INGREDIENTS: CHILI PASTE 10g dried and seeded red chilies 25g shallots 3 cloves garlic 50g fresh seeded red chilies 20g dried shrimp 4 tablespoons oil PENANG CURRY MEE SOUP-BASE A: SPICE PASTE 10g belacan (Malaysian shrimp paste) 100g shallots 50g garlic 3 stalks lemongrass 10g dried and seeded red chilies 20 white pepper corns 4 [...]
This dish is prominent on the Javanese list of special foods for ritual occasions. In java it has been traditionally served at the slametan (the ritual meal to which neighbors, friends and relatives are invited) given by a family before the birth of a first child. The story behind this dish reveals a fascinating process [...]
This dish is easier to prepare than the previous one also uses Thick Peanut Sauce. Ingredients 3½ oz (100 g) deep-fried tofu cakes, sliced 3 cups (250 g) bean sprouts, trimmed and washed 1 seedless cucumber with skin, sliced into wedges Chopped Asian celery and fried onion flakes for garnish Thick Peanut Sauce See Vegetables [...]
Ingredients 1 lb (500 g) lightly blanched mixed vegetables (water spinach, amaranth or baby spinach; shredded cabbage; sliced zucchini or summer squash; green beans cut into bite-sized pieces; bean sprouts, washed and trimmed; sliced waxy potatoes; carrots cut into matchsticks) 3 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and halved 3½ oz (100 g) deep-fried tofu cakes, sliced 1 [...]
The rich sauce en this dish adds a touch if luxury to the blanched vegetables. 5 or 6 mixed vegetables (5-7 oz/150-200 g per person) (green bean, cut into bite-sized pieces, lightly blanched then rinsed in cold water; amaranth or baby spinach, lightly cooked; shredded cabbage, blanched and rinsed in cold water; bean sprouts, trimmed [...]
Ingredients for Mapo Tofu (serves 2) 1 tbsp Sesame Oil 100g Ground Pork (3.53 oz) 1 tbsp Chopped Garlic 1 tbsp Chopped Ginger 1/2 tbsp Doubanjiang – Chili Bean Paste 1 tbsp Tian Mian Jiang – Sweet Bean Sauce 1 tbsp Sake – Chicken Stock – 1/2 tsp Granulated Chicken Stock (Chinese-style) 150 ml Hot [...]
3 to 4 servings Oil — 1/4 cup Garlic, minced — 2-3 cloves Sambal oelek (chile paste) — 1-2 tablespoons Chinese sausages, sliced into rounds — 1-2 Shrimp, peeled and deveined — 1/2 pound Fresh rice noodles — 1 pound Soy sauce — 1/4 cup Brown sugar — 1 tablespoon Eggs, beaten — 2 Mung [...]
