Salam, welcome to my virtual cafe :). Its just a place for me to share my passion of cooking. I am no masterchef nor a trained kitchen hand, I'm just an exuberant lover of food who feels that cooking is one of the greatest gift from Allah that can entice feelings & emotions. I hope this cafe can be a place for you to share your passion, knowledge, thoughts about food & cooking, as well as a place of sharing good (even sad) times with others just like in an actual cafe.
My all time favorite - tempeh (fermented soyabean), dried anchovies & peanuts! Best part of this simple, ease-my-life dish is it can be kept quite sometime in an airtight container. Kalau ada ubi kentang hiris halus goreng boh sekali lagi sedap :), tapi semalam tak dan buat ;)
2 camca besar pes cili (blend cili kering+bawang merah+belacan) atau guna yang readymade / 2 tablespoon cili paste (blend dried chillies+shallots+shrimp paste; I used Chiliz brand, nasi lemak sambal) 250gm tempe, dadu & goreng / 150gm tempeh, cut into squares & deep fried 50gm kacang tanah, goreng (saya guna kacang dalam peket @ Tong Garden's) / 50gm peanuts, deep fried for a while (I used ready to eat, salted peanuts) 70gm ikan bilis yang telah dibelah dua, goreng / 70gm driend anchovies, deep fried till crisp 1 bawang besar, dihiris / 1 brown onion, sliced 3 camca besar air asam jawa / 3 tablespoon tamarind juice 2 camca kecil gula / 2 teaspoon sugar secubit garam / a pinch of salt oil
- panaskan minyak, tumis bawang hingga lembut / heat oil, fry onion till softened - masukkan pes cili, tumis sehingga naik bau / add chilli paste, stir fry till fragrant - masukkan air asam jawa, gaul / add tamarind juice, stir - masukkan gula & kacau / add sugar, mix - perlahankan api, masukkan tempe, ikan bilis dan kacang, gaul sebati / reduce heat, add tempeh, anchovies and peanuts, mix well - masukkan garam secukup rasa / add salt to taste - hidang panas / serves hot
I just love black pepper dishes be it meat, chicken, fish or veggies! :) Not too much though hehe. This is one of the simplest dish I've ever made. This however used packed mix , I also have another recipe using fresh black pepper below.
1 medium sized onion, sliced 1-inch ginger, sliced
500gm beef, sliced quite thinly 1 medium / 1/2 large red capsicum 1 packet Black Pepper mix (I used Seri Aji's, or any other that's available from stores) 3 tablespoon oil
- heat oil in frying pan, add onion & ginger, saute till almost brown - add beef, stir fry over medium heat till beef almost tender - add capsicum & black pepper mix, stir till all well combined - you may want to add about 2 tablespoon hot water just to make the dish a bit moist - serves hot
Using fresh ingredients
1 medium sized onion, sliced
1-inch ginger, sliced 500gm beef, sliced quite thinly 1 medium / 1/2 large red capsicum 1 tablespoon coarsely grounded Black Pepper
2 tablespoon sweet soy sauce 2 tablespoon oyster sauce 1 tablespoon hot water 3 tablespoon oil
- just follow the same cooking method above, adding black pepper, soy sauce, oyster sauce and hot water instead of packet mix
Made this for lunch today. Hubby wanted fried egg, since I was cooking the veggies so in went the eggs too ;). Simple to make yet full of goodness:)
3 cloves garlic, sliced 8 asparagus, break / cut into about 2-inch size 1/2 carrot, cut into strips / matchsticks 1-2 fresh button mushroom / canned / any mushroom of ur choice 2 eggs olive oil / any oil
- heat wok / frying pan - put in oil & immediately saute / fry garlic - add all veggies, stir-fry about 1-2 minutes - add eggs, and stir in wok / pan - sprinkle with salt & pepper to taste - serves immediately with rice or eat it straight - serves 4
1 medium size raw crayfish @ udang kara (any type of prawn can also do :)), 1 1/2 inch ginger, match stick sliced (or anyway u like) 1 small onion / half large onion, sliced 1 green chilli, cut vertical halfway intact 1/3 cup tamarind juice (about a tablespoon of tamarind pulp mix with 1/3 cup water) 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1 teaspoon of sugar 1 tablespoon oil
- take out flesh & discard shell, cut into small bite pieces - saute ginger, onion, green chili till about caramelized - put in crayfish, stir fry - midway, add tamarind juice, soy sauce & sugar - continue stir fry till well combined & broth slightly reduced - do not overcook crayfish or it'll be too chewy
* i tried with prawn 2 days ago & the taste was good as this .. :) (that's what my family & a friend told me ;))
