Pelatihan Pengolahan Ikan Lele Menjadi Makanan Sehat dan Variatif

Abstract

Abstrak: Ikan lele merupakan komoditas perikanan yang familiar di masyarakat dan memiliki nilai gizi tinggi. Desa Asinan, Kecamatan Bawen, Kabupaten Semarang memiliki potensi budidaya ikan lele yang cukup besar, namun pengolahannya masih terbatas pada produk konvensional seperti digoreng atau dimasak sayur, sehingga diperlukan inovasi dan diversifikasi olahan. Kegiatan pelatihan ini bertujuan meningkatkan pemanfaatan potensi ikan lele melalui pengolahan inovatif berupa nugget ikan lele yang bernilai gizi dan ekonomis. Metode pelaksanaan menggunakan metode eksperimen yang dilakukan dalam dua tahap, yaitu studi literatur terkait formulasi dan analisis gizi ikan lele serta eksperimen pembuatan nugget ikan lele. Kegiatan dilaksanakan di Gedung Serba Guna Desa Asinan dengan mitra sasaran masyarakat Desa Asinan yang terlibat langsung dalam pelatihan. Hasil kegiatan menunjukkan bahwa ikan lele berhasil diolah menjadi nugget dengan bentuk dan tekstur menyerupai nugget ayam, namun memiliki cita rasa khas ikan lele, sehingga berpotensi dikembangkan sebagai peluang usaha bagi masyarakat.

Abstract: Catfish is a fisheries commodity that is familiar to the community and has high nutritional value. Asinan Village, Bawen District, Semarang Regency has considerable potential for catfish farming; however, its processing is still limited to conventional products such as frying or cooking in soups, making innovation and diversification of processed products necessary. This training activity aimed to enhance the utilization of catfish potential through innovative processing into nutritionally valuable and economically viable catfish nuggets. The implementation method employed an experimental approach conducted in two stages: a literature review on catfish formulation and nutritional analysis, followed by an experimental stage of catfish nugget production. The activity was carried out at the Asinan Village Multipurpose Hall, targeting the local community as training participants. The results showed that catfish could be successfully processed into nuggets with a shape and texture similar to chicken nuggets while maintaining the distinctive flavor of catfish, indicating its potential to be developed as a community-based business opportunity.