~ seeking peace spice by spice by spice
There’s a new brand of soy sauce in the local market. It’s spicy and salty and full of umaminess. This is the brand that has taken the makciks here by storm. 😂
Today I thought I’d use this to cook my prawns. In goes red sliced chillies (preferably bird eyes but I didnt have any today) and curry leaves and garlic. Then the prawns with a dash of white pepper, and when the prawns have turned pink, add the spicy soy sauce with a teaspoon of sugar.
Yesterday’s lunch we went Indonesian. A friend recommended we eat here because they serve authentic Indonesian food. I was glad I agreed because the food was not only awesome but I managed to eat new things too. For example, tendon. I’ve never eaten beef tendon before. According to my friend it takes hours of boiling for it to be tender. Another dish I tried is ‘ikan danau’. It’s the dish with the small fish. Delicious! The tendon dish is the one in the basket bowl. I must say that tendon is just gelatinous mass-not much flavour. Now that I’ve tried three pieces of tendon, that’ll do.
tendon
beef rendang, eggplant sambal and a dish with both red and green sambal. the green sambal was delish!
the fried ikan danau with some slices of petai -sting beans.
This is the first time I’m making the tea from scratch. And now that I knw how, it looks like I’ll never buy another sweetened bottled one again.
Mmmmmm….Visiting Bali is incomplete without having a glass of this delicious goodness.
Last week, The Girl and I decided to make the famous Jus Apokat. We love avocados and missing holidays. So in a blender goes fresh avocado, ice and fresh milk. Blend till smooth. In a saucepan melt some palm sugar (gula melaka). And then voila, it’s done.
Last afternoon I had a pleasant time with The Cuz. She was in the midst of cooking and so I sauntered in asking if I could capture what she was doing (and hoping to get a taste of the wonderful vegetables I saw in the pan!) The vegetables were fragrant and crisp (who likes mushy overcooked vegetables? Unless of course they are meant to be pureed!) So here’s the technique for a healthy and satisfying dish.
The Occasional Cook 