Selat Solo (Javanese Beef Steak)

Ingredients:

– 1 kg tenderloin/ shank
– 20 shallots (more or less)/ 1 big green onion
– 3 garlic cloves
– 3cm ginger
– 2 ghost chillies
– salt
– pepper
– 5 tbsp tomato ketchup
– 2 big fresh tomatoes (dice it)
– 1 big fresh tomato (slice to 6)
– Sweet soy sauce (5 tbsp)
– lettuce
– 4 boiled eggs
– 4 tbsp sweet soy sauce
– a bit of freshly ground nutmeg
– 1 tbsp corn starch

Complements:
– fried potato wedges
– steam/ boiled green beans and carrots
– mayonnaise

Instructions:
1. Marinate the beef with salt and pepper for at least 3 hours
2. Blanche the potato wedges, carrots and green beans in salted water.
3. Put the beef and the veggies in the fridge
4. Grind/ blend shallots/ onion, garlic, ginger and chilies with a bit of coconut oil in the food processor
5. Dice the 2 tomatoes
6. Heat up the pressure cooker on the big flame, pour about 3 tbsp of coconut oil once you can see the smoke, brown the meat on all sides. About 1-2 minutes each side. Put them aside.
7. Start to sautee the shallots-garlic-ginger-chili mix. About 3-4 mins, on a medium flame. Then add in the diced tomatoes, until they go wilted and a bit caramelized.
8. Add salt, pepper, freshly ground nutmeg, sweet soy sauce, tomato ketchup. Stir it up, add the browned meat and boiled eggs.
9. Pour boiled water around 1-1.5 ltrs, crank up the heat and cover the pressure cooker with the lid. Turn the stove off 20 minutes after sizzling.
10. Move the meat and the egg to a big wok, and strain the broth.
11. Simmer it to the consistency that you want (I love the broth so I always leave more than enough broth, and anyway…you need the broth to be the gravy)
12. When it seems enough gravy you have in the wok, then, add the mix of 1 tbsp corn starch with a bit of cold water. This will make the broth turns to gravy consistency.
13. The rest? Just fry the potato wedges, steam/ boil the carrots and green bean. Don’t take too long for boiling them, since crunchy veggie is the key.
14. To serve it, just arrange the egg, lettuce, sliced tomatoes, fried potato wedges, the veggies on the plate and put the meat in the middle. Pour the gravy all over and put 1 tbsp mayo to complete it.

It’s easy. Just too much to do 😁

Keto Lettuce Burger

Warning:
This is the best meal in my whole LIFE! If you fall in love with it, don’t blame me!

First of all, I’m a fan of fats. shallots/ onion, and a hater of bun (I actually never like bread and such and won’t eat it unless it’s the last option or I just don’t want to hurt the cook’s or the host’s feeling. Same feeling as rice. Mom had to make 3 bowl of rice porridge when I was a baby because I kept trying to vomit it. Growing up I get better, I can eat them, but if I have any option, then I won’t).

Okay, back to the burger. FYI, going through this COVID19 outbreak, onion become so freakin’ expensive here in Indonesia. The cheapest I found so far is IDR 150,000/ Kg or around USD10.5 with the recent rate. It was usually just around IDR 23,000. More than 6x the normal price!!

So, since I badly want to eat burger, I have to substitute it to the, well…better price. Shallots! Price is less than half and it taste great also.

So onion lovers, you can always seek comforts from shallots. Also, I know peeling it up is a homework (in Indonesia, shallot is small. 2cm diameter shallot is considered a big one) and that’s the reason why I always peel it up in front of the TV and prep it up so it’s ready to use.

So, let’s start!
THE BURGER PATTIES
Portion: it’ll make 12.5 of 7cm diameter and 1.5cm patties.

Ingredients:

• • 1 clove of garlic, grate it
  • 10 clove of medium shallots, grate it (the more the better 😉)
  • 125 gr of grated mozzarella (you just need to use the same type of grater. Save you the dish washing time).
  • Paprika powder
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Dry minced onion (just because I have. But this one is optional)
  • 1 Kg of minced beef (ask for the one with more fats. It has flavor and it helps the patty stays together).

Instruction:

1. 1. Mix all the ingredients. Make sure that it mixed well.
   2. You can grill them now of keep it in the freezer for next meal. But remember to separate each other using baking paper.
   3. Grill them 3 minutes each side.
   4. If you want to put your (extra) cheese slices on it, put them on the grilled side and cover it up.

BURGER SAUCE

You will need relish or what I just did is the refrigerator pickles (I crushed them using the blender with the extra pickle water) – it already have the pepper, salt and the pickles!

• • Mayonnaise
  • Extra virgin olive oil
  • Minced onion/ onion powder
  • Garlic powder.

Mix them up together, be careful not too add too much liquid. You want the sauce consistency. Not the dressing one.
LETTUCE BURGER

1. 1. Lettuce
   2. Burger sauce
   3. Burger patty
   4. Cheese
   5. Pickles
   6. Crispy Bacon
   7. Hot sauce
   8. Tomato slices
   9. Burger sauce
   10. Lettuce

In that order. And eat.

After 16 years cooking, this dish by far is at my top favorite! So juicy, so balance, so cheesy oh God… It’s great!

My bf told me this when he saw me eating this burger, “Well my late Grandma said, Kisses don’t last, but good cooking do.” I agree 1000% Grandma!

PS:
You cannot see the patty since it’s covered by 3 LAYERS of cheese. My bad! 😂😂

Update:

Just ate it for dinner, finally get the pic of the patty!

Oh! My plant-based bf decided to cheat. He cheated happily! 😂😂😂

Vietnamese Spring Rolls & Nuoc Cham Sauce

NUOC CHAM sauce:

Crush together:

• 1 garlic
• 2 chilies
• 1/2 cup of fish sauce
• 4 lemon juice
• 4 limes
• 5 shallots – blend with water

Instruction: Mix everything and keep it in jar.

VIETNAMESE SPRING ROLLS

Ingredients:

• Basil
• Baked crunched peanuts
• Shredded crunchy vegetables (cabbage, white radish, carrots, etc)
• Sauteed peeled shrimps (optional. If you’re a vegan, just skip it)
• Banh Trang (rice wrapper)
• Warm water, put it in a big bowl with the same diameter with Banh Trang.
• Damp cloth

Instructions:

1. Mix everything with splash of the dipping sauce
2. Spread the damp cloth (this is where you will roll up)
3. Dip the Banh Trang to the warm water (don’t go too long. Just dip make sure it’s all covered, then pick it up and put it on the damp cloth)
4. Put the shrimp at the front, and mix veggies behind it
5. Roll it.

Best way to eat it? Dip it in the Nuoc Cham sauce. That easy? Yes. That easy.

 

(Not Too Sweet) Chocolate Chip Cookies Easy Recipe

This recipe has been a darling in my household. Everyone LOVES it! After many research here and there, there’s one recipe from The Baking ChocolaTess that seems like the least sweet over many recipes out there. BUT, still too sweet for me. (Confession: I’m trying to stay away from carb and sugar as best as I can! But I’m a lazy keto. So.. I basically still eat carb and sugar in a very small portion).

So what happens then? I twist it!

After I’m finished with the Roasted Green Pepper Hummus, I proceed with the Salsa, and then, I decided to make these cookies as I have already promised my bf since a week ago! hihihi…

One thing tho, start with everything at room temperature. Now, pay attention and be ready to be the most favorite person in your family and friends!

WET INGREDIENTS:

• 1/4 cup of maple syrup (if you don’t have it, then just double the brown sugar)
• 1/4 cup of dark brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter

DRY INGREDIENTS:

• 1.5 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp sea salt

ANOTHER INGREDIENT: Are you seriously forgetting Dark Chocolate Chips? DON’T! That’s the superstar! I use 1 cup of dark chocolate chips. But if you like another kind of chocolate chips, just do!

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F/ 180 C
2. In a bowl, sift all the dry ingredients
3. In another bowl, add in butter, maple syrup, dark brown sugar and vanilla extract and mix it using an electric mixer on low speed until it’s smooth and creamy (around 3 minutes).
4. Then add the egg and mix it another 2 minute.
5. Turn off your mixer, and pour all the dry ingredients and mix it with the spatula.
6. After it’s mixed, then add the dark chocolate chips and put it in the fridge about 5 – 10 minutes.
7. Prepare your baking pan, and using the spoon, make a 2.5cm/ 1-inch ball of the dough. Flat them a bit on the baking pan and give around 1-inch distance. It makes 30 cookies with this size.
8. Put them in the oven for 8 – 10 minutes (I use a gas oven and no temperature setting, so I use my eyes, nose and manual thermometer).
9. After done, move them to the wire racks to cool completely.

EASY PEASY!

Easy Recipe: Roasted Green Pepper Hummus

Ingredients of Roasted Green Pepper Hummus

Today I decided to make Roasted Green Pepper Hummus. A super simple recipe from Trinity’s Kitchen, which of course, made with some twists.

The consideration this time is my bf’s dislike over garlic (so I only use 1 clove), and instead of Red Pepper, I use Green Pepper. I also substituted Tahini to 1 tsp of Sesame oil (since not even once, I know what Tahini is, and I’m so sure I can’t find it here).

Today, I also make another Salsa (the 1 jar before didn’t make up to more than 3 days for both of us), Chocolate Chip Cookies, and Simple Beef Soup. Yeah, I was busy in the kitchen and enjoyed it by singing my heart out over 80’s – 90’s rock songs. Ha ha ha.

This recipe is vegan, gluten-free, dairy free. NOT low carb tho. So watch out.

 

Here are the INGREDIENTS:

• 2 green bell peppers (feel free to replace it with the red, yellow or orange)
• 1 garlic clove
• 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 1 tinned chickpeas (265 gr drained)
• 1 lime and the zest
• 1/2 tsp sea salt
• 1/2 crushed black pepper

INSTRUCTION:

1. Preheat your oven to 350 F/ 180 C.
2. De-seed and cut the bell peppers. Then put it in the oven for around 20 minutes. In the last 10 minutes, put the garlic (with the skin) and roast them together.
3. Meanwhile, drain your chickpeas and prepare your hand-blender. You can use the regular blender but I really don’t wanna leave some of the delicacy in the blender. So I decided to use hand-blender.
4. Once the bell pepper and garlic roasted and cool down, add every ingredients in a small pot and blend them all to your desired consistency.
5. Keep it in airtight meal box and leave it in the fridge. It taste better cold!

It’s that easy and simple! NOW, you don’t need to be a chef to make your own dip!

Best Salsa Recipe, EVER!

The original recipe from Kim’s Cravings page, I believe is good already. But I had to accommodate my bf’s dislike over garlic and spicy stuff. Also, I only need to make 1 500ml jar of salsa, since we still have cashew dip in the fridge.

I substituted 4 jalapenos with 1 red chili and deseeded it, then cut down the garlic to only 1 clove. In Indonesia, this chili is called curly red chili.

 

INGREDIENTS:

• 4 medium red tomatoes
• 1 garlic clove
• 1 medium yellow onion
• 1 red chili (de-seed)
• 2/3 cup fresh cilantro (I love it! But please adjust to your taste!)
• 2 tsp ground cumin
• 2 tbsp lemon/ lime juice and the zest
• 1 tsp of sea salt.

INSTRUCTION:

1. Throw everything in your food processor, or chop everything finely, BUT leave the cumin and sea salt out.
2. After chopped/ processed to the way you like it, then start seasoning it and adjust as you go. When you’re done, put it in the jar and leave in the fridge at least overnight. It get’s better each day in my experience.

That’s it! Try it and let me know!