7 Delicious Mercon Checker Recipes that will make you addicted

 Try variations of sweet and spicy firecracker claws to cheese sauce, come on!

Firecracker claws are a timeless favorite menu. Instead of always buying it at restaurants or stalls, now you can make it yourself at home.

In this article, Yummy will discuss 7 firecracker claw recipes that you can try to serve a sensational dish on your dining table.

This firecracker claw recipe for beginners is quite simple and you can make it at home. The ingredients are easy to find, so there's no need to worry, because the end result will be satisfying and worth tasting. Come on, write down the recipe.

1. Sweet and Spicy Mercon Checker Recipe

illustration of sweet and spicy firecracker claws (yummy.co.id/silvia nur kholifah)

With the addition of brown sugar, the spicy taste of firecrackers is mixed with a touch of sweetness, providing an appetizing taste contrast.

Ingredients:

1. 250 grams of chicken feet
2. 4 large red chilies
3. 10 red curly chilies
4. 10 red cayenne peppers
5. 2 small red tomatoes
6. 1 tbsp brown sugar
7. Galangal to taste
8. Lemongrass to taste
9. Ginger to taste
10. 5 lime leaves
11. 1/2 tsp salt
12. 1 tsp powdered chicken stock
13. Enough salt to boil the claws
14. 4 cloves of shallots, for fine seasoning
15. 2 cloves of garlic, for fine seasoning
16. 1 small piece of ginger, for ground spices

How to make:

1. Clean the chicken feet and boil with salt and crushed spices (galangal, ginger, lemongrass) until tender. Discard the cooking water and set aside.
2. Grind or blend large red chilies, curly chilies, cayenne peppers, tomatoes, shallots, garlic and ginger until smooth.
3. Heat a little oil in a frying pan, saute the ground spices together with the lime leaves until fragrant and cooked. Make sure the spices are completely cooked to release maximum aroma.
4. Add the boiled claws to the stir-fry spices. Add brown sugar, salt and chicken stock powder. Stir well and cook over low heat until the spices are absorbed and the sauce thickens slightly.
5. Sweet and spicy firecracker claws are ready to be served.

2. Recipe for Mercon Claws with Soup

illustration of firecracker claws in sauce (yummy.co.id/Ovi Nopida)

Want to try firecracker claws with soup? This firecracker claw recipe with sauce is suitable for those of you who want a wet and spicy sensation.

Ingredients:

1. 6 pieces of claw
2. 1 handful of curly red chilies
3. 6 cayenne peppers
4. 2 cloves of garlic
5. 4 red onions
6. 1 spring onion
7. 1 tbsp chili sauce
8. 1/2 cup chicken stock
9. 1/4 tsp salt
10. 1/2 tsp stock powder
11. 1/2 tsp granulated sugar
12. 3 tablespoons oil for frying
13. 1 cm ginger

How to make:

1. Heat oil in a frying pan. Saute garlic, shallots, ginger, curly red chilies and cayenne pepper until fragrant.
2. Add the chicken feet to the stir-fry, stir until the feet change color.
3. Add the claw stock, salt, stock powder and granulated sugar. Stir well and cook over medium heat until the claws are soft.
4. Add the chili sauce and spring onions, continue to cook for a few minutes until the spices are absorbed and the sauce thickens slightly.
5. Check the taste, make sure it tastes right on your tongue.
6. Serve warm for maximum spicy sensation.

3. Boneless Mercon Legs Recipe

illustration of boneless firecracker claws (yummy.co.id/Selvi Maryani)

Who says firecracker claws always contain bones? With this boneless firecracker claw recipe, you can enjoy delicious firecracker claws without having to bother chewing and sorting out the bones.

Ingredients:

1. 250 grams boneless chicken feet
2. 4 lime leaves
3. 2 bay leaves
4. 3 lemongrass stalks, bruised
5. Salt to taste
6. Sugar to taste
7. Taste to taste
8. 1 teaspoon sweet soy sauce
9. Enough water to boil
10. Oil for frying to taste
11. 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
12. 5 cloves of shallots, for fine seasoning
13. 3 cloves of garlic, for fine seasoning
14. 5 large red chilies, for ground spices
15. 4 red bird's eye chilies, for ground spices
16. 1/4 piece of ginger, for ground spices

How to make:

1. Puree all the ground spices using a blender or pestle until smooth.
2. In a pan, boil the chicken feet with bay leaves, lime leaves and lemongrass until tender.
3. Add salt, sugar, seasoning and turmeric powder. Cook until the spices are absorbed and the water is reduced.
4. Heat oil in a frying pan, saute ground spices until fragrant and cooked.
5. Put the boiled claws into the pan. Stir well.
6. Add sweet soy sauce, stir again until all ingredients are mixed evenly and the spices are absorbed.
7. Cook until the claws are completely absorbed and the sauce thickens. Adjust the taste with additional salt or sugar if necessary.
8. Serve boneless firecracker claws while warm for maximum taste sensation.

4. Green Chili Mercon Checker Recipe

illustration of green chili firecracker claws (youtube.com/Nikmatul Rosidah)

Want to try a different flavor variant? This green chili firecracker claw recipe is ready to pamper your taste buds. The combination of green chilies and firecrackers will provide a fresh and long-lasting spicy taste.

Ingredients:

1. 250 grams of chicken feet
2. 5 cloves of garlic
3. 4 red onions
4. 10 large green chilies
5. 15 green cayenne peppers
6. 2 pcs lime leaves
7. 2 tsp sugar
8. 1 tsp salt
9. 500 ml water
10. 1 cm galangal
11. 1 cm ginger

How to make:

1. Puree the garlic and shallots. Slice the large green chilies and set aside the whole bird's eye chilies. Mash ginger and galangal to release the aroma.
2. In a saucepan, add the chicken feet along with water, lime leaves, galangal and ginger. Boil until the claws start to become soft.
3. Add the mashed onions to the boiled claws. Cook until the onion smells fragrant.
4. Add large green chilies and green cayenne peppers. Season with salt and sugar. Stir well and cook until the sauce reduces and the spices are absorbed into the claws.
5. Cook until all ingredients are cooked perfectly and the sauce is slightly thick. Adjust the taste, and the green chili firecracker claws are ready to be served hot.

5. Recipe for Mercon Claws with Cheese Sauce

illustration of firecracker claws (youtube.com/Frety Nita)

The savory cheese and spiciness of the firecracker claws will make you addicted. Suitable as a fun snack while watching your favorite movie.

Ingredients:

1. 250 grams claws
2. 3 tbsp cheese sauce
3. 5 large red chilies
4. 10 devil's cayenne peppers
5. 5 large cloves of red onion
6. 4 large cloves of garlic
7. 1/4 small nutmeg
8. 1/4 tsp coriander
9. 1/4 tsp pepper
10. 3 lime leaves
11. 2 bay leaves
12. 2 ginger slices
13. 1 stalk lemongrass
14. 1 tsp salt
15. 1 tbsp brown sugar
16. 3 tablespoons oil for frying
17. 250 ml claw stock or more, more to season the claw

How to make:

1. Puree the red chilies, cayenne peppers, shallots, garlic, nutmeg, coriander and pepper with a blender or pestle until smooth.
2. Clean the claws and prepare the broth.
3. Heat oil, saute ground spices until fragrant. Add lime leaves, bay leaves, ginger and lemongrass.
4. Add the claws to the stir-fried spices, stir well. Pour in the stock, cook over low heat until the claws are soft and the spices are absorbed.
5. Once the claws are cooked and the spices have thickened, add the cheese sauce, stir well. Cook briefly until the sauce melts completely with the claws.
6. Remove and serve warm with additional cheese sauce on top.

6. Soy Sauce Mercon Checker Recipe

illustration of soy sauce firecracker claws (yummy.co.id/Titanium_Kitchen)

If you are a fan of dishes with sweet nuances, try this soy sauce firecracker claw recipe. A touch of soy sauce provides a sweet and savory taste that balances the spiciness of the firecrackers.

Ingredients:

1. 500 grams of chicken feet
2. 2 tbsp oyster sauce
3. 1 sachet of sweet soy sauce
4. 15 cayenne peppers
5. 4 large red chilies
6. 5 cloves of garlic
7. 1 tsp granulated sugar
8. ½ tsp ground pepper
9. Salt to taste
10. 500 ml water
11. 1 tsp stock powder
12. To taste green onions
13. Oil to taste
14. 1 thumb segment of ginger
15. 1 handful of basil leaves

How to make:

1. Grind or blend the cayenne pepper, large red chili, garlic, ginger and basil leaves until smooth.
2. Heat oil in a frying pan, saute ground spices until fragrant. Make sure the spices are completely cooked to avoid a raw taste.
3. Put the chicken feet into the pan, stir well with the spices. Leave it for a while so that the claws absorb the spices.
4. Add oyster sauce, sweet soy sauce, granulated sugar, ground pepper and salt. Stir well.
5. Pour water into the pan, let it boil. Reduce the heat and cook until the sauce thickens and the claws become soft.
6. Add stock powder and spring onions, stir well. Cook for a few more moments until all ingredients are cooked perfectly.
7. Remove and serve the soy sauce firecracker claws while warm.

7. Recipe for Mercon Ceker Sambal Geprek

illustration of geprek chili firecracker claws (yummy.co.id/Reni Anggraini Oktora)

The final recipe is chili pepper claws with geprek sauce. The geprek chili spices will make the firecracker claws even more delicious. This recipe is suitable for those of you who want a different spicy sensation.

Ingredients:

1. 500 grams of chicken feet, clean
2. 3 bay leaves
3. 5 lime leaves, remove the leaf bones
4. 1 tsp salt
5. 5 cm galangal, bruised
6. 2 stalks lemongrass, bruised
7. 1 liter of water, for boiling
8. Right amount of oil
9. 15 red cayenne peppers
10. 3 cloves of garlic
11. 4 curly red chilies
12. 1/2 tsp flavoring
13. 1/2 tsp mushroom stock
14. Granulated sugar, to taste
15. 4 tbsp hot oil

How to make:

1. Boil water with bay leaves, lime leaves, salt, galangal and lemongrass. Add chicken feet, boil until tender. Lift and drain.
2. Puree the red bird's eye chilies, garlic and curly red chilies using a pestle or coarse blender. Add flavorings, mushroom stock and granulated sugar according to taste.
3. Heat enough oil in a frying pan, fry the boiled claws until skinned and browned. Lift and drain.
4. Place the fried claws on a plate, pour the geprek chili sauce on top. Pour hot oil over the chili sauce to bring out a more delicious aroma and taste.
5. Serve the firecracker claws with geprek chili sauce while warm

You can try the various firecracker claw recipes above at home for different dishes. Starting from sweet and spicy firecracker claws, green chilies, to geprek chili sauce, you can adjust everything according to your taste and desires.