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Ayam Tuturaga - Chicken in Spicy Basil Coconut Sauce
Ayam tuturaga is another dish from Manado. As with all Manado dishes, you can expect this dish to be fiery hot, but balanced with freshness from lemongrass, …
Tumis Ayam dan Kacang Mede - Chicken and Cashew Stir Fry
If you love cashew nuts, you are going to love this simple, easy, and super speedy chicken and cashew stir fry. Use toasted cashew nuts for extra crunchiness, …
Thai Pork and Pineapple Yellow Curry
The pairing of pork and fruit is found in almost all cuisines, sweet and sour pork and fruit glazed ham are the two of the most iconic pork and fruit dishes …
Ayam Woku Manado - Manado Spicy Basil Chicken
Manado is definitely home of spicy dishes, ranging from rica-rica, dabu-dabu, tinoransak, to woku. What I love about Manado dishes is that the spiciness is …
Bistik - Indonesian Beef Steak
Some dish is a classic for a reason. This old-fashioned Indonesian beefsteak (bistik) is very juicy, has bold flavors, and comes with an amazing spicy gravy.
Pindang Tahu Goreng - Fried Tofu in Spicy Broth
I like simple dishes like this for my everyday meal. Generally, I can finish prepping to cooking this dish within the time requires for my rice cooker to finish …
Cantonese Steamed Fish
This is the ever popular steamed fish found in every Chinese restaurant. The delicately steamed fish, usually whole, paired with soy sauce, ginger, scallion, …
Tauco Udang Cabe Hijau - Shrimp and Green Chilies in Fermented Soy Bean Sauce
I am in a tauco phase LOL, but I promise this is the last one, at least for a while. You know why? Because I used the last of the bottle for this recipe, that’s …
Thai Panang Curry Chicken
Among the many Thai curries, panang curry is the mildest, a perfect entry for those who start venturing into Thai cuisine. Since Thai cuisine is generally quite …
Sambal Tauco Udang Medan - Medan Spicy Shrimp Stir Fry
This is probably my favorite tauco dish, sambal tauco udang Medan, and of course this comes from the city of Medan. ;) I love shrimp dishes, and I love it when …
Tauto Pekalongan - Pekalongan Beef Soup with Fermented Soy Bean
Here is another famous soto (soup), this time from the city of Pekalongan in Central Java, a place famous for its batik and of course, soto :) Tauto is actually …
Udang Tumis Pedas - Spicy Shrimp Stirfry
Shrimps never fail to impress, and they are really quick to cook, a perfect dish to master if you need to entertain guests and running short on time :) I think …