rujak Cingur we will guide you step by step to make Rujak Cingur.

Ingredients:

• 300 gr cingur ( cow nose )
• 60 gr boiled Kangkong 
• 60 gr fried Tempe
• 60 gr boiled mung bean sprouts
• 60 gr fried tofu ( cut in cubic shape )
• 100 gr boiled long bean ( cut it )
• A Cucumber ( cut it )
• 60 gr raw mango (cut in cubic shape )
• A Lontong

Ingredients for Peanut Sauce :

• 2 tbsp Shrimp Petis
• a handfull of Chili
• 2 tbsp fried peanut
• 1 tbsp tamarind
• 1/2 tbsp shrimp paste (fried)
• A raw banana
• Salt
• Sugar
• Water

Directions:

• Add all sauce ingredients to a pestle and mortar. Grind it until it becomes a fine paste
• Add all ingredients to a plate
• Add the sauce
• Serve it

Remember to clean the Cingur first and boil it. Raw Cingur is very dirty and you can get diarrhea from eating it. Enjoy your meal.