Kidney Bean Soup

Here is another type of soup that my mom used to cook for us. When I was in Indonesia, I made this every once in a while for Andrew and he likes it too. When he was 1 year old, I started giving him the bean minus the skin to avoid him from chocking. Now he can eat it with the skin all together.

Steamed Ginger Garlic Pomfret

When I was pregnant with Andrew, I often ate this dish. My mom thought me how to cook this very simple dish. Since we moved to the US, I haven’t been cooking any fish at all. Per Rina, my good friend’s request, today, I am posting my first fish dish in the US to add up to my recipes’ collection. Andrew loves this dish so much that he ate almost the whole one side of the fish.

Daikon Soup (Sop Lobak)

This is one of my favorite soup. My mom used to cook this when we were little. I then continue having this particular soup every once in a while.

Lomie

This is a quick dish for noodle fans. The difference of Lomie compare to other noodle is in the soup. It uses a beaten egg, pour into the hot soup. In the old days, I remember my mom used to make this for us and of course she uses her homemade noodle too. The vegetable that goes well with this dish is the Chinese Cabbage called Choy Sum. But since I don’t have it handy today, I substituted it with Scallion. This recipe serves for 3 people and to be eaten while hot.

Tamarind Shrimp

This is another recipe from my mom and had always been one of my favorite. If you like it sour, then you can add more tamarind when you marinate the shrimp.

Cap Cay

This type of dish can usually be found at a Chinese Indonesian restaurant. I learned this recipe from my amazing guru, my mom. But today, I am going to eliminate one of the ingredients which is cabbage because I forgot to get it from the grocery store yesterday.

Green Mung Bean Soup

I bet most of you knew of the green mung bean as a sweet dessert, cook in a syrup water or brown sugar. This time I am going to make a Green Bean Soup (tastes salty) to be eaten with rice. My mom used to make this dish using the pork bones with little meat to get a little bit of sweet taste, but I am replacing it with regular pork meat in this recipe.

Stuffed Tofu (Bakso Tahu Isi)

When I was living in Jakarta, this is one of the dish that I love to make. I would used about 16 - 20 pieces of firm tofu, then make the rest as meatballs. You can also add some soy bean into the soup, but be sure to soak the bean over night and cook until tender. See my recipe below and picture above for instructions.

Chicken Noodle with Wonton (Mie Ayam Pangsit)

Every once in a while, my parents, especially my dad, likes to make the Chicken Noodle with Wonton. The noodle is also made from scratch. But here today, I will use ready fresh/dried noodle or rice stick, you can also use your favorite noodle (egg noodle, rice noodle, etc). See my recipe below:

Mama’s Beef Steak

When we were young, my mom used to make us beef steak with french fries, steam carrot and string bean. I remembered it as one of my and my siblings’ favorite. Of course, if it isn’t my favorite, I will not post it here. So I called my mom the other day and she told me briefly what the ingredients are. Now I am going to try making it with my own measurement and eliminate the string bean because I don’t have it in my fridge today.