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.

Mie Ayam (Chicken Noodles)

This page inspired me to make this famous Mie Ayam (Chicken Noodle). In Indonesia, you could find this cuisine around you. Yup! It is sold by street vendor around schools, offices, town-square and public places.

Ayam / Chicken :
2 dada ayam kampung, potong kotak kecil / chicken breasts, cut in small squares
4 siung bw putih, cacah / cloves garlic, chopped
3 bw Bombay atau bw merah, cacah / yellow onion or shallot, chopped
4 sdm minyak / tbsp oil
4 sdm kecap asin / tbsp soy sauce
4 sdm kecap manis / tbsp sweet soy sauce
1 gelas kaldu ayam / cups chicken stock
1 sdm minyak wijen / tbsp sesame oil
garam / salt (optional)

1. Panaskan minyak, masukkan bawang putih dan bawang merah. Gongso sampe harum.
Heat oil, add in garlic and onion. Sautee until translucent.
2. Masukkan ayam. Tambahkan kecap asin, kecap manis, garam dan kaldu.
Add in chicken, sweet soy sauce, soy sauce, salt and chicken stock.
3. Godog hingga air hampir kering dan biarkan.
Let it shimmer until almost dry.

Minyak bawang / Garlic Oil :
8 siung bawang putih, cincang / garlic, minced
8 sdm minyak ayam / oil from sautéed chicken skin
4 sdm kecap asin / soy sauce
4 sdm kecap ikan / fish sauce
½ gelas kaldu ayam / 1/2 cup chicken stock

Panaskan minyak. Masukkan bawang putih, kecap asin, kecap ikan, dan kaldu.
Heat oil. Add in garlic, soy sauce, fish sauce & chicken stock.

Mie / Noodle :
1 paket mie keriting, direbus / egg noodle, boil
selada / lettuce
sawi / choy sum, steamed
bawang goreng / fried shallot
bawang daun, rajang halus / green onion, chopped

Penyajian / Serving :
1. Taruh 2 sdm air minyak kedalam mangkok kecil, campur dengan mie.
On a separate bowl, add garlic oil and mixed with noodle.
2. Taruh selada di mangkuk saji kemudian masukkan mie.
Put lettuce on a bowl and add on the mixed noodle.
3. Taruh ayam dan pangsit diatas mie. Tambahkan bawang daun, bawang goreng & acar.
Add the chicken and fried wonton on top of the noodle. Add the green onion, fried shallot & pickles.

PS:
- thanks to Warung Ibu yang udah minjemin utensils.
- makasih juga buat anak kost D9 yang udah bantuin & minjemin mangkoknya hehee.. hope this chicken noodle cheers you up! Enjoy...

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.