Meat, Grills & Lauk · Indonesia

How Many Calories in Sate Kambing?

Also known as Sate Kambing Tegal, Sate Kambing Muda, Sate Kambing Balibul, Goat Satay.

Sate kambing is young goat cut into chunks with the fat left on, grilled over charcoal and served with kecap manis, sliced shallot, tomato, cabbage and rawit. Tegal and Solo argue about who does it best.

370kcal / 10 skewers with kecap sambal (no rice or lontong)
Ten skewers of sate kambing with the kecap and shallot dressing come to about 370 calories. FatSecret Indonesia lists one skewer at 32 calories and the meat at 216 calories per 100g, so ten skewers of meat is about 320, and the kecap manis and sambal add 50. With lontong or rice it is about 620.

Nutrition facts

Per 10 skewers with kecap sambal (no rice or lontong) (170g)AmountPer 100g
Calories370 kcal218 kcal
Protein28 g16 g
Carbs8 g5 g
Fat25 g15 g

Where the calories come from

Goat meat and fat, 10 skewers150g
320 kcal
Kecap manis, shallot, tomato, rawit20g
50 kcal

The real talk

Goat sate is fattier than it looks because the Tegal style deliberately alternates lean meat with a cube of fat on the skewer. That is the point of it. FatSecret puts the meat at 216 calories per 100g with 57% of it from fat. A skewer is 15 to 20g so it is about 32 calories, and ten skewers is 320. There is no peanut sauce, which is why ten goat skewers cost about the same as ten sate ayam with sauce.

The kecap manis dressing is not zero. The sweet soy pooled on the plate with sliced shallot, tomato and rawit is about 50 calories per plate, and people mop it up with the lontong. Lontong is 145 per piece and most places serve two, so the Rp 35,000 to 50,000 sate kambing meal with lontong is around 620 calories. With rice instead it is about 630.

Sate kambing muda (young goat) and balibul (under five months) are leaner than older goat, about 10% lower per skewer, and more tender, which is why the price is higher. Sate buntel, the Solo version with minced goat wrapped in caul fat, is much heavier at about 90 calories per skewer because the fat wrapping melts into the meat.

The protein is the reason to order this over most fried lauk: 28g in ten skewers. Goat also has less fat than lamb of the same cut. The cholesterol reputation is real but it is about portion. Ten skewers at dinner is fine; the Idul Adha day where you eat thirty skewers, then tongseng, then gulai, is not.

How the portions compare

185 kcal
5 skewers, light kecap
370 kcal
10 skewers with kecap
850 kcal
10 skewers with 2 lontong and gulai

Sate Kambing variants, ranked by calories

VariantCaloriesNotes
Sate kambing muda, lean cut, 10 skewers300 kcalNo fat cubes
Sate kambing Tegal, 10 skewers370 kcalFatSecret 32 kcal per skewer plus kecap
Sate buntel Solo, 5 skewers450 kcalMinced goat in caul fat
Sate kambing with 2 lontong660 kcalThe standard set

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Common questions

How many calories in sate kambing?
About 32 calories per skewer, so 320 for ten skewers of meat and about 370 with the kecap dressing. With two lontong it is around 660.
Is sate kambing healthier than sate ayam?
Per skewer the goat is fattier, but sate ayam comes drowned in peanut sauce. Ten sate kambing with kecap is about 370; ten sate ayam with sauce is about 500. Goat wins on protein too.
Does sate kambing raise cholesterol?
Goat meat has less fat and cholesterol than beef or lamb per 100g. The issue is the fat cubes on the skewer and the portion size at celebrations, not the meat itself.
How many calories in sate buntel?
About 90 calories per skewer, nearly three times a normal goat skewer, because the minced meat is wrapped in caul fat that melts in.
Berapa kalori Sate Kambing?
Sate Kambing mengandung sekitar 370 kalori per satu porsi biasa (170g), dengan 28g protein, 8g karbohidrat dan 25g lemak. Angka ini perkiraan untuk porsi warung biasa, jadi bisa berbeda tergantung tempat dan ukuran porsi.

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Calorie and macro figures are estimates for a typical warung or restaurant serving. Actual numbers vary by stall, recipe and portion size. Use them as a guide, not gospel.

Calorie figure based on FatSecret Indonesia (sate kambing 32 kcal per skewer, 216 kcal/100g), kecap dressing estimated. Macros estimated from the ingredients.

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