Oxtail Soup (Sop Buntut)

Ingredients :
700 kg beef oxtails, cut into small joint
1500 ml water
4 carrots, cubed
2 tomatoes (large size), quartered each one
2 onion sprigs, cut into 2cm
2 cm ginger, finely chopped
2 cloves
1 tsp fresh grated nutmeg
salt & sugar (optional)
seasoning powder (optional)
2 sprigs celery /coriander leaves
2 tbsp fried shallot & onion

Spice Paste (well grinded using mortar & pestle) :
4 cloves garlic
8 shallots
1 tsp white pepper

Method :
Boiled the water in a large pan, then add the oxtails in. (Or you may cook the oxtails with ginger and water. So you just need to cut to several chunky pieces before added). Never forget to take the foam (fat) at the top of the water until they all are gone.
Meanwhile, saute the spice paste, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg about 5-7 minutes (until aromatic).
Add in carrots, tomatoes, onion sprigs, sauted spice, salt & sugar.
Cook until the carrots are tender.
Taste the soup, just in case, you might need to add some seasonings.
Once the carrots are tender, the soup is done.
Sprinkle with chopped celery/coriander leaves & fried shallot/onion. Enjoy!

Homemade Lasagna

It's gonna be the first & the best homemade lasagna I ever made. (Next... I don't guarantee what will happen). So, before anything happen, here I want to share my own recipe. Completed with ingredients and spices & herbs from my magic box..... ^_^ *lol*

Ingredients :
12 sheets Lasagna, prepare as instruction on a packing sheet
100 gr grated mozarella cheese

Meat Sauce : (you can prepare it one day ahead)
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 onion (medium), coarsely chopped
300 gr ground beef
1 can button mushroom, sliced
2 carrots, finely chopped or grated
1 stalk celery, finely chopped
300 gr red tomatoes, blanched & crushed
1 can tomato paste
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1 bayleaf
1 sprig of fresh rosemary
3 tbsp sugar
1 1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp nutmeg

Bechamel Sauce :
60 gr butter
1/2 cup flour
700 ml milk
1/2 tsp sugar
salt & pepper to taste
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 cup grated cheddar cheese

Instructions :
Meat Sauce : saute garlic & onion until aromatic, then brown the beef (about 7 minutes). Add the remain ingredients, reduce heat to low & bring to simmer for about 30 minutes.

Béchamel Sauce : melt butter in a stock pot. Add flour and stir well. Pour in milk gradualy and stir well. Stir in the remain ingredients until well thicken. Remove from heat & set aside.

How to assemble the lasagna : Turn the oven to 200 degC.
Grease baking dish with butter or olive oil. Arrange some sheets of cooked lasagna noodles over the bottom (overlapping noodles slightly to cover the bottom). Spoon meat sauce over lasagna noodles. Top with béchamel sauce mixture. Repeat the above method of layering. Top the last layer (bechamel sauce) with mozzarella cheese. Bake about 30 minutes in the preheated oven.

Note :
If it takes too long, you may skip the béchamel sauce with crème fraîche mixture. hehee.. sorry I haven't the recipe here.

Azka 2nd B'day

Pas banget sebelum ultah si tole Azka yang ke-2 tanggal 24 kemarin kita dapet kiriman daging sapi sekitar 20-25 kiloan. Ceritanya nih sapi Nenek yang paling gemuk kita potong. Whuaaw, melimpah banget berasa ga ada abisnya walopun udah dibagi-bagi. Alhamdulillah... namanya rezeki ga bakal kemana.

Bahan :
400 gr tenderloin steak, potong dengan tebal 1 cm

Marinate Sauce :
2 siung bawang putih, parut
2 siung bawang merah, parut
1/2 butir bawang bombay, cincang halus
3 sdm margarin, lelehkan
1 sdm worchestershire sauce
4 sdm Traditional BBQ sauce (bukan yg Hickory Smoke pokoknye)
2 sdt black pepper, gerus kasar
gula & garam (optional, boleh juga gak pake')

Pelengkap :
- French fries
- Setup sayuran

Cara Membuat :
- Campur semua bahan saus perendam, aduk rata. Lumuri steak hingga tertutup seluruhnya & simpan dalam lemari pendingin semalam.
- Panggang diatas bara api hingga harum (terserah mau rare, medium, atau welldone!)
- Sajikan dengan french fries, setup sayuran & saus tomat / saus sambal botolan.

Sapo Tofu

Rikues dari Ibu mertua. Pertama kali beliau cobain masakan ini pas lagi bezuk di RS tahun lalu (lama amiiirr... deuuh, kemana aja sih ma'!). Tiba-tiba aja bliau kemarin minta dibikinin, makanya 'rush' banget. Resepnya sendiri hasil urunan dari Bu RT, Budhe Ayin & Yu Deetha yang ku-rikues via sms, & selanjutnya kumodif.


Bahan :
1 stick tofu, potong 1 cm, goreng setengah matang
250 gr fillet ikan kakap, iris tipis
5 buah jamur shitake, iris tipis, rendam dengan 1 gelas air panas + 1 sdt gula, cukup setengah matang
1 batang wortel, potong tebal 0.5 cm
5 lembar sawi putih, potong lebar 4 cm
250 ml air kaldu
1 sdm tepung maizena + 2 sdm air, larutkan
2 sdm margarin untuk tumisan

Bumbu :
2 siung bawang putih
1/2 butir bawang bombay, iris kotak-kotak besar
1 ruas jahe, potong korek api
1 sdm kecap asin
1/2 sdm kecap manis
3 sdm saus tiram
2 batang daun bawang, iris serong
1 sdm minyak wijen

Cara Membuat :
Tumis bawang putih, bawang bombay, jahe, hingga harum.
Masukkan fillet kakap, tumis kurleb 1 menit. Lalu masukkan potongan wortel.
Tambahkan kecap asin, kecap manis, saus tiram, aduk.
Bila wortel sudah setengah matang, tuang kaldu & masukkan sawi putih.
setelah mendidih, kentalkan dengan larutan maizena.
Segera masukkan tofu, jamur, daun bawang. Matikan api, masukkan minyak wijen & aduk sebentar.
Pindahkan sapo tahu ke dalam claypot biar lebih berasa sedapnya...

Black Pepper Beef

Ingredients :
400 grams tender beef strips (sukiyaki beef)
100 grams (or 1 can) mushroom, thinly sliced
1 onion, thinly sliced
1 medium green bell pepper, chopped into wedges
1 medium red bell pepper, chopped into wedges
2 tbsp finely chopped garlic & ginger
cornstarch & water to thicken stir-fry

Marinade For Beef (about a tbsp of each)
dark soy sauce
oyster sauce
fish sauce
black pepper sauce
sweet soy sauce (kecap manis)
minced garlic
fresh ground black pepper
sugar
1/2 cup water

Direction :

1. In a bowl combine beef strips and marinade and mix together so beef is well coated and leave in fridge to marinade for about 20-30 minutes.
2. Prepare the wok/pan and add in some vegetable oil and let the wok heat up. Then toss the garlic & onion. Let that sizzle for a few seconds before adding the beef, mushrooms, red & green bell peppers, stir to make sure the meat is evenly cooked through.
3. Now add in fresh ground black pepper and stir occasionaly. I like this point, it gives the dish a bit more kick. Finally add the cornstarch mixture to thicken the stirfry.
   
4. Serve with hot rice.

Me : How's the dinner, huny?
Hubby : Great
Me : How 'bout the beef?
Hubby : It was yum... melted in my mouth
Me : And your stomach?
Hubby : Trully full

Penne Bolognese

Resep ini aslinya punya si Ibu Rita, duuh yameee banget deh tampangnya. It pushes me to make it again, and again.. Biasanya kalo bikin, aku cuma kebagian nyuci piringnya doang (hmmph...) Giliran mo bikin buat diri sendiri (activate *ego_mode*!), ternyata dapet hasutan dari emak & suami.. jadi deh kejunya dikurangin biar kolesterol ga cepet naiklah (katanya), trus maunya di-combine pake wortel, belum lagi yang satu minta pake daging & satunya mo tuna / seafood.

Ingredients :
250 gr penne pasta
200 gr daging / udang cincang (bisa diganti 2 kaleng tuna chunk oil)
50 gr keju cheddar parut
150 gr keju mozzarella parut
2 sdm margarine
1 bh bawang Bombay kecil, cincang halus
2 siung bawang putih cincang halus
1 buah wortel, cincang kasar
2 buah tomat, cincang
1 sdm tomato paste
200 ml kaldu
1/2 sdt oregano kering
1/2 sdt basil kering
gula secukupnya
garam secukupnya
Direction :
1. Penne pasta kumasak setengah mateng.
2. Panaskan margarine, masukkan bawang Bombay & bawang putih sampai harum / layu. Tambahkan daging cincang & wortel, aduk sampai daging berubah warna.
3. Tambahkan tomat cincang, tomat pasta, kaldu, oregano, basil, garam dan gula, aduk hingga tercampur rata.
4. Setelah mendidih masukkan pasta, aduk. Kecilkan api & masak sampai mengental, bumbu meresap & pasta cukup matang.
5. Masukkan keju cheddar parut sesaat sebelum api dimatikan, aduk kembali.
6. Tuang pasta ke mangkuk tahan panas taburin dengan keju mozarella. Oven dengan api bawah 5-10 menit, lalu dengan api atas sampe keju mozarellanya meleleh. Sajikan..!

Hihihii.. fotonya aneh bin payah yaa, ga sedahsyat aslinya. Apalagi ini yg tersisa & terselamatkan. Masih aja ada yang nyomot lagi.