Saturday cooking-day
Wednesday 15 October 2008 at 10:26 pm.Okay, so last Saturday i didn't bake anything. Instead i cooked. Not something special one could say since i cook almost every eve (or afternoon at the moment). But for me it was, trying out things i hadn't done before: sambal (chilipaste) and seroendeng. Missing the occasional nasi, not wanting to wait for stuff from Holland (that's where my supplies used to come from whilst living in London), and wanting to show my housemate some Indonesian food. First problem: no trassi. Nowhere. Second problem: no laos (must admit i didn't really feel like going out of the house to go hunting). Third problem: how to convert 100g dessicated coconut in cups? It's definitely not half a cup in my opinion... So after some searches i came up with the following recipes:
Sambal:
dash of olive oil
1/2 large onion, grated
6 cloves of garlic, grated
3 tbsp dried chili flakes (or more if you like it to burn everything in your mouth away or if the flakes ain't that hot)
2 normal sized tomatoes, grated
dash of soy sauce
1 tbsp molasses
Directions:
Heat the oil and fry the onions and garlic, after a min or so add the chili flakes. As soon as everything starts to darken a bit, add the other ingredients and reduce the heat. Cook till most of the moisture has evaporated (took about 15 mins).
Seroendeng:
dash of coconut oil (or olive oil)
1/2 onion, chopped finely
2 cloves of garlic, grated
1 heaped tsp of each ground coriander, ground cumin, ground ginger
1 cup of dessicated coconut
1/2 cup of roasted peanuts
dash of soy sauce
2 tsp of brown sugar
Directions:
Heat the oil and add the onion. Cook till they're turning brown and add the garlic. Add the spices and fry for about 30 more secs. Reduce heat slightly and add coconut and sugar. Keep stirring, the coconut should turn completely brown (takes about 10 mins). Finally add the peanuts, leave it on the hob for about 1 more minute.
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