Frikadel (Perkedèl)
If you are Dutch you are familiar with the small sausage shaped frikandel. But this Indonesian version is different. These round...
Category: Meat dishes
“Meat in Indonesia has not the same quality as the meat in this country. Yet you’re rarely served with overcooked meat. The secret of the tenderness lies in the preparation.” Translated from Beb Vuyk’s Groot Indonesisch Kookboek, page 143.
Seng Geseng beef from Madura
This is the most tender beef dish I have made so far. This seng geseng from the Indonesian island of...
Lembaran of Chicken
This dish resembles the chicken kalio in terms of spices. Yet this lembaran with chicken is a bit richer in...
Semur Babi Ternate
This great dish from the north of the Maluku islands is called Semur babi Ternate. It is a pork dish...
Soto Ayam (Indonesian Chicken Soup)
This soto ayam is fresh, salty and with that typical smell like in grandma’s kitchen. Truly delicious. In the video I’ve...
Magadip – Lamb in Christmas Sauce
This recipe definitely breaths Christmas. This is called magadip (and has nothing to do with Donald Trump). Magadip is beef, goat...
Liver in Seasoned Sauce
I make this lampang lumbuk today with heart instead of liver. Liver is ‘hati’ in Indonesian. Hati means not only...
Roasted Pork Strips – Chinese Pork Satay
These roasted pork strips are a sort of satay but the meat is not cut in pieces before sticking it...
Masak Habang from Bandjarmasin
Beef needs time to cook. For my masak habang from Bandjarmasin I buy beautiful Irish beef and let it simmer...
Mulgalgal – Lamb Stew with Garlic
I think this is a fancy Indonesian meat dish because it is so pure and simple. This mulgalgal consists of...
Satay Prentul (minced meat) or Satay Lilit
Beb Vuyk calls this satay Prentul, but I know this meat on sticks as Satay Lilit. Today I use lemongrass as...
Satay Babi (satay with pork)
Temperatures are rising in Holland. It will be over 25 degrees celsius this weekend and for Dutch standards that is...
Sambal Goreng Taoco (Bogor)
There is something amazing about this recipe. The preparation is very simple and resembles every other Indonesian recipe, but the...
Sweet and Sour Satay Soy Sauce
If you make satay, the sauce that you serve with it is almost as important as the marinade for the...
Pork Stew with Nutmeg – Semur Babi
This Pork Stew with Nutmeg sounds delicious. It needs 500 grams of pork with ‘a bit of fat’; the recipe...
Chicken in Spicy Coconut Broth – Ayam Rudjak
This chicken in spicy coconut broth is called an Ayam Rudjak in Indonesia. The word ‘rudjak’ is normally used for...
Sambal Goreng Perentil (Pasarminggu)
This is genuine winter food for me: meatballs in a spicy coconut sauce. Beb Vuyk (I make all her recipes...
Dendeng Blado
Every month I make a favorite dish for one of the readers of the monthly magazine Moesson. Marie Thérèse asks...
Perkedel with sweet potato and mint
Perkedel is Indonesian for frikadel and it refers to spiced meatballs. This frikadel (not to be confused with the Dutch frikandel,...
Martabak Telor
Proud to announce that I’ll make the coming months a special request recipe for Dutch-Indo magazine Moesson. This Martabak Telor...
