Perkedel Petai
Do you know perkedel or, as they are also called, frikadel? These are Indonesian meatballs. I love to make them...
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.
Babi Tomat
Babi Tomat is a very tasty variant of babi kecap; just add tomatoes and you’re done! At least that’s how...
Rawon Surabaya
Finally, I found it: Keluak nuts. They sell them from the freezer in an Asian store here in Holland. The...
Feijoada from East-Timor -Bean Recipe
Have you ever heard about the Portuguese dish feijoada? It means “beans” in Portuguese and is eaten all over the...
Babi Pangang – Crispy Pork Chops
Every morning, before getting out of bed, I first think of the food I’m going to make that day. 😉...
Indonesian Bean Recipes From Your Pantry
Looking for easy and tasty Indonesian recipes from your pantry? I have made a collection of my best Indonesian bean...
Tollo Pamarasan (Toraja)
This tollo pamarasan from Sulawesi (Toraja) contains pangium edule. In Indonesian it is called keluak. I have not used it...
Chicken Meatballs (Perkedel Ajam)
Chicken meatballs: crispy from the outside and juicy and tender on the inside. This perkedel ajam is not difficult to...
Pangsit dough
Pangsit is basically the Indonesian name for wonton or dumplings. I love pangsit. My uncle used to make them fried...
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...
10 Best Summer Recipes
In the summertime, we eat differently. Our meals are smaller and lighter. Asian food is -when it comes to food-...
Martabak Telor
Proud to announce that I’ll make the coming months a special request recipe for Dutch-Indo magazine Moesson. This Martabak Telor...
Frikadel (Perkedèl)
If you are Dutch you are familiar with the small sausage shaped frikandel. But this Indonesian version is different. These round...
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...
