DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Batak Saksang
Also known as: Saksang, Sangsang Batak
Small pork pieces with blood and an andaliman-led aromatic spice mixture.
About Batak Saksang
Dapur Solia publishes this Batak Toba saksang recipe from Mak Siska br. Sihombing, describing it as shared through a prayer-group friend and tested by the community against hometown cooking. This rendition selects pork from the source’s pork-or-buffalo choice.
Shallots, garlic, ginger, galangal, lemongrass and turmeric form the aromatic base with coriander, red chillies and bird’s-eye chillies. Andaliman contributes the distinctive regional seasoning, while lime juice accompanies the blood component.
The meat is cut into small pieces and coated in the seasoned blood mixture. The account associates saksang with gatherings and parties, offering this attributed community rendition within the Batak Toba tradition.
Allergens in this recipe
Allergen details are not yet confirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Batak Saksang
Mak Siska br. Sihombing’s traditional Batak Toba saksang, published by Dapur Solia.
- PorkProtein
- Blood (gota)Binder
- Lime juiceSeasoning
- Cooking oilCooking mediumIngredient page not linked
- ShallotsAromatic
- GarlicAromatic
- GingerAromatic
- GalangalAromatic
- LemongrassAromatic
- Turmeric rootAromatic
- Coriander seedSeasoning
- Large red chilliesSeasoning
- Bird’s-eye chilliesSeasoning
- Lime leaves (daun jeruk)AromaticIngredient page not linked
- AndalimanSeasoning
- SaltSeasoning
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Pork: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual8 B2 OR buffalo, pork branch selected; B2 terminology corroborated by separate actual Dewi title38 and literal daging babi119. No buffalo union.
- Blood (gota): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual9 gota, animal source unprovided independently of selectable meat; general animal-blood candidate, no forced pork blood.
- Lime juice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual11 jeruk nipis and31 adjustment, no botanical subspecies forced.
- Cooking oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual12 and28 frying oil, botanical medium unprovided.
- Shallots: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Ginger: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Galangal: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Lemongrass: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Turmeric root: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual19 old turmeric pieces, mature root form; no dried powder substitution.
- Coriander seed: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual20 ketumbar dry-toasted then ground, seed identity from dry spice preparation.
- Large red chillies: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual21 cabe merah besar, broad red chilli candidate, exact cultivar unknown.
- Bird’s-eye chillies: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual22 cabe rawit, species unprovided; broad birdseye-chilli candidate.
- Lime leaves (daun jeruk): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual23 only daun jeruk, no purut qualifier. Botanical species and exact candidate unresolved; no forced makrut identity.
- Andaliman: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual24 required real andaliman, no Sichuan substitute or altered proportion from RedCellar.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual25 and31, separate9-10 blood-mixture line has duplicated gram typo with no legible material name; not silently reconstructed into another ingredient.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- Indonesia
- IndonesiaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Batak Toba Cuisine
- Batak CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.