Thursday, September 25, 2008

Kompia @ Sibu

The humble kompia transformed into culinary delights. These were deep fried, slit and stuffed with a minced meat filling. Although a little oily they were so delicious and I had 3! 
L told us she had tried making with many other fillings and found sambal udang kering the best with these buns. For a less oily snack, better to pan-fry than deep fry. 

L said a kompia is only worth eating if it is handmade and charcoal baked. She volunteered to bring us to this place where she gets her supply of kompia. If it is of any help this shop is in front of the Rajang Park wet market. 
She told me the buns can be kept very well frozen for a month or so. It used to be RM1 for 10 but what with the price of flour rocketed sky high they are now Rm1 for 4 buns only... 

This small shop manned by two young men is only about the size of a room (10'x12'). A big table cover with stainless steel stood in the centre. A charcoal furnace (very similar to those found in shops making naans) next to it at the entrance of the shop.

They flattened, 

dimpled, (according to L, in the olden days the dimples were originally small holes so that the buns could be strung on a cord and hung around the neck of men going out to work on the farms. All they need to do when hungry were to tear off the bun from the cord and lunch was ready. How's that for fast food?!)

sprinkled liberally with sesame seeds (before this, he sprayed the dough with a fine mist of water, didn't catch that)
(amazingly they didn't fall off into the red hot charcoal)

with charcoal burning.
They did all these in less than 10 minutes! I had a hard time focusing on their actions because they moved so fast.

The finished product were then fished out with this net.

8 comments:

Christina Kim said...

I've seen this on TV before!! Wow, and you managed to capture this whole process too...COOL!!:D

Precious Pea said...

Heard about it but never tasted any. I heard from my uncle that it's good especially those with lard.

Terri @ A Daily Obsession said...

u captured the process very well. amazing how they don't fall off, even when done. must get the mince meat recipe frm linda.

a feast, everyday said...

christy. tq but u should see all those blur pic i deleted..

p pea, now we r all going lardy...

terri, tq, get the recipe n post it pls.

PS said...

FYI, there're some other shop selling RM1 for 5 kompia :)

wmw said...

Oh, that's how it's done. I can imagine how nice the deep fried ones are!

a feast, everyday said...

So good. I brought some (like 100pcs!) home. i pan fried (dared not deep fry) and stuffed with Yeo,s anchovy sambal. Nyaman...:D No, we didn't finish all but distributed to friends n family. Leanne wasn't very happy about tt!!

Anonymous said...

They do fall off...once in a while! The baker will just pick it up, brush off the ashes...and put it up for sale! Hahahahahahaha!!!! You went to the right shop! I never liked kompia but I don't mind those from that particular shop!