Nyonya Style Pork Stew

My late grandma used to make this dish, we called this "Babi Kecap"and after I wacthed S'porean series "Little Nyonya" there's one dish called Babi Pongteh, similar to this dish, I guess is the other version of Indonesian Nyonya dishes since my grandma is Peranakan desendance , I'd say the ingredients is more simple than babi pongteh, but taste as good only different version.

Ingredients:
250gr Pork shoulder,(with fat and skin), cut into cubes
5pcs shallot, finely chopped
5pcs garlic, finelt chopped
6 tbsp sweet soya sauce(kecap manis), if u like sweet, u can add more of kecap manis
1 seed thai tamarind
5cup water
½ tsp salt
½ tsp pepper
Side dishes:
½ block firm tofu, cut into square
2pcs boiled egg
2pc dried shiitake mushroom, soaked in the hot water for 30 min


Directions:

Heat 2 tbsp of cooking oil, add the shallot and garlic until fragrant then add the pork, cook until the color changed(or until the water come out from the pork), then add kecap manis, tamarind, pepper, then add the boiled egg, mushroom and tofu, stir through then add water, let it boiled turn down the heat then simmer it for about 2H until the pork softened, and leave the broth for about 1cup.(It’s even taste better when you leave it overnight)

TAHU KIPAS

Tahu Kipas(Tahu Isi)


"One of traditional Indonesian dishes,originally made to be vegetarian, ..Called Tahu Isi (Stuffed Tofu) because it filled with vegetables, but when a famous restaurant add prawn to it then it become famous as Tahu Kipas..Both version are taste as good..Real soulfood:)"

Ingredients:

6pc fried tofu (see pict below)
1pc carrot, julian
2pc green cabbage, Julian
5tbsp bean sprout (around 50gr)
10pcs prawn, cut into small sizes
1tsp chicken salt
2pc garlic, minced
A dash Salt dan pepper
¼ tsp sugar

Directions:
Heat 2 tbsp oil ,fry the garlic until brown then put the prawn, stir fry it until color changed, then put carrot, green cabbage and bean sprout last add salt pepper and sugar, turn off the heat, put aside. (see left pict below)

Batter:
100gr all purpose flour
2tbsp rice flour(opt)u can leave it if u don’t have it
Dash of pepper and salt
Water
*Mix all the ingredients to make batter, put water little by little, make sure it’s not too runny

Directions:
Cut 1 side of tofu to create a hole then fill it with the stir fry vegetable, after put it in the batter and deep fry it until golden brown.
Eat with “sambal kecap” or chili sauce, thai sweet sauce

Sambal Kecap:

Chop 2 pcs thai red chili , then add kecap manis (sweet soy bean sauce)

SIOMAY BANDUNG

Siomay Bandung

Very popular street food in Indonesia, everybody likes it..(one of my favorit food too^^). Originally from Bandung and Influenced by Chinese siumay then modified it more into local taste. To be eaten with peanut sauce, Kecap manis, Chili sauce mmm yummy..

Makes: 20 pcs

Ingredients:

200 gr king mackarel,minced using food processor

200 gr prawn, minced using food processor

150 gr tapiocca starch

1 stalk spring onion, finely chopped

100ml ice water

1 egg white

Seasoning: (crushed them in a mortar or using food processor)

3pcs garlic,

1/2 tbs chicken salt

1/2 tbs salt(or to taste)

1/2 tbs white pepper

Side Dishes:

3 pcs green cabbage, remove the middle bone then soak with hot water, to make it more flexible when you roll it.

1pc medium size bittergourd, cut about 5cm(2") lenght, take out all the seeds

2pcs boiled potato

Directions:

1.Mix all the Siomay ingredients and seasoning in a bowl, Knead lighty untill it mixed through, add the chopped spring onion.

2.Make meatball shape using spoon (about medium tomato size).

3.Fill bittergourd with the mixture

4.Spread 1 pc of green cabbage, put 1tbs of the mixture, then roll the cabbage

5.Put all the siomays, bittergourd in the steamer, steam with high heat for about 20-25 min.

Kecap Manis

Peanut Sauce

Serve it with peanut sauce, Indonesia sweet soyabean sauce(kecap manis) and chilli sauce. sprinkle with lemon/lime

Peanut sauce:

1. You can buy ready Indonesian peanut sauce in asian supermarket.then mix it with water or

2.If you cant find ready peanut sauce you can use peanut butter, add water and garlic powder.