Showing posts with label Indonesian. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Indonesian. Show all posts

Monday, May 4, 2015

Indonesian Hot and Sour Duck (Bebek Asam Pedas)

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Indonesian Glazed Meatballs

Kay's Indonesian Meatballs

I so wanted to call these ‘keigoeie ballen’ (that’s Dutch to you, I know), or perhaps even ‘awesome sauce’. Bottomline: these are the real deal. So crazy good that the guys continue to fight over who gets the last meatball. Silly men. Me, of course.

Here’s how it started: a couple of weeks ago I ran into Lonny Gerungan’s Kecap sauce during grocery shopping, and on a whim I decided to buy a bottle—I generally have a hard & fast rule not to buy prefab stuff, but this was Lonny, man!

I found his meatball recipe online in which he used mashed potatoes instead of breadcrumbs. Suffice to say this peaked my interest. Wow, holy cow. Hands down the best structure, ever. I’ve been religiously making meatballs using mashed potatoes ever since.

But back to the here and now: this is Kayotic Kitchen. I can’t get away with: ‘Oh, just buy a bottle of sauce, toss it in after the meatballs are done and call it a day!’. I envisioned an angry mob gathering in front of my house carrying pitchforks and torches and that was enough to send me straight back into the kitchen.

Tried several versions, but it wasn’t until I tasted this one that I could barely contain myself and yelled “Nailed it!”. For the meatballs I used the spice mix from my Dutch meatballs & gravy recipe, sans the mustard.

These meatballs are fluffy and tasty and the sauce covering them is nothing short of heavenly.

Ingredients:

Meatballs:

21oz/600gr ground meat (I used half pork/half beef)
5.2oz/150gr mashed potatoes (preferably salt-free)
1 or 2 tsp sambal badjak (or another sambal)
2 tbsp sweet soy sauce
1 large egg
1/2 tsp white pepper
1 1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tbsp ground nutmeg (or a really good pinch freshly grated)
1 tsp ground coriander

Kecap Sauce:

1 small onion
1 red chili pepper
2 garlic cloves
1” ginger, grated
1 tsp ground coriander
1/4 tsp trassi bakar
2 tbsp gula djawa
4 tbsp sweet soy sauce (kecap)
1 cup beef broth
1 tbsp corn starch mixed with 2 tbsp water
2 tbsp peanut oil
salt & pepper

Directions:

Finely mince the onion and chili pepper. Remove the seeds or leave them in for more zing. Grate the ginger and mince the garlic.
Kay's Indonesian Meatballs


We start by making the bumbu (wet spice mix). I use my tjobek for this but you can also use your immersion blender or food processor.

Add the trassi bakar and ground coriander to the chopped ingredients. Trassi is quite important here for it will give the dish its characteristic Indonesian flavour. I strongly suggest you do not omit it, as offensive as it may smell uncooked.
Kay's Indonesian Meatballs

Mash until it’s a puree and the flavours are blended nicely.
Kay's Indonesian Meatballs

Get your beef broth ready. I prefer to use liquid gula djawa in sauces these days. Use about 1 oz/25 to 30gr if you use a solid piece of palm sugar.
Kay's Indonesian Meatballs

Heat the oil (this should be a neutral flavoured oil), and sauté the bumbu over low to medium heat for 4 to 5 minutes while stirring often.
Kay's Indonesian Meatballs

Pour in the 2 tbsp gula djawa.
Kay's Indonesian Meatballs

And the 4 tbsp kecap. I use ABC kecap, it’s sickening sweet and sticky but it works.
Kay's Indonesian Meatballs

It’ll be a dark brown gooey and sugary substance. Let it simmer for 30 to 60 seconds.
Kay's Indonesian Meatballs

Pour in the beef broth.
Kay's Indonesian Meatballs

Bring it to a boil, temper the heat and let it gently simmer for 5 minutes.
Kay's Indonesian Meatballs

Bit by bit you pour in the cornstarch mixed with water. Let the sauce cook for 1 more minute then turn off the heat. Season the sauce with salt & pepper to taste and set it aside.
Kay's Indonesian Meatballs

Laugh all you want but I use my standmixer to mix my ground beef. Works like a charm and keeps my hands clean for my camera.
Kay's Indonesian Meatballs


Done laughing yet?

Then it dawned on me that I didn’t take photos of adding the salt, pepper and nutmeg. Imagine them there, okay? Anyway, add those and top them off with the mashed taters, sambal and ground coriander.
Kay's Indonesian Meatballs

Pour in the 2 tbsp kecap. Indonesian dishes are often quite sweet. Probably why my son loves it so much.
Kay's Indonesian Meatballs

Knead the mix well. See, my hands are still clean… what about yours?
Kay's Indonesian Meatballs

I used my size 12 ice scoop (love that one for meatballs) and got 8 meatballs out of it.
Kay's Indonesian Meatballs


You can cook them on the stove top in some oil or butter, but I decided to bake them in the oven on top of a grilling rack. I gave them 25 minutes at 200Cº (400Fº). If you make larger meatballs they’ll obviously need more cooking time.

As soon as the meatballs are done you transfer the sauce to a bigger pan, heat it and just drop those balls in there.
Kay's Indonesian Meatballs

Drop ’em all! Getting hungry all over again seeing this.
Kay's Indonesian Meatballs

Oh, how I love those darn meatballs.
Kay's Indonesian Meatballs

Roll them around in the sauce. Shake them. Make ‘em do flip-flops for all I care, just make sure they’re all covered in sauce. Simmer them for a minute or 3.
Kay's Indonesian Meatballs

Who’s laughing now, huh?
Kay's Indonesian Meatballs

Best served with steamed rice, stir-fried paksoi and acar ketimun.
Kay's Indonesian Meatballs

Meatballs:

21oz/600gr ground meat (I used half pork/half beef)
5.2oz/150gr mashed potatoes (preferably salt-free)
1 or 2 tsp sambal badjak (or another sambal)
2 tbsp sweet soy sauce
1 large egg
1/2 tsp white pepper
1 1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tbsp ground nutmeg (or a really good pinch freshly grated)
1 tsp ground coriander
Kecap Sauce:

1 small onion
1 red chili pepper
2 garlic cloves
1” ginger, grated
1 tsp ground coriander
1/4 tsp trassi bakar
2 tbsp gula djawa
4 tbsp sweet soy sauce (kecap)
1 cup beef broth
1 tbsp corn starch mixed with 2 tbsp water
2 tbsp peanut oil
salt & pepper

We start by making the bumbu. I use my tjobek for this but you can also use your immersion blender or food processor. Finely mince the onion and chili pepper. Remove the seeds or leave them in for more zing. Grate the ginger and mince the garlic. Add the trassi bakar and ground coriander to the chopped ingredients. Trassi is quite important here for it will give the dish its characteristic Indonesian flavour. I strongly suggest you do not omit it, as offensive as it may smell uncooked. Mash until it’s a puree and the flavours are blended nicely.

Get your beef broth ready. I prefer to use liquid gula djawa these days. Use about 1 oz/25 to 30gr if you use a solid piece of palm sugar. Heat the oil (this should be a neutral flavoured oil), and sauté the bumbu over low to medium heat for 4 to 5 minutes white stirring often. Pour in the gula djawa and kecap and let it simmer for 30 to 60 seconds before adding the beef broth. Bring it to a boil, temper the heat and let it gently simmer for 5 minutes. Thicken the sauxe with cornstarch and season with salt & pepper to taste.

Combine all ingredients listed under Meatballs and knead well. I used my size 12 ice scoop and got 8 meatballs out of it. You can cook them on the stove top in some oil or butter but I decided to bake them in the oven on top of a grilling rack. I gave them 25 minutes at 200Cº (400Fº). soon as the meatballs are done you transfer the sauce to a bigger pan, heat it and just drop those balls in there. Let it simmer for a few minutes.

Serve with steamed rice, stor-fried paksoi and acar ketimun.


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Saturday, May 2, 2015

Ikan Bakar Kecap ( Grilled Fish Sauted with Indonesian Ketcup - Sweet Soy Sauce)

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Indonesian Potato Croquettes

Indonesian Potato Croquettes

Or Kroket Kentang, as they’re officially called. Kroketten are the best snacks in the world.

I adored these as a little girl; the crunchy exterior forms a wonderful contrast against the fluffy mashed potatoes, and then you hit the jackpot and taste that slightly sweet, salty and savoury beef that brings everything together.

Unfortunately, this was one of the rare Indonesian recipes that neither my mom nor grandmother made. So when I was given Nombelina’s beautiful blog for the food blog swap—and boy do I love her recipes—I jumped at the chance of making these beauties.

I know, they take some time to make, but because they can be eaten warm as well as luke-warm and even cold, you’ll never forgive yourself if you don’t try these crazy good snacks for a hit at your next potluck!

You’ll be the star of the day, I promise.

Ingredients:

Potato Mash:

1 1/2 pound potatoes
1 lightly beaten egg
pinch of nutmeg
1/8 tsp white pepper
salt to taste


Meat Filling:

9oz/250gr ground beef/pork
1 small onion
1 large garlic clove
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 beef bouillon cube
1 tbsp kecap (sweet soy sauce)

Optional: dried chill flakes


Coating:

2 large eggs
1 to 1 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 to 2 cups breadcrumbs (I used Panko)

+ oil for deep-frying (canola or peanut oil)

Directions:

Peel your potatoes and boil them in slightly salted water for 25 minutes. Until completely tender.
Indonesian Potato Croquettes


I prefer to salt the water but you can also season them after they’re boiled.

Lightly beat the egg.
Indonesian Potato Croquettes

Drain the potatoes and sprinkle in the nutmeg and white pepper. Start mashing, we want a creamy, lump-free mash so work it! Or something like that.
Indonesian Potato Croquettes


Let the potatoes cool off a little before you add the egg. We don’t need scrambled eggs in our mashed potatoes.

Stir in the egg. This will make it rich, creamy, and a heck of a lot easier to work with.
Indonesian Potato Croquettes

Just leave it be for a while.
Indonesian Potato Croquettes

Chop the onion. Heat a little butter and sauté the onion (I threw in a few chill flakes) until it turns soft. Add the garlic and cook for another minute.
Indonesian Potato Croquettes

Add your beef/pork mix and break it up with a spatula. Cook until it loses its pinkness.
Indonesian Potato Croquettes

Crumble in a bouillon cube ( my addition), the 1/4 tsp black pepper and nutmeg and pour in the kecap. Let it simmer for a minute or three and let the mix cool off.
Indonesian Potato Croquettes


If you don’t have kecap on hand you can also add a drop of soy sauce and some brown sugar.

Use 3 shallow plates and fill them with flour, lightly beaten eggs and breadcrumbs.
Indonesian Potato Croquettes

Grab about a 2 tbsp mashed potatoes, flatten it a bit, place a tbsp of the meat mixture smack-dab in the center, gently fold the mashed potatoes around the meat.
Indonesian Potato Croquettes


These croquettes are generally quite large, but I agree with PJ; they’re easier to eat when they’re smaller. You can also turn them into the standard log shape our kroketten usually have.

Roll the kroket around in the flour and shake off the excess flour, do the same with the egg and panko.
Indonesian Potato Croquettes

If the kroket loses its shape after being beaten and rolled around in stuff, just gently form it into a ball again.
Indonesian Potato Croquettes

I like a serious crust on my kroket so I repeat the egg wash and panko process.
Indonesian Potato Croquettes

Keep doing that until you run out of mashed potatoes or meat. Or both, if you’ve stolen bites, as I did.
Indonesian Potato Croquettes


Cover the kroketten with plastic wrap and place them in the fridge for at least 2 hours. Preferably overnight.

I used my deep-fryer for this. It’s just a heck of a lot easier, but you can do this in virtually any pan with a thick bottom.


Deep-fry the kroketten (and don’t overcrowd the pan) at 355Fº/180Cº for 4 to 5 minutes.
Indonesian Potato Croquettes

Until beautifully golden brown and crunchy on the outside.
Indonesian Potato Croquettes

I so loved making this recipe! Thanks for taking me down memory lane, girl!
Indonesian Potato Croquettes

Potato Mash:

1 1/2 pound potatoes
1 lightly beaten egg
pinch of nutmeg
1/8 tsp white pepper
salt

Meat Filling:

9oz/250gr ground beef/pork
1 small onion
1 large garlic clove
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 beef bouillon cube
1 tbsp kecap (sweet soy sauce)

Optional: dried chill flakes

Coating:

2 eggs
1 to 1 1/2 to 2 cups flour
1 1/2 to 2 cups breadcrumbs (I used Panko)

+ oil for deep-frying (canola or peanut oil)

Peel your potatoes and boil them in slightly salted water for 25 minutes. Until completely tender. Lightly beat the egg. Drain the potatoes and sprinkle in the nutmeg and white pepper. Mash them very well and let them cool off a little before you stir in the egg.

Chop the onion. Heat a little butter and sauté the onion (I threw in a few chill flakes) until it turns soft. Add the garlic and cook for another minute. Add your beef/pork mix and break it up with a spatula. Cook until it loses its pinkness. Crumble in a bouillon cube, add the 1/4 tsp black pepper and nutmeg and pour in the kecap. Let it simmer for a minute or three and let the mix cool off.
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Use 3 shallow plates and fill them with flour, lightly beaten eggs and breadcrumbs. Grab about a 2 tbsp mashed potatoes, flatten it a bit, place a tbsp of the meat mixture smack-dab in the center, gently fold the mashed potatoes around the meat. Roll the kroket around in the flour and shake off the excess flour, do the same with the egg and panko. Repeat the egg wash and breadcrumbs process for an extra crunchy exterior.

Cover the kroketten with plastic wrap and place them in the fridge for at least 2 hours. Preferably overnight. Use your deep-fryer or a pan with a thick bottom and deep-fry the kroketten (and don’t overcrowd the pan) at 355Fº/180Cº for 4 to 5 minutes.


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Indonesian Grilled Pomfret With Tomato Sauce (Bawal Bakar Saus Tomat)

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Thursday, April 30, 2015

Indonesian Glazed Meatballs

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Kay's Indonesian Meatballs

I so wanted to call these ‘keigoeie ballen’ (that’s Dutch to you, I know), or perhaps even ‘awesome sauce’. Bottomline: these are the real deal. So crazy good that the guys continue to fight over who gets the last meatball. Silly men. Me, of course.

Here’s how it started: a couple of weeks ago I ran into Lonny Gerungan’s Kecap sauce during grocery shopping, and on a whim I decided to buy a bottle—I generally have a hard & fast rule not to buy prefab stuff, but this was Lonny, man!

I found his meatball recipe online in which he used mashed potatoes instead of breadcrumbs. Suffice to say this peaked my interest. Wow, holy cow. Hands down the best structure, ever. I’ve been religiously making meatballs using mashed potatoes ever since.

But back to the here and now: this is Kayotic Kitchen. I can’t get away with: ‘Oh, just buy a bottle of sauce, toss it in after the meatballs are done and call it a day!’. I envisioned an angry mob gathering in front of my house carrying pitchforks and torches and that was enough to send me straight back into the kitchen.

Tried several versions, but it wasn’t until I tasted this one that I could barely contain myself and yelled “Nailed it!”. For the meatballs I used the spice mix from my Dutch meatballs & gravy recipe, sans the mustard.

These meatballs are fluffy and tasty and the sauce covering them is nothing short of heavenly.

Ingredients:

Meatballs:

21oz/600gr ground meat (I used half pork/half beef)
5.2oz/150gr mashed potatoes (preferably salt-free)
1 or 2 tsp sambal badjak (or another sambal)
2 tbsp sweet soy sauce
1 large egg
1/2 tsp white pepper
1 1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tbsp ground nutmeg (or a really good pinch freshly grated)
1 tsp ground coriander

Kecap Sauce:

1 small onion
1 red chili pepper
2 garlic cloves
1” ginger, grated
1 tsp ground coriander
1/4 tsp trassi bakar
2 tbsp gula djawa
4 tbsp sweet soy sauce (kecap)
1 cup beef broth
1 tbsp corn starch mixed with 2 tbsp water
2 tbsp peanut oil
salt & pepper

Directions:

Finely mince the onion and chili pepper. Remove the seeds or leave them in for more zing. Grate the ginger and mince the garlic.
Kay's Indonesian Meatballs


We start by making the bumbu (wet spice mix). I use my tjobek for this but you can also use your immersion blender or food processor.

Add the trassi bakar and ground coriander to the chopped ingredients. Trassi is quite important here for it will give the dish its characteristic Indonesian flavour. I strongly suggest you do not omit it, as offensive as it may smell uncooked.
Kay's Indonesian Meatballs

Mash until it’s a puree and the flavours are blended nicely.
Kay's Indonesian Meatballs

Get your beef broth ready. I prefer to use liquid gula djawa in sauces these days. Use about 1 oz/25 to 30gr if you use a solid piece of palm sugar.
Kay's Indonesian Meatballs

Heat the oil (this should be a neutral flavoured oil), and sauté the bumbu over low to medium heat for 4 to 5 minutes while stirring often.
Kay's Indonesian Meatballs

Pour in the 2 tbsp gula djawa.
Kay's Indonesian Meatballs

And the 4 tbsp kecap. I use ABC kecap, it’s sickening sweet and sticky but it works.
Kay's Indonesian Meatballs

It’ll be a dark brown gooey and sugary substance. Let it simmer for 30 to 60 seconds.
Kay's Indonesian Meatballs

Pour in the beef broth.
Kay's Indonesian Meatballs

Bring it to a boil, temper the heat and let it gently simmer for 5 minutes.
Kay's Indonesian Meatballs

Bit by bit you pour in the cornstarch mixed with water. Let the sauce cook for 1 more minute then turn off the heat. Season the sauce with salt & pepper to taste and set it aside.
Kay's Indonesian Meatballs

Laugh all you want but I use my standmixer to mix my ground beef. Works like a charm and keeps my hands clean for my camera.
Kay's Indonesian Meatballs


Done laughing yet?

Then it dawned on me that I didn’t take photos of adding the salt, pepper and nutmeg. Imagine them there, okay? Anyway, add those and top them off with the mashed taters, sambal and ground coriander.
Kay's Indonesian Meatballs

Pour in the 2 tbsp kecap. Indonesian dishes are often quite sweet. Probably why my son loves it so much.
Kay's Indonesian Meatballs

Knead the mix well. See, my hands are still clean… what about yours?
Kay's Indonesian Meatballs

I used my size 12 ice scoop (love that one for meatballs) and got 8 meatballs out of it.
Kay's Indonesian Meatballs


You can cook them on the stove top in some oil or butter, but I decided to bake them in the oven on top of a grilling rack. I gave them 25 minutes at 200Cº (400Fº). If you make larger meatballs they’ll obviously need more cooking time.

As soon as the meatballs are done you transfer the sauce to a bigger pan, heat it and just drop those balls in there.
Kay's Indonesian Meatballs

Drop ’em all! Getting hungry all over again seeing this.
Kay's Indonesian Meatballs

Oh, how I love those darn meatballs.
Kay's Indonesian Meatballs

Roll them around in the sauce. Shake them. Make ‘em do flip-flops for all I care, just make sure they’re all covered in sauce. Simmer them for a minute or 3.
Kay's Indonesian Meatballs

Who’s laughing now, huh?
Kay's Indonesian Meatballs

Best served with steamed rice, stir-fried paksoi and acar ketimun.
Kay's Indonesian Meatballs

Meatballs:

21oz/600gr ground meat (I used half pork/half beef)
5.2oz/150gr mashed potatoes (preferably salt-free)
1 or 2 tsp sambal badjak (or another sambal)
2 tbsp sweet soy sauce
1 large egg
1/2 tsp white pepper
1 1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tbsp ground nutmeg (or a really good pinch freshly grated)
1 tsp ground coriander
Kecap Sauce:

1 small onion
1 red chili pepper
2 garlic cloves
1” ginger, grated
1 tsp ground coriander
1/4 tsp trassi bakar
2 tbsp gula djawa
4 tbsp sweet soy sauce (kecap)
1 cup beef broth
1 tbsp corn starch mixed with 2 tbsp water
2 tbsp peanut oil
salt & pepper

We start by making the bumbu. I use my tjobek for this but you can also use your immersion blender or food processor. Finely mince the onion and chili pepper. Remove the seeds or leave them in for more zing. Grate the ginger and mince the garlic. Add the trassi bakar and ground coriander to the chopped ingredients. Trassi is quite important here for it will give the dish its characteristic Indonesian flavour. I strongly suggest you do not omit it, as offensive as it may smell uncooked. Mash until it’s a puree and the flavours are blended nicely.

Get your beef broth ready. I prefer to use liquid gula djawa these days. Use about 1 oz/25 to 30gr if you use a solid piece of palm sugar. Heat the oil (this should be a neutral flavoured oil), and sauté the bumbu over low to medium heat for 4 to 5 minutes white stirring often. Pour in the gula djawa and kecap and let it simmer for 30 to 60 seconds before adding the beef broth. Bring it to a boil, temper the heat and let it gently simmer for 5 minutes. Thicken the sauxe with cornstarch and season with salt & pepper to taste.

Combine all ingredients listed under Meatballs and knead well. I used my size 12 ice scoop and got 8 meatballs out of it. You can cook them on the stove top in some oil or butter but I decided to bake them in the oven on top of a grilling rack. I gave them 25 minutes at 200Cº (400Fº). soon as the meatballs are done you transfer the sauce to a bigger pan, heat it and just drop those balls in there. Let it simmer for a few minutes.

Serve with steamed rice, stor-fried paksoi and acar ketimun.


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