Pickled young ginger

Pickled young ginger is easy to make and pleasing to look at. This pickled ginger is the same ginger that you see accompanying sushi. In Thai cuisine, pickled ginger accompanies many dishes from appetizer to main course.Young ladies at the royal court showed their prowess by carving the ginger prior to pickling. They would make beautiful animals, flowers, leaves, bouquet and boats.  I'm just happy to cut it super thin without cutting myself20 Servings, Prep Time: 15 Minutes, Total Time: 15 Minutes    1 teaspoon salt    1/3 cup sugar    1 1/2 cups...

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Clam Satay

Ingredients:     1 lb of clams, 5 shallots, 2 spoons of sweet soy sauce, 1 lime, salt and pepper. Direction: Boil clams. After they are done, let it cool. Take the meat out. Slice shallots Mix shallots, soy sauce, and lime juice with the clams Add salt and pepper to taste Put clams in skewers, barbecue for a little bi...

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Sambal Goreng Petai

Ingredients:     7 eggs, 4 strings of "petai", 3 cups thick coconut milk, 250 gr ground beef, 4 pieces garlic, 6 pieces of shallots, 6 piece of red chili peppers, 20 gr javanese lemon, 1 tea spoon sugar, salt and pepper.Direction:    Remove the yoke of the eggs (use just the whites) Skin petai    Slice shallots, brown a little bit.    Mix ground beef with 2 egg whites, mix with sald, pepper to taste.    Form small balls.    Let the javanese lemon sit in a cup of water The rest of the egg whites put in...

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Wingko Babat (Javanese Cake)

Ingredients :500 g Glutinous Rice flour (Tepung Ketan)3 Eggs (separated)3 cups desiccated Coconut2 cups castor sugar2 cups santan (Coconut milk)vanilla essenceDirections :1. Beat the egg whites and sugar until thick and creamy2. Add the coconut milk3. Add the flour, coconut and vanilla fold in until well mixed4. Pour into a greased baking tin5. Beat the egg yolks and pour over the top of the cake mixture6. Bake in 200° Celsius oven until done and golden br...

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Ayam Masak Habang (Chicken Cooked with Red Chili Sauce - Padang Style)

Ingredients:2.4 lbs Chicken1 tsp Salt1 tsp Tamarind Water500 ml Water2 tbsp Sweet soy sauce ( "Kecap Manis" )3 pcs Chopped tomatoes2 tsp Javanese palm sugar ( "Gula Merah" )Cooking oilSpices:l50 gr Red chilies12 Shallots6 cloves Garlic2 tsp Shrimp paste2 cm Ginger2 cm Lesser galangal2 tsp saltInstructions:1. Cut the chicken into 8 - 10 pieces, then smear it with salt and Javanese Tamarind Water.2. Knead the chicken and leave it for 10 minutes to let it absorbs the seasonings.3. Heat the cooking oil in a wok or skillet, fry the chicken until yellowish.4. Remove and drain.5. Heat 5 tbsp of cooking...

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Gulai Kikil ( Indonesian Cow's Foot Curry )

diligence and persistence to prepare the dish. If you love slow cook then the dish will pay all of your hard effort. Ingredients: 1 Foot of cow 4 cups Coconut milk 1 Turmeric leaf 2 seed of False mangosteen ( Common english name for "Asam Kandis").  It's also called "Gamboge tree", "Eggtree", "Sour mangosteen", "Cochin-goraka". 2 Kaffir lime leaves 1 stalk Lemongrass Blended spices: 1 tbsp Blended red chilies 2 cm Turmeric 5 pcs Candlenuts 2 cm Laos / Galangal 6 cloves Garlic 10 pcs Shallots How To: 1. Clean the cow's foot and its hair, cut into several pieces and...

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Cumi Saus Padang ( Stir Fried Squid in Padang Sauce )

Ingredients: 500 g Medium sized squid 1 tbsp Lime juice 3 Oil for stir frying 1 Turmeric leaf 1 False mangosteen 2 stalks Lemongrass Blended Spices: 1 tbsp Minced red chilli 2 cloves Garlic 10 Shallots 1 1/2 cm Ginger How To: 1. Peel the skin of the squid, remove the ink sac, clean, then slice crosswise 1 1/2 cm. 2. Marinate the squid with lime juice, leave for 15 minutes. Rinse with clean water, then drain. 3. Heat oil and stir fry the blended spices, add turmeric leaf and lemongrass until fragrant. 4. Add false mangosteen and squid. Stir until the squid stiffens. 5. Cook...

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Quinoa

Definition: Quinoa (pronounced KEEN-wah) is a grain-like food that is noteworthy because it provides a complete protein. What this means is that it is a source of all nine essential amino acids, in the right proportions, to support a person's nutritional needs. This is not the case for most plant-based foods. Usually you would need to combine two foods (rice and beans, for instance) in order to make up a complete protein, but quinoa does this on its own. This means you could live off nothing but quinoa if you wanted to. Animal-based foods like meat, dairy products and eggs generally provide a...

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