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In the west of java Indonesia where I grew up, amazingly I found so many interesting cultures and cuisines. For always having a fresh vegies with chili sauce in almost every dishes, I found that habit made me become a food lover.
After I got married, I started asking mom, aunties, grandma etc to share some recipes so I can pass on to my daughter later on to keep the tradition. Here are some of them and hope you will enjoy them as much as I do.

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

CLEAR SPINACH SOUP


Serve: 4-6
Cooking time: 20 minutes

spinach clear soup

INGREDIENTS:
600 ml water
2 fresh corns, washed and roundly cut into 8
1 bunch of spinach, wash, trim only leaves and young stems
1 chayote, peeled, cut into cubes
1 carrot, peeled, cut into 2-3 cm (optional)
2 shallots, thinly sliced
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
3 cm chinese keys

HOW TO MAKE:
1. Boil the water in a pot, cook the slices corn until soft ( about 15 minutes).
2. Add chayote, carrots, shallots, salt, sugar and chinese keys. Let them boiled.
3. After all the ingredients cooked, add spinach and let it cook for 1 minutes. Remove and place in a bowl. Ready to serve.


TIPS:

  • When picking a good corn, always pick with the fresh leaves corn with tight and evenly size kernels. The kernels should be not to soft or to hard when we press them.
  • Cook this clear spinach soup right before serving. Should not be reheat it because it will lose the mineral and even will produce unfavorable mineral to your body.

SAYUR BENING BAYAM


BAHAN:
600 ml air
2 bonggol jagung, bersihkan, potong bulat jadi 8
1 ikat bayam, cuci, petik daun dan tangkainya yang muda
1 buah labu siam
1 buah wortel
2 bawang me
rah, iris tipis
1 sdt garam
1 sdt gula pasir
3 cm temu kunci


CARA MEMBUAT:
1. Didihkan air, masak jagung sampai matang (15 menit).
2. Masukkan labu siam, wortel, bawang, garam, gula, dan temu kunci. Biarkan mendidih sebentar.
3. Setelah semua matang, terakhir masukkan bayam, masak sebentar (1 menit), dan angkat segera. Pindahkan ke mangkuk dan siap disajikan.

TIPS:

  • Memilih jagung: pilihlah jagung dengan daun yang masih segar. Butirannya tersusun rapat, dengan ukuran besar yang sama. Bila ditekan tidak terlalu lembek dan tidak terlalu keras.
  • Masaklah sayur bening bayam pada saat dekat dengan waktu makan. Sebaiknya jangan memanaskan kembali sayur bayam, karena akan kehilangan zat gizi, bahkan akan mengeluarkan zat yang merugikan kesehatan.

Monday, March 10, 2008

STIR-FRY GLASS NOODLE WITH GREEN CHILIES - ASE CABE HEJO

ase cabe hejo

INGREDIENTS:
100 g glass noodle, soak in warm water for 15 minutes, drained
250 g green chilies, sliced diagonally
200 ml water
3 tbsp oil to fry
2 tbsp sweet soy sauce
1 tsp salt or to taste
1 tsp sugar or to taste

INGREDIENTS TO GRIND:
5 shallots
4 cloves garlic
1/2 tsp ground white pepper
3 candlenuts, roasted

HOW TO MAKE:
1. Heat oil in a wok over medium heat, add the ground ingredients and fry until fragrant.
Pour some water and let it boil.
2. Add green chilies and the remaining ingredients, keep cooking until water reduced and thickened.
3.Add glass noodles to the wok, stir slowly and let it dry. Remove from the wok and place into a serving
bowl.

TIPS:
You can add the chicken fillet to this stir-fry glass noodles. The chicken fillet (cut into cubes) should be added before pouring the water. Let the chicken changing the color, and after that continue as the following instructions.



ASE CABE HEJO

BAHAN:

100 gr soun, rendam dengan air hangat 15 menit, tiriskan
250 gr cabai hijau, diiris serong
200 ml air
3 sdm, untuk menumis
2 sdm kecap manis
1 sdt garam, atau sesuai selera
1 sdt gula pasir, atau sesuai selera


BUMBU:

5 siung bawang merah
4 siung bawang putih
1/2 sdt merica bubuk
3 butir kemiri, sangrai


CARA MEMBUAT:
1. Haluskan bawang merah, bawang putih, merica dan kemiri, lalu tumis hingga harum. Tambahkan air, biarkan mendidih.
2. Masukkan cabai hijau dan bumbu lainnya, biarkan hingga air tinggal setengahnya.
3. Masukkan soun, aduk-aduk, dan biarkan hingga air habis, angkat dan sajikan.

TIPS:
Memasak ase cabe hejo bisa divariasikan dengan potongan daging ayam. Daging ayam (potong dadu) ini dimasukkan setelah bumbu ditumis. Setelah daging ayam berubah warna, masukkan air. Tahapan berikutnya sama dengan yang di atas.