Course | Main course or appetizer |
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Place of origin | Indonesia |
Region or state | Bali and Nationwide in Indonesia, also popular in Southeast Asia |
Serving temperature | Hot |
Main ingredients | Minced meat (pork, chicken, fish or beef) spiced and wrapped around bamboo or lemongrass stick, and grilled over charcoal. |
Sate lilit (Aksara Bali: ᬲᬢᬾᬮᬶᬮᬶᬢ᭄) is a satay variant in Indonesia, originating from Balinese cuisine.[1] This satay is made from minced pork, fish, chicken, beef, or even turtle meat, which is then mixed with grated coconut, thick coconut milk, lemon juice, shallots, and pepper. The spiced minced meat is wound around bamboo, sugar cane or lemongrass sticks, it is then grilled on charcoal. Unlike skewers of other satay recipes which is made narrow and sharp, the bamboo skewer of sate lilit is flat and wide. This wider surface allowed the minced meat to stick and settle. The term lilit in Balinese and Indonesian means "to wrap around", which corresponds to its making method to wrapping around instead of skewering the meat.