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Pandan Extract
Learn how to make homemade pandan extract from fresh or frozen pandan leaves. Pandan extract is very common in Indonesian (and Southeast Asian) desserts.
Soto Bandung - Bandung Beef and Daikon Soup
Among the many soto, I would rank soto Bandung as one of the simplest to make. And probably the easiest to reproduce too if you live outside Indonesia since …
Sambal Rebus - Boiled Chili Sauce
Whenever you make Indonesian soto (soups) at home, you must make sambal rebus to enjoy with your soto. Soto doesn't feel complete without this sambal.
Sop Sapi dan Kacang Merah - Beef and Red Bean Soup
I have no idea why I didn’t post this soup earlier since sop sapi dan kacang merah is definitely one of my favorite beef soup. I first tried this soup in my in …
Sop Ayam - Indonesian Chicken Soup
Despite being called chicken soup, this soup is full of vegetables as well, so definitely a good soup to have when trying to recuperate from flu, or just about …
Sambal Goreng Kentang, Ati, dan Petai - Potato, Chicken Liver, and Stink Bean in Chili Sauce
Me and my hubby are big fans of anything with “sambal goreng” in it. So despite this dish being not exactly good for our flu, which we are both still recovering …
Chicken and Tofu Meatball
Do you know that if you add tofu to ground meat and made patties or meatballs out of said blend, you are guaranteed to end up with a juicier result than if you …
Deep Fried Fish and Shrimp Cutlets
I am at a loss as to what to name this dish, is it bakso, or otak-otak, or pempek? Anyway, this deep fried cutlets is made with spanish mackerel and shrimp, …
白切雞 - White Cut Chicken
After posting a recipe for ginger and kaempferia galanga dipping sauce, I couldn’t resist not posting a recipe for 白切雞, or white cut chicken. This is one of the …
Ginger and Kaempferia Galanga Dipping Sauce
I grew up in a Cantonese family, so naturally white cut chicken (白切雞) is a familiar sight. After my grandparents passed away, somehow we have it less often, not …
Kabocha Tang Yuan and Sago in Pandan Coconut Milk
Mixing tang yuan and kabocha puree (or pumpkin puree) results in a bright orange color glutinous rice balls that are sure to be a hit :) You can also do a light …
Sate Sapi - Beef Satay
The best satay is the one made with really old fashion charcoal grill, complete with a fan to stoke the flame. But people don’t do that anymore unless you are a …