Nasi Uduk

Nasi Uduk with various side dishes

Nasi Uduk is steamed rice cooked in coconut milk, originally from Jakarta.  It usually accompanied with various side dishes, like in this case :

• Bihun Goreng - fried vermicelli
• Semur Daging Kentang - beef and potato stew
• Sambel Kacang - peanut sambal (most common type of sambal that usually served with nasi uduk)

Ikan Sambal Dabu & Sambel Goreng Udang

Fried Fish with Sambal Dabu-Dabu

The star of this dish is actually the Sambal Dabu-Dabu.  It comes from Manado origin. Consists of coarsely chopped tomatoes, calamansi or known as lemon cui or jeruk kesturi, shallots, chopped bird's eye chili.
Any fried fish is suitable for this sambal, just marinate them with salt and lime juice, then deeply fry.

Prawn with Boiled Egg in Sambal Balado Sauce

Soto Ayam and Sate Ati Ampela

Chicken Soto

Soto is a traditional soup mainly composed of broth, meat and vegetables.

Soto ayam (chicken soto) has yellow spicy broth and consist of bean sprout, glass noodles and tomatoes.  Completed with chopped celery and fried shallot as toppings.

Tofu/Tempeh Bacem and Liver Gizzard Satay

Bacem is a method of cooking by boiling with spices and palm sugar.  Most common are tofu and tempeh bacem.

Sate Ati Ampela (Liver & Gizzard Satay) made from chicken liver and gizzard.  After seasoning, the organs are not grilled, but fried and put into skewers.  Aside from soto, this satay also eaten as side dish for chicken porridge.

Soto Bening Daging & Mun Tahu

Soto Bening Daging : a clear soto made of beef meat and cartilage with daikon pieces.  Squeeze some lemon juice before eating and complete it with melinjo crackers.

Mun Tahu : Tofu with Minced Beef

Singkong Thailand

 

Cassava root with sweetened coconut milk

Sayur Asin Dishes

Bakut Sayur Asin

Sayur Asin Kering

Sayur Asin is fermented chinese cabbage. 

Sayur asin is widely used in Indonesian Chinese dishes and these are what my sister usually cook : 

• Bakut Sayur Asin - pork rib soup
• Sayur Asin Kering - black sayur asin stir fried with pork belly cuts (LOVE this !) 

Manado Part 2

This menu was inspired by Manado cuisine.  From left to right :

Bakwan Jagung - corn fritters

Nasi Putih - steamed white rice

Acar Kuning - pickles with turmeric (cucumber, red chili, french beans and carrot)

Kangkung Tongkol - stir-fry kangkung with fish flakes

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