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Side Dish Recipes
Jiaozi - Chinese Dumplings
Jiaozi (饺子) or Chinese dumplings are the one dish that one can find in almost all Chinese restaurants. I think the pan fried version, a.k.a pot stickers, is …
Radisshu no Amazu-zuke - Sweet Vinegared Radish Pickle
Amazu-zuke (甘酢漬け) is a Japanese technique of pickling fresh vegetables in sugar and rice vinegar. The most well known example of an amazu-zuke is gari, or …
Kabocha to Atsuage no Nimono - Simmered Kabocha and Deep Fried Tofu
Nimono (煮物) is a basic Japanese cooking technique in which the ingredients are simmered in soup stock - typically dashi - and further seasoned with soy sauce, …
Yu Doufu - Simmered Tofu
Yu doufu (Japanese: 湯豆腐) is a Kyoto dish celebrating the refine taste of tofu. This is a very simple and I think elegant dish, and more importantly, easy to …
Braised Eggplants with Mince Meat Sauce
This Chinese braised eggplant dish is bursting with flavors. The minced meat sauce is so delicious on its own you can even pair it with tofu or mushrooms.
Sambal Lado Mudo - Green Chili and Tomato Relish
Sambal lado mudo, or more popularly known as sambal cabe ijo, is definitely the most famous chili relish from Padang cuisine. It may look like a pure green …
Bandit Chicken Wings
A long long time ago, spices are rare and precious commodity, and worthy to be robbed by an infamous group of bandit. Apparently their favorite spice is cumin, …
Rice Cooker Ketupat - Rice Cooker Rice Cakes
Rice cakes are popular sides made of rice that often accompany Indonesian savory dishes, such as sate, gado-gado, ketoprak, lontong sayur, and many other …
Sambal Berambang Asem dan Bola Bayam - Chili and Tamarind Sambal with Spinach Balls
Even simply boiled vegetables taste absolutely delicious when served with this umami-rich chili sauce made with red chilies, tamarind, and toasted shrimp paste.
Tempeh Penyet - Spicy Bruised Tempeh
The idea of a penyet is simple, combine a fried item, like fried chicken or friend tempeh with your favorite sambal in a cobek (Indonesian for mortar and …
Gulai Nangka dan Kacang Panjang Padang - Padang Young Jackfruit and Snake Bean Stew
This is the closest gulai Padang recipe that I have, and yes it tastes amazing, and yes, the spice list is going to probably include almost everything your …
Kacang Panjang dan Tempeh Tumis Sambal Terasi - Snake Bean and Tempeh Stir Fry in Shrimp Paste Chili Sauce
Stir frying in shrimp paste chili sauce is guaranteed to be a crowd pleaser. To me, this is akin to Indonesian version of using Chinese dou jiang (bean paste), …