Simple Spicy Udon

I got this idea for this recipe from my friend Hanne, who lives in Perth, Australia. She cooked udon for her lunch box and she said it's very simple to make. So I tried to make a very simple spicy udon recipe for my dinner. This recipe is very simple and very suitable for those who want simple and fast cook (especially for anak kost or college student).

What you need :

• Udon (of course)
• cabe rawit merah/cut chilies
• garlic
• kombu *
• Katsuobushi/dried bonito * 
• dried Nori/seaweed *
• sweet soy sauce
• eggs

*tersedia di Supermarket Jepang

How to :

• boil water with Kombu, put katsuobushi/dried bonito flakes, setelah mendidih masukan udon dan rebus hingga matang. Kombu dan katsuobushi memberikan cita rasa kaldu yang khas dan tentunya lebih sehat dibanding menggunakan kaldu bubuk.
• setelah udon matang, angkat dan tiriskan
• heat your cooking pan, put olive oil
• masukan garlic, tumis sampai wangi
• kemudian masukan cabai rawit merah yg sudah dipotong2 (cut chilies)
• masukan telur yang sudah dikocok
• put your udon inside
• tambahkan kecap manis, kemudian masak hingga matang
• It's done! put your spicy on plate then sprinkle wit dried nori :)

Bagaimana? simple sekali kan Spicy Udon yang satu ini. It's suitable for your lunch/lunch box or dinner. You can also put chicken, sausages or beef for more protein if you like. Enjoy your Udon :)

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Spicy Chicken Bok Coy

I'm feeling for something spicy and veggies. And Tarmi, my kitchen assistant, just bought bok coy from the market. So let's do something with this fresh bok coy. No..don't think that I'll make something so extravagant, this is just a simple recipe but yet it's quite healthy.   

You'll need :

• chicken breast, cut it into small cuts
• 5-6 cove garlic, diced it
• chilies, cut it (you can put more chilies if you like it hot&spicy)
• soy sauce
• bokcoy

How to?

• Marinate the chicken with soy sauce, garlic and chilies. Put it in the fridge for about an hour or more so it will absorb into the chicken. 
• After that grilled the chicken
• While grilling the chicken, boil the bok coy (don't boil them too long or you're gonna loose the freshness),  drained then pour them with cold water to stop the boiling process (this will make the bok choy stay&look fresh)
• When the chicken is done, serve it with rice, bok coy and soy sauce+cut chilies

Spicy Chicken Bok Coy

Spicy Grilled Buttered Chicken Stuffed with Garlic Mushroom

I was thinking to make something healthy for dinner, then my friend, Dewi came with this idea. She suggested me to make grilled chicken stuffed with spinach. Checked my fridge, apparently I don't have any spinach in there, but hey..I still got mushroom *triing* why don't I stuffed the mushroom inside the chicken, it's still healthy though. Well, I could say this is one of my healthy recipe, because the chicken is grilled, it has mushrooms&garlics too. Overall I LOVE this dinner menu, would like to cook it again someday and will try spinach for the stuffing :)

You'll need:

• Chicken breast/fillet
• butter
• garlic (diced)
• crushed chilies
• basil
• mushroom (any kind)

How to :

• Saute the mushroom with butter&garlic, put a side, let it cool
• Cut the chicken (make a pocket of it)
• Put the garlic mushroom inside the chicken
• rubed the chicken with butter,garlic, basil&crushed chilies, let the spices absorbed by put it in the fridge for like 1 hour (more is better)
• Grilled the chicken untill done
• Serve your grilled chicken with boiled vegetables and fries/mashed potatoes or any other that you like :)

Spicy Grilled Buttered Chicken Stuffed with Garlic Mushroom

Spicy Minced Beef in Pita Bread

I'm outta idea for making good dinner. I keep thinking to make Chicken Kretek (got the recipe from one of NCC member) but I'm just too lazy to buy a whole chicken hehe..pls don't follow my laziness :p maybe I'll make it sometime on the weekend? let's just see :)

So I decide to make something simple but yet can make you full once you eat it. And I just remembered that I have Pita bread that I bought from Kem Chick, then I think why don't I make something beefy then stuffs it inside the pita bread. It's very simple and easy to make, all you need is :

• Pita Bread
• Minced beef
• Chili sauce
• Crushed Chili/Chili flakes
• Onion (slice it)
• Lettuce
• Tomato
• Cheese (dice it)
• salt, pepper, sugar

Fry the sliced onion and the minced beef. Add garlic, pepper, sugar on it. Then put chili sauce and chili flakes, put aside. Meanwhile cut the pita bread, don't cut it into half but try to make a pocket of it. Put the pocket pita bread on grilling pan, grill it until it has grilled mark. Then put the lettuce, tomato, cheese or any other condiments of your choice and of course the spicy minced beef. Yuumm..your spicy minced beef in pita bread is ready :)

Macaroni Day

I made this baked macaroni for my brother who just came back from Bandung (now he's in Bandung again duh). The recipe is the same with my baked spaghetti recipe, just substitute spaghetti to macaroni. 

When the baked macaroni is done, I still got few macaroni left. Hmmm what should I do with this leftover? I look in the refrigerator and I found few tuna inside..so I decide to make spicy tuna macaroni salad. The recipe is soo easy. I just mix my macaroni and tuna with sandwich spread (yes sandwich spread!) add a lil bit of lemon juice, black pepper and crushed chillies to add the spiciness. The taste is very yummy yet very fresh! Love my spicy tuna macaroni salad! :)

I love making foods from leftover, you don't waste anything and you can save more by not wasting anything from your refrigerator. But please if you want to make something from leftover, check the expire date of the foods or check them whether they are still in good condition.

Homemade BBQ Salsa Cheeseburger

Burger are junk food? why don't try to make your own burger or in North Korea famous as "minced beef with patty" (my brother told me that). I'm sure it will be healthier than buying burger from fast food restaurant, even I know fast food restaurant is very very tempting *drooling*. OK lets forget fast food restaurant for a while, lets make our own homemade burger :)

you need:
1/2 pack of instant soup (any flavour will do, I use chicken flavour)
half of onion
half tomato
lettuce
2 garlic (grate them)
pack of minced beef/ or chicken if you like
breads (soaked in water)
salt
pepper
BBQ sauce
sliced cheese

- mix instant soup, minced beef,garlic, 1-2 tablespoon BBQ sauce, breads then start to make the patties.
- melt butter in a grilling pan, grilled onion with sugar to make caramelized onion.
- grilled the patties till brown then put the cheese on top of it.
- put it on the burger bun, top it with lettuce,tomatoes, caramelized onion and salsa sauce and any other condiments of your choice

salsa sauce :
half tomatoes
1-2 garlics
1-2 red onions
red chilies
green chilies
half lemon (squeeze it to get the juice)

dice all ingredients, mix it together.


                                     My homemade BBQ Salsa Cheeseburger

*source :  www.cooks.com, Masak Seru Bareng si Tukang Masak, Bara Pattiradjawane

Spaghetti Aglio Olio

Suka yang pedas? Ga mau ribet masaknya? Coba deh bikin Spaghetti Aglio Olio sendiri di rumah,resepnya simple banget :)




5 siung bawang putih
Olive oil (secukupnya)
1/2 pak spaghetti
smoked beef (secukupnya)
cabe rawit merah
magi blok/royco/penyedap
oregano
basil
olive (optional)

-rebus spaghetti
-tumis bawang putih dengan olive oil sampai wangi, masukan smoked beef kemudian beri oregano & basil. Masukan cabai rawit merah tumis sebentar kemudian masukan spaghetti.
tambahkan magi blok/penyedap secukupnya. Tumis sampai matang, angkat dan sajikan :)


*beri taburan Parmesans cheese (jika suka)dan potongan olive ketika disajikan.

Enjoy your Aglio Olio :)