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Steamed Eggplant and Garlic Sesame Sauce
This is one of my fall back recipe when I am feeling a bit lazy to turn on the stove yet need something decent to eat :) The eggplants just need a bit of …
Mochi Kacang - Steamed Mochi with Honey Roasted Peanut
Plenty of mochi can be found in Jakarta, from Taiwanese to Japanese. But they are all what I would consider as fancy mochi, filled with various kind of lovely …
Udang Saos Padang - Shrimp with Sweet and Sour Chili Sauce
There is a hole-in-a-wall kind of Chinese restaurant near where my parents live that is famous for its crab dish. I believe it is called kepiting saos Padang, …
Red Bean and Glutinous Rice Sweet Soup
When the weather cools, I start craving for sweet soup like this red bean and glutinous rice. The long simmer makes this soup silky and luscious, if I can even …
Braised Pork Belly and Pickled Mustard Green
This is one of many Chinese dishes that seems to disappear fast, especially from fancy Chinese restaurants. The only places that I think still serve this is the …
Silken Tofu, Spinach, and Shimeji in Oyster Sauce
Don’t you think this dish can actually be served in a nice restaurant? I just love looking at how the blanched spinach make a nest for the quick braised silken …
Ya Li Pear and Snow Fungus Sweet Soup
Ever tried cooking Chinese Ya Li pears in a slow simmer along with snow fungus, red dates, and rock sugar? I know it sounds weird, but this dessert soup is one …
Bakmi Keriting - Pork and Tianjin Preserved Vegetables Noodles
Ground pork and Tianjin preserved vegetables with fresh egg noodles, a.k.a. bakmi keriting in Indonesian, is one of the more ubiquitous noodle dish, especially …
Braised Stuffed Bitter Melon in Black Bean Sauce
Learn how to prep bitter melons so they are not bitter, and prepare this classic Chinese bitter melon dish, braised stuffed bitter melon in black bean sauce.
Chinese Ginseng Herbal Chicken Soup
American ginseng, Korean ginseng, along with jujube (Chinese red dates) and goji berries are used in this healthy medicinal Chinese ginseng herbal chicken soup that tastes great and very easy to prepare.
Kwetiau Kuah dan Bakso Ikan - Flat Rice Noodles in Fish Ball Soup
This version of fish ball soup is all about enjoying the fish balls, so try to get the best quality money can buy. Only three ingredients are needed to make the …
Steamed Silken Tofu, Shrimp, and Shiitake
Tofu, shrimps, and shiitake mushrooms are among my favorite food. And having the three of them in a simple steamed dish every now and then is a no brainer. I …