Sambal Goreng Udang Pete with Snow Peas
Earlier I made this sambal goreng udang pete, with coconut milk and soybeans. This time I omit the coconut and...
Category: Fish and other sea food
“Indonesia has a very wide variety of fish and a large number of variations in the preparation like cooking, baking, steaming, grilling, stewing (in all kinds of spicy sauces) as well as minced stuffing or as a separate dish, fried or in the oven” – translated from Beb Vuyk’s Groot Indonesisch Kookboek, page 193.
Pepesan – steamed fish parcels
Pepesan is a classic Indonesian recipe. Pepesan are fish packets filled with herbs and steamed in a rice steamer or...
Sambal Goreng Udang Peteh (petai)
This is one of my favorite Indonesian dishes: Sambal Goreng Udang Petai with means: fried shrimps in chili salsa with stinky beans....
Mackerel in Kecap Sauce
This Beb Vuyk recipe of roasted mackerel in kecap sauce appeals to me immediately because it reminds me of the...
Kaber Kebertu (omelet)
Kaber Kebertu is a remarkable name for an omelet recipe in Beb Vuyk’s chapter “egg dishes”. Kaber Kebertu is a...
10 Best Summer Recipes
In the summertime, we eat differently. Our meals are smaller and lighter. Asian food is -when it comes to food-...
Sambal Asem Kemamah (Aceh)
Check! Now that I have made this delicious sambal asem kemamah (with stockfish), the chapter sambals from Beb Vuyk’s book...
Perkedel with fish
Mackerel is a tasty and fatty fish. It is lovely in many ways: smoked, or in a fish fritter. This...
Sour Mackerel – Asem Ikan
This sour fish recipe sounds a bit crazy and looks a bit messy, but it is incredibly tasty! This dish...
Acar Ikan – Indonesian Sour Fish with Vegetables
Sour and savory; Indonesians know exactly what to do with those flavors. Acar is a well-known side dish in Indonesian...
Fish in Kecap Sauce
I like the sound of this recipe: ‘fried fish in kecap sauce’. This Beb Vuyk recipe contains only a few...
Black Lemper with Tuna
Lemper is perhaps the best Indonesian snack I know. The most famous lemper is lemper ayam (sticky rice filled with...
Duduh with fish
What a cute name: duduh with fish. Duduh is Javanese for sauce, gravy or juice. It can also be translated...
Cha Soba Noodles with Shrimps
When I eat noodles, I often choose Japanese noodles. Today I go for Cha Soba noodles. These organic Japanse noodles (made...
Gourami dish (with Perch and Sweet and Sour sauce)
This recipe seems really nice. A crispy fish (I choose sea bass) topped with a sweet and sour ginger sauce. The...
Udon Noodles with shrimp and avocado
Everything that contains shrimp and avocado I love! ? Today I make a stir-fry of Japanese Udon (う ど ん) noodles with shrimp and avocado....
Braised mackerel with spices (Bau Peapi from Mandar)
My fishmonger at my Saturday market in Haarlem sells fresh mackerel today. That makes me happy because there are still...
Mireng Udang (Shrimp fritters)
This recipe seems so nice. Mireng udang; crispy shrimp fritters. But something is wrong with Beb Vuyk’s recipe. If I...
106 Sajur asem with tomato, tofu and prawns
This is a real summer dish; sajur asem with tomato, tofu and prawns. It is light, healthy and delicious. This dish...
503 Shrimps with asparagus
In Beb’s chapter ‘noodles and other Chinese dishes’ this dish sounds great. A Chinese recipe for shrimps with asparagus. In...
