Gastronomy

INDONESIAN FOOD

Indonesian cuisine reflects the vast variety of people that live on the 6,000 populated islands that make up Indonesia. Indonesian cuisine is as diverse as Indonesian culture, and has taken on culinary influences from many sources. Throughout its history, Indonesia has been involved in trade due to its location and natural resources. Indonesia’s indigenous techniques and ingredients, at least in the Malay World parts, are influenced by India, the Middle East, China and finally Europe. Spanish and Portuguese traders brought New World produce even before the Dutch came to colonize most of Indonesia. Indonesian island of Maluku is famed as "the Spice Island" also gave contribution on the introduction of native spices to Indonesian and global cuisine.

The most popular dishes that originated in Indonesia are common across most of Asia. Popular Indonesian dishes such as satay, beef rendang, and sambals also favored in Malaysia and Singapore. Soy-based dishes, such as variations of tofu (tahu) and tempeh, are also very popular. In fact, tempeh is an adaptation of tofu to the tropical climates of Indonesia. Indonesian meals are commonly eaten with the combination of spoon in the right hand and fork in the left hand, although in many parts of the country (such as West Java) it is also common to eat with one's hands.

OPOR SOLO

Ingredients:     1 chicken, 4 cups of coconut milk, 6 pieces of shallots, 3 pieces of garlic, 120 gram candle nut, 10 gram corriander, 5 gram jintan, 3 helai bay leaves, 1 batang daun sereh, 100 gr lengjuas, salt and pepper.

Destination:

• Cut chicken into pieces
• Grind shallots, garlic, candle nut, corriander, and jintan
• Brown for a little bit.
• Boil chicken with 2 cups of coconut milk, put in sereh and galanga.
• When chicken is about done, put in more coconut milk along with the spice mix above. Add salt and pepper to taste

SAMBAL GORENG PETAI

Ingredients:     7 eggs, 4 strings of "petai", 3 cups thick coconut milk, 250 gr ground beef, 4 pieces garlic, 6 pieces of shallots, 6 piece of red chili peppers, 20 gr javanese lemon, 1 tea spoon sugar, salt and pepper.

Direction:

• Remove the yoke of the eggs (use just the whites) Skin petai
• Slice shallots, brown a little bit.
• Mix ground beef with 2 egg whites, mix with sald, pepper to taste.
• Form small balls.
• Let the javanese lemon sit in a cup of water The rest of the egg whites put in a place holder, and steam cook
• Cut into cube sized pieces
• Grind chili, garlic, and add sugar
• Heat pan with a little cooking oil, add shallots and the garlic mix above, followed by the petai a few minutes later.
• Put in the javanese-lemon water, followed by the ground beef balls, add salt and pepper.
• Let simmer for a while, then add the rest of the coconut milk and the egg-white cubes.
• et simmer for another 3 minute.