In Indonesian, acar means pickle that is a common side dish that goes with many mains. My family’s favorite is with fresh cucumber (timun segar). It is very quick and easy to make with only a couple of ingredients! Quick tip about making cucumbers taste less bitter sweeter: My family taught me before slicing, cut ~ …
Shrimp broth is sooo flavorful but unfortunately not found commonly in US stores. I have quick way to make it…using microwave! Ingredients Shrimp skin (any size shrimp is fine) 1.5 cups water Steps I put the skin shrimp in a “big” bowl add about 1 ½ cup water and heat for about 2 minutes. It …
One of my aunt Lily’s specialties is making this dish. Her daughter/my cousin, Rini helped slicing the carrot and sweet pea (instead of green bean). I helped enjoying the dish! She likes her mother, is very good in cooking.This is very easy to make and considered as one pot dish. Making more, the leftover could …
Orak-arik telur wortel buncis (scrambled egg with carrot green bean) Read More »
Mie goreng is our family favorite food. But we enjoy any kind of noodle dishes from different sources too. It could be served as part of a daily meal (one pot dish) or as a side dish in our family special occasion such as: birthday, new year, anniversary. Noodle is a symbol of “long life” …
Mie Hokkian Style (Indonesian/Chinese Chow Mien) Read More »
Prep time: 10 min; Cooking: 20 min; Total: 30 min Reviews: Ingredients 3 lbs cooked crab 7 oz tomato sauce 24 oz roasted red bell peppers 5 cloves garlic 1 inch knob of ginger 4 kaffir lime leaves (fresh better, but dried okay) 1 Tbsp Indonesian ABC sweet soy sauce 1Tbsp oil Mushroom seasoning (optional) …
