How to Make Delicious and Tender Sate Maranggi

Sate Maranggi is a traditional Indonesian dish consisting of beef skewers seasoned with special spices and grilled without peanut sauce, unlike typical satay. Originating from Purwakarta, West Java, it is celebrated for its sweet, savoury, and slightly sour taste due to the use of kecap, shallots, and spices in the marinade. Cut the beef into small pieces for quicker cooking and tenderness. Mix the meat with ground spices, tamarind water, kecap, and oil, then marinate for at least one to three hours. Skewer the meat tightly but not too densely. Grill over charcoal or a grill pan while turning and basting with leftover marinade to prevent drying. Serve with hot rice or grilled glutinous rice, tomato chilli sauce or kecap chilli sauce, sliced shallots, and bird’s eye chillies. For tender and flavourful satay, select meat with minimal sinew, extend marination time, avoid over-grilling, and add grated pineapple for quicker tenderising. The flavour infuses during marination, ensuring richness without additional sauce. Hotel Santika Premiere Bintaro is launching a special culinary promotion this October to delight guests and food enthusiasts.