Nasi Hainan (Hainanese Rice)

Since it's so snowy lately, I'm craving for this kind of food.

When I was in Bandung, Indonesia, I always bought this food from the street vendor in Gardujati area, close to my church... The gingery taste on the chicken and the stock really warm my winter.

The recipe and the step by step in english will be added later.

Ingredients:
1 Ekor ayam ukuran sedang (kurang lebih 1 kg)
2 lbr daun bawang, potong 5 cm
sebaskom air es.

Bumbu oles:
3 sdm minyak wijen
2 sdm kecap asin
1 sdm angciu
1/2 sdt garam
3 siung bawang putih
1 cm jahe

Bumbu bawang:
4 sdm minyak wijen
5 siung bawang putih, geprek, cincang halus.
1/4 sdt garam
*** goreng bawang putih dengan minyak wijen hingga kuning dan harum, tambahkan garam, aduk rata.

Nasi:
500 gr beras
2 bawang putih di geprek, cincang halus
1 ptg jahe
1 sdt garam
2 sdm minyak goreng
800 cc kaldu bekas merebus ayam

Telur coklat:
4 butir telur rebus
3 sdm kecap manis
1 sdm kecap asin
200 cc air
1 sdm bawang putih goreng
1. pek-kak.
1/4 sdt merica
*** masak jadi satu, hingga telur kecoklatan (ga pake...)

Directions:
1. Dididihkan sepanci air bersama daun bawang
2. Buat bumbu Oles:
haluskan bawang dan jahe, campur semua bahan bumbu oles.
3. Ayam di lumuri bumbu oles, diamkan selama 15 menit.
4. Rebus ayam selama 5 menit.
5. tiriskan ayam, langsung masukkan di baskom air es selama 5 menit.
6. tiriskan ayam, olesi dengan bumbu oles, diamkan selama 15 menit.
7. Rebus ayam selama 10 menit
8. angkat ayam, masukkan dalam baskom air es selama 5 menit.
9 Angkat ayam, tiriskan
10. Potong2 ayam, tuangkan bumbu bawang putih.
11. Sajikan bersama telur kecap dan nasi hainan dan kuah ayam.

Nasi:
tumis bawang putih dan jahe dengan sedikit minyak hingga harum
tambahkan kaldu, garam, masukkan beras, masak hingga nasi matang.

Kaldu:
sisa kaldu rebusan ayam, di tambah garam.

Note:
kalau pakai ayam kampung, tambahkan waktu merebusnya.

Babi Panggang Merah (Pork Char Siu)

- 1 kg babi, potong memanjang.

Marinated Sauce

- 8 siung bawang putih

- 1 sdm Angkak, dihaluskan.

- 1 sdm Garam (± 8 - 10 gr).

- 1 sdt Go Hiong

- 1 sdm Arak Merah.

- 1 sdm Charsiu Sauce.

- ½ sdt Lada.

- 4 sdm madu.

Cara membuat:
• Aduk daging dengan semua bumbu. Simpan semalam di kulkas biar meresap.
• Panggang Daging sampai matang dengan menggunakan grill sambil sesekali diolesi dengan bumbu.
• Setelah matang, angkat dan potong-potong memanjang.

original recipe from Mbak Ine and Dhonatneth

Banana Cake

It's sunday morning and snowy, so i just bake this cake and enjoy it with a cup of coffee, cuddle with Kirana in the sofa and watch "Cars" the movie..

What a lazy sunday!

BANANA CAKE

INGREDIENTS:
2 eggs, beaten
80 ml buttermilk
120 ml vegetable oil
225 g mashed bananas
250 g white sugar
220 g all-purpose flour
5 g baking soda
1 g salt
60 g chopped pecans

DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees C. Spray one 9x5 inch loaf pan with non-stick spray coating.
2. Blend together the eggs, buttermilk, oil and bananas.
3. Sift together the sugar, flour, baking soda and salt. Add to banana mixture and stir in pecans. Mix well.
4. Pour into prepared loaf pan and bake 1 hour or until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.

original recipe from Anita

Bolognese

Didn't try these recipe yet....

The perfect bolognese

Serves 4

Generous knob of butter
100g smoked streaky bacon, finely diced
1 onion, finely diced
1 carrot, finely diced
2 sticks celery, finely diced
250g coarsely minced beef, at room temperature
40g chicken liver, finely chopped
150ml whole milk
Nutmeg, to grate
150ml dry white wine
400ml tin plum tomatoes

1. Melt the butter in a large flameproof casserole set over a gentle heat, and then add the bacon. Once the bacon fat has started to melt, add the onion, and cook gently until softened, then tip in the carrot, and cook for 5 minutes before adding the celery and cooking for a further 2 minutes.

2. Crumble the beef into the pan and brown, stirring occasionally to break up any lumps. Season, then stir in the liver, and let it cook for another 5 minutes.

3. Pre-heat the oven to 125C. Pour in the milk, and grate a little nutmeg over the top. Simmer gently until almost all the milk has evaporated, which should take about half an hour.

4. Pour in the wine and the tomatoes and stir well. Put the casserole into the oven, with the lid slightly ajar, and cook for at least 3 hours (4 is even better) until the meat is very tender. Check on it occasionally, and top up with a little water if it seems too dry, although this probably won't be necessary. Serve with pasta or gnocchi, and grated Parmesan or pecorino cheese.

Traditional Italian Spaghetti Bolognese

Ingredients

2 Tbsp Olive Oil
1 large onion, peeled and finely chopped
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 lb beef steak mince
Half pint of beef stock
Passata Sauce
1 tin cherry tomatoes
1 tablespoon red wine
1 teaspoon chopped basil
1 teaspoon oregano
freshly ground black pepper
Spaghetti approx 3oz per person
Parmesan Cheese shavings

Heat 2 spoons of oil in a large pan and fry the onion and garlic. Mix in the beef mince and cook until browned.

Stir in the tomatoes and stock. Pour the passata into the empty tomatos can about half way, as it is very concentrated, add to the pan. Rinse the can with a little water and add also.

Place the red wine, basil, oregano and black pepper into the pan and heat until it starts to bubble.

Reduce the heat and simmer gently for around 20 minutes.

Whilst this is simmering cook the spaghetti in salted boiling water for approximately 10 minutes. Taste a little to make sure it is cooked, but not too soft.

Check the sauce is not too dry and add a little of the water from the pasta . Drain the pasta.

Just before serving, add the drained pasta to the sauce and mix carefully.

Serve and add the parmesan shavings.

from here

Ontbijtkoek

Somehow,Hubby said the taste is different with the one that he used to have... So i will try another time for a perfection.

Ingredients:

1 3/4 cup flour

2 tbsp spekulaas

5 eggs

1/2 cup sugar

1 cup palm sugar

2nd time this is the ingredients:

1 3/4 cup flour

2 tbsp spekulaas

5 large eggs

1 1/2 cup muscavado sugar

3 tbsp melted butter

Hubby said it taste better because it's less dry

Directions:

• Sift together flour and spekulaas. Set aside.
• Beat 5 eggs and sugar until thick and frothing.
• Add the sifted ingredients and 2 tbs melted margarine, stir well.
• Pour into a loaf baking pan that has been brushed with butter and sprinkled with flour.
• Sprinkle with almonds flakes.
• Bake at 180 C for about 40-45 minutes until done.
• Spread butter on top of the cake, right after it comes out from the oven.

original recipe from Vania Blog

Lontong Sayur

Bahan:

1/2 ekor ayam potong potong

2 bh labu siam, potong korek api

50 gr ebi, rendam air panas, tiriskan

2 batang serai, memarkan

3 cm lengkuas, memarkan

3 lembar daun salam

1 lt santan (400 ml canned coconut milk+water)

Garam, gula pasir secukupnya

2 sendok makan minyak goreng

Bumbu halus:

7 siung bawang merah

5 siung bawang putih

5 buah cabai merah

1 sdt merica bubuk

½ sdt terasi

Pelengkap:

Lontong

Bawang goreng untuk taburan

Cara Membuat:

1.Panaskan minyak, tumis bumbu halus, serai, lengkuas, daun salam, ebi hingga harum. Masukkan ayam, masak hingga berubah warna. Masukkan labu siam, aduk rata.

2.Tuang santan, masak hingga mendidih. Tambahkan garam, gula,merica. Masak hingga matang, angkat.

3.Potong-potong lontong, masukkan ke dalam mangkuk saji. Tuang sayur labu. Taburi dengan bawang goreng. Sajikan.

Mie Ayam Jamur

Ingredients:
Egg Noodles (or any noodle that i can find in Cork)
2 tbsp Sesame Oil

2 chicken fillets (original recipe is 300 gr)
200 gr irish wild mushrooms, quartered
5 cloves garlic, minced ( i love garlic! original recipe is only 4)
1 cm ginger, bruised (original recipe is 3cm but i don't really like the taste of ginger)
2 tbsp light soy sauce
3 tbsp kecap manis (original recipe is 1 tbsp,but i prefer sweeter)
1 tbsp oyster sauce
400 ml chicken broth

1 tsp grounded peppercorn
1 tbsp tapioca starch diluted in 25 ml water

Chicken Broth:
3 can of Chicken Stock Pot

1 L water
1 cm ginger,sliced

3 cloves garlic, minced

white peppercorns
salt

Directions:

Stir Fry Chicken Mushroom:
1. Combine 1 tbsp mushroom soy sauce, chicken pieces and ground white pepper; stir well. Add 1 tbsp tapioca starch and mix well. Set aside.
2. Stir fry garlics and ginger with the hot sesame oil until fragrant. Add seasoned chicken pieces. Stir frequently to let the aroma of ginger and garlic stick to chicken and cook until chicken changes colour.
3. Add mushrooms, the rest of mushroom soy sauce, kecap manis, broth/water, salt and peppercorns. Cook until seasoning is absorbed and chicken is cooked. Set aside. There might be a small amount of broth left in the cooking, so we can use up for assembling the noodles later on (I prefer to have more sauce as i don't like dry noodles).

Chicken Broth:
In a large pan, add water and bring to a boil. Add all other ingredients. Cook at high heat and reboil. If you have bakso or siomay, you can add it.

How to Assemble and Serve 1 Portion of Chicken Mushroom Noodle:
1. Prepare two bowls; one is big and another one is smaller size.
2. Place broth in a small bowl.
3. In a big bowl, combine 1 tbsp sesame oil, 2.5 tbp light soy sauce and a dash of ground white pepper. Add 1 portion cooked noodle and mix well. Place stir fry chicken mushroom. Sprinkle with green onions.

Original Recipe from Mbak Ine and Peppy

Cah Brokoli ala Kung Pao

Bahan:

1 bh bawang bombay,iris kotak

1 siung bw putih,geprak

250 gr brokoli tanpa bonggol,potong menurut kuntum

50 gr udang,kupas

50 gr fillet ayam,potong kotak

3 bh cabai kering,potong memanjang

1 bh bawang bombay,potong gelang

2 bh putih,cincang

2 sdm minyak wijen

2 cm jahe,geprak

1 sdt garam

1/2 sdt merica bubuk

1 sdm kecap ikan

2 sdm saus tiram

2 sdm kecap manis

2 sdm saus tomat

2 sdm saus sambal

1 sdt air jeruk nipis

250 ml kaldu ayam

1 sdm tepung maizena,larutkan di 25ml air

Cara:

1. Tumis cabai kering,bawang bombay,bawang putih, dan jahe dalam minyak wijen panas sampai harum. Masukan udang dan ayam. Aduk sampai berubah warna.

2. Masukan brokoli. Aduk sampai setengah matang. Tuangkan garam,merica, kecap ikan, saus tiram, kecap manis, saus tomat dan saus sambal. Aduk rata.

3. Aduk sampai brokoli terbalut bumbu. Tuangkan air jeruk nipis dan kaldu. setelah mendidih, tambahkan larutan maizena, masak hingga mendidih kembali.

Ayam Betutu

BAHAN

1 ekor ayam kampung

daun pisang

minyak goreng

BUMBU HALUS:

5 butir bawang merah

3 siung bawang putih

5 butir bawang merah, iris halus

3 buah kemiri

1 cm jahe

2 cm kunyit

2 cm kencur

5 butir merica

5 buah cabai merah

1 sendok teh ketumbar

1 sendok teh terasi

garam

CARA MEMBUAT:

1. Campurkan ayam dengan bumbu halus, dan minyak goreng. Diamkan selama 30 menit.

2. Bungkus ayam dalam daun pisang lalu panggang sampai matang.

Untuk 6 porsi

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Ayam Pop

BAHAN:

1 ekor ayam kampung, potong 4 bagian dan buang kulit

200 ml air

minyak untuk menggoreng

BUMBU HALUS:
8 butir bawang merah
5 siung bawang putih
1 sendok teh cuka
1 sendok teh garam

BAHAN SAMBAL:
6 buah cabai merah
5 butir bawang merah
1/2 sendok teh garam
1 buah tomat

CARA MEMBUAT:

1. Rebus ayam dengan bumbu halus hingga ayam lunak. Sisihkan.

2. Menjelang disajikan, goreng ayam sebentar. Sajikan dengan sambal.

3. Cara membuat sambal, rebus semua bahan sambal hingga matang, lalu haluskan dan tambahkan 100 cc air.

   
   

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Ayam Goreng Tulang Lunak

BAHAN:

1 ekor ayam kampung

1 bungkus ragi instan

1 tangkai serai, memarkan

1 lembar daun salam

2 cm lengkuas, dimemarkan

400 cc santan

minyak untuk menggoreng

BUMBU HALUS :

5 butir bawang merah

3 siung bawang putih

1 sendok teh ketumbar

4 butir kemiri

2 cm kunyit

2 cm jahe

1/2 sendok makan garam

(belum dicoba..)

1. Tusuk-tusuk ayam dengan garpu. Taburi ragi instan. Diamkan 5 jam. Lumuri ayam dengan bumbu lalu diamkan lagi 1 jam.

2. Masukkan ayam ke panci presto tuangkan santan. Tambahkan serai, daun salam dan lengkuas. Masak selama 1 jam.

3. Keluarkan ayam dari panci presto lalu dinginkan.

4. Goreng sampai matang

TIPS

• Pilih ayam yang setengah tua. Ayam muda akan mudah sekali hancur.

• Pilih juga ayam yang kulitnya masih utuh sehingga cantik hasilnya.

• Agar ayam tidak hancur karena perebusan cukup lama, lumuri ayam dengan 1 bungkus ragi instan.

• Ayam dapat direbus dalam keadaan utuh atau dibelah dua (tidak sampai putus) atau dipotong-potong, tergantung volume panci tekan (presto) Anda. Tetapi harap diingat, semakin kecil ayam, semakin sebentar waktu yang dibutuhkan untuk merebus.

  
  

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Ayam Goreng Mbok Berek

BAHAN :

1 ekor ayam buras, buang kepala dan kakinya

500 ml santan

2 lembar daun salam

1 tangkai serai, dimemarkan

BUMBU HALUS :

8 siung bawang putih

4 butir bawang merah

4 butir kemiri

1/2 sendok makan ketumbar

1 sendok teh garam

BAHAN REMAHAN :

350 air rebusan ayam

3 sendok makan tepung beras

SAMBAL :

5 butir bawang merah

6 buah cabai merah

2 buah cabai merah

1 potong terasi

1 buah tomat

30 gram gula merah

garam secukupnya

minyak bekas menggoreng ayam secukupnya

CARA MEMBUAT :

1. Rebus ayam bersama santan, bumbu halus, salam, serai hingga daging ayam lunak.
2. Ukur air rebusan hingga mencapai 350 ml. Tambahkan tepung beras. Aduk rata. Celupkan ayam di dalamnya lalu goreng sampai matang.
3. Sisa campuran tepung tadi juga digoreng. gunakan sendok waktu menuang hingga adonan yang jatuh, kecil-kecil bentuknya. Aduk-aduk supaya warna cokelatnya merata. Angkat dan tiriskan. Taburi bubuk tepung ini di atas ayam. Sajikan ayam bersama lalap mentah dan sambalnya.
4. Cara membuat sambal. Haluskan semua bahan lalu tumis bersama 1/2 cm lengkuas yang dimemarkan. Setelah airnya mengering, angkat.

sumber: Sedap Sekejap

BAKSO

Original Recipe from Mbak Estherlita's blog, I modify this for half portion.

This is my fave food when the weather is so cold and i need something warm and spicy :D

Ingredients:
1 kg minced beef.
30 gr bawang goreng
25 gr bawang putih cincang (mentah),i skip this one,i don't like the taste of it.
30 gr bawang putih goreng
15 gr garam (originally 50gr for 2kg beef, i found 25gr is way too salty for my tongue)
15 gr gula pasir
8 gr merica
100 gr tapioca
2 butir telor
1 sdm baking powder

Kuah Bakso

2000 cc air+1kg of beef with the bone for the soup ( i don't know what's the name, but i always go to the same butcher and they always give me a beef with the bone when i asked beef for soup)+3 garlic+pepper and salt.

Directions:
1. giling 3 macam bawang plus, garam, dan gula sampai halus.
2. Dalam baskom campurkan bawang yang sudah halus dengan telur dan daging yang sudah dalam keadaan dingin (dari lemari es semalam). Uleni dengan tangan, asal campur saja.
3. Bagi daging dalam beberapa bagian, masukkan dalam Food Processor (FP)setiap bagiannya, giling sampai lembut.
Jangan terlalu banyak masuk dalam FP agar hasilnya bagus.
4. Dalam baskom setelah semua halus, masukkan juga kanji/sagu, dan baking powder , uleni lagi sampai tercampur rata.
5. Bagi dalam beberapa bagian, giling dalam FP sampai semua bahan tercampur rata.
6. Simpan dalam lemari es selama minimal 6 jam.
7. Bulatkan baso dengan bantuan telunjuk dan jempol, dipotong dengan sendok, cemplungkan pada air yang sudah hampir mendidih
Jaga agar air tidak sampai mendidih, apinya sedang saja
8. Masak Baso hingga mengapung, angkat dan tiriskan.