Rujak Madura

Petis ikan membuat rasa rujak ini sangat khas dan sedap, gurih tapi tidak eneg. Pilih sayuran sesuai selera, karena versi aslinya hanya menggunakan taoge, kacang panjang dan mentimun. Hati-hati saat menambahkan garam karena petis ikan sudah cukup asin.

RUJAK MADURA
By: Lia, Dapurgue
Bahan:
100 gr taoge, seduh air mendidih setengah menit, tiriskan
100 gr kol, iris tipis, seduh air mendidih 1 menit, tiriskan
100 gr kacang panjang iris kasar atau potong2, seduh air mendidih 3 menit, tiriskan
100 gr mentimun, iris tipis
Saus, blender jadi satu:
100 gr kacang sangrai/goreng
Cabe rawit secukupnya
2 sdm petis ikan
¼ sdt terasi goreng
Sedikit garam
1 sdm bawang putih goreng
Air matang secukupnya
Pelengkap:
Tahu & tempe goreng, potong2
Krupuk kampung
Cara:
Tata sayuran di piring, beri potongan tahu & tempe goreng, siram saus & taburi kerupuk.
Siap disajikan.

Tumis Tempe Daun Jeruk

Menu sederhana yang praktis & enak. Kalau biasanya tumisan semacam ini menggunakan daun salam, ternyata bila diganti daun jeruk rasanya jadi kejutan. Ringan, dan segar!

TUMIS TEMPE DAUN JERUK
By: Lia, Dapurgue
Bahan:
300 gr tempe, potong dadu & goreng asal matang, sisihkan
75 ml air kaldu
3 lembar daun jeruk, sobek2
2 sdm minyak sayur
Iris Halus:
4 siung bawang putih
5 butir bawang merah
Cabe rawit sesuai selera
Iris Kasar:
6 buah cabe hijau
½ buah tomat ukuran sedang
5 tangkai daun bawang /spring onion
Seasoning:
1 sdm saus tiram
Garam dan gula pasir secukupnya
Cara:
Panasin minyak, tumis bawnag merah & bawang putih hingga wangi dan menguning.
Masukkan cabe hijau & daun jeruk, aduk hingga layu.
Masukkan tempe, cabe rawit, tomat dan kaldu, tambahkan seasonings.
Masak hingga bumbu meresap dan air menyusut.
Tambahkan daun bawang, aduk2 sebentar & angkat. Siap disajikan.

Cake Kukus Labu Kuning

Ini hasil eksperimen wiken kemarin. Beli seiris labu kuning yang tua, merah dan manis. Bosan dimakan kukus & es, niatnya dibikin sup tapi mleset malah jadi cake, hehehehe… Penggunaan rolled oats untuk mengganti sebagian besar jumlah terigu, menyebabkan cake ini terasa fudgy. Ditambah bubuk spekuk (untuk menyamarkan langu labu) dan mente cincang plus cheese frosting, hmmm… nagihin loh!

CAKE KUKUS LABU KUNING
By: Lia, Dapurgue
Bahan A:
2 butir telur
50 gr gula palem + 1/3 sdt garam
2 sdm susu bubuk non fat
Bahan B, aduk rata:
100 gr rolled oats, blender halus
50 gr terigu + 1 sdt baking powder
¾ sdt bubuk spekuk
75 gr mente/kenari sangrai, cincang kasar
Bahan C, aduk rata:
250 gr labu kuning kupas, serut dengan parutan keju
75 gr minyak jagung
Cheese Frosting:
75 gr keju cheddar parut
25 gr keju edam/parmesan parut
50 gr air panas
1 sdm gula pasir
Cara:
Kocok Bahan A hingga kental berjejak.
Masukkan campuran Bahan B secara bertahap berselingan dengan campuran Bahan C sambil diaduk rata dengan spatula.
Tuang ke cetakan yang telah dioles minyak sayur, tutup aluminium foil, kukus selama 30 menit, dinginkan.
Semprot dengan cheese frosting, sajikan.
Cheese Frosting: Blender semua jadi satu, transfer ke piping bag.
Note:
Takaran gula bisa diubah sesuai selera, takaran dalam resep tidak terlalu manis karena labu yang digunakan sudah cukup manis.
Serutan labu kuning tidak perlu diperas karena sarinya sekaligus dipakai sebagai bahan cair yang melembabkan cake.
Minyak jagung bisa diganti minyak sayur apa saja maupun margarin leleh (kalo pake margarin hilangkan takaran garam).
Kalo dioven juga boleh loh...

Pepes Udang Suroboyoan

I cant find the right words to translate "Pepes Udang" into English ;) It means shrimp mixed in a generous red spice paste, wrapped in banana leaf in tubular shape (fasten with toothpick on both edges), steamed then grilled without unwrapped. Now could you tell me wat is it in english? :D
Sometimes people skip out the grilling process, in fact it's the secret key to make an authentic delicious Pepes Udang. Surabayan use "cobek tanah liat" (terracotta mortar) to get the best flavour. Fyi, mortar in Indonesia (specially in Java) is almost flat just like a plate, unlike those in other countries that nearly bowl-shaped. Smoke of terracotta combined with the burned banana leaf brings a distinctive flavour while it burned, a flavour that you cant find on other materials instead of terracotta. This flavour brings an extra taste to Pepes Udang, no wonder even people use terracotta roof tile to substitute the mortar! Dont worry if you cant get any terracotta around, you may grill it over charcoal anyway, or simply put it over your grill-pan, just let the burned banana leaf wrapper infuses its wonderful flavour to the spices paste & shrimp inside. Note that you can substitute the shrimp with fish fillet and the name would be "Pepes Ikan". Yummm.....

Surabayan Pepes Udang
By: Lia, Dapurgue
Ingredients:
500 gr shelled shrimp
1 medium tomato, coarsely chopped
Banana leaf and toothpicks
Ground into a paste:
150 gr fresh red chilli
7 cloves garlic
3 cm galangal, sliced
5 pcs kaffir lime leaves
1 tbs tamarind juice
1.5 tsp salt
Method:
Combine shrimp, ground spices and chopped tomatoes in a bowl, mix well.
Prepare 2-3 sheets of banana leaf (15cm width each), place 3 tbs of shrimp mixture at one edge, roll to wrap, fasten the edges using toothpicks.
Steam for 1-20 minutes.
Grill over terracotta material or charcoal or grillpan with small-medium heat, turn occasionaly until the wrapper gets dry and brown but not burned.
Serve with warm rice.

Indonesian Version.

Pepes Udang Suroboyoan
By: Lia, Dapurgue
Bahan:
500 gr udang jerbung kupas (timbang udah dikupas ya)
1 buah tomat matang ukuran medium, iris kasar
Daun pisang & lidi untuk membungkus
Bumbu halus:
150 gr cabe merah (boleh buang bijinya ato enggak)
7 siung bawang putih
3 cm lengkuas
5 lembar daun jeruk buang tulang daunnya
1 sdm air asam
1.5 sdt garam /secukupnya
Cara:
Aduk udang, tomat dan bumbu halus.
Siapkan 2-3 lembar daun pisang lebar 15cm, letakkan beberapa sendok adonan di satu sisi, gulung & semat ujung2nya dengan lidi.
Kukus 20 menit.
Transfer ke cobek yang udah dipanaskan diatas kompor, panggang dengan api sedang sambil sesekali dibolak-balik hingga daun bagian luarnya agak hangus, angkat & sajikan dengan nasi hangat.
Note:
Paling asoy disajikan dengan sayur asem, apalagi sayur asem buah kelor dan krai (sejenis mentimun), wahhhh.... syor banget!

Chicken Cordon Bleu in Javanese Sauce

Big thanx to Ellen for awarding me as "Rockin' Girl Blogger", kinda surprise to me as I dont think my blog is as rockin' as Ellen's and Riana's (Hi Ri, you're the one I suppose to pass this award to, but it's too late huh... Ellen already picked you up :D )
Well here I try to make a fusion dish, chicken cordon bleu steak served with very special sauce. I adopt javanese style sauce combine with fermented soybean paste as a hint of chinese cuisine, so I have European, Indonesian (javanese) and Chinese infusion within this dish. Hope this will be rockin' enough to celebrate my award :)
Now let me pass this award to my rockin' friends:
- Estherlita
- Monica
- Peni Respati
- Stella
- Vania

Go start your rockin' creation, girls!

CHICKEN CORDON BLEU in JAVANESE SAUCE
By: Lia, Dapurgue
Ingredients:
1 package (500gr) frozen chicken cordon bleu (or use your homemade one)
Potato Chips

Sauted Vegetables:
150 gr carrot, cut into sticks 4cm length, boiled & drain
100 gr buncis, cut into 4cm length, boiled & drain
10 stalks chinese chives, cut into 4cm length
50 gr onion, coarsely chopped
1.5 tbs margarine or salted butter
1 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp finely chopped celery
Method:
Heat margarine in a frying pan, saute onion for one minute.
Add vegetables, saute for 2 minutes. Add celery, stir well, turn off the heat. Set aside.

Javanese Sauce:
1 onion, coarsely chopped
1/2 tbs margarine
250 ml chicken/beef stock
4 tbs tomato sauce
4 tbs sweet soy sauce
3 tbs fermented soybean paste
2 tsp garlic powder
1 tbs sugar
2-3 drops vinegar & 2 tsp corn starch, dissolved in 3-4 tbs water
Method:
Combine fermented soybean paste, 150ml stock, tomato sauce, sweet soy sauce, garlic powder and sugar, process in electric blender for several seconds.
Heat margarine in a frying pan, saute onion for one minute, pour blended sauce.
Add remaining stock, bring to a full boil and simmer for 5 minutes.
Thicken with corn starch mixture, let it come to a full boil again, remove from heat.

Finishing:
Deep fry chicken cordon bleu until golden brown, cut into bit size.
Place sauted vegetables, potato chips and chicken cordon bleu in serving plate, pour the sauce over chicken cordon bleu. Serve immediately.


CHICKEN CORDON BLEU dengan SAUS ALA JAWA
By: Lia, Dapurgue
Bahan:
1 pak (500gr) frozen chicken cordon bleu siap pakai (ato bikin sendiri)
Kripik kentang siap pakai

Tumis Sayuran:
150 gr wortel, iris kotak panjang 4cm, rebus & tiriskan
100 gr buncis, iris 4cm, rebus & tiriskan
10 batang bunga bawang, iris 4cm
50 gr bawang bombay, iris kasar
1.5 sdm margarin
1 sdt bawang putih bubuk
2 sdt daun seledri iris halus
Cara:
Panasin margarin, tumis bawang bombay 1 menit, tambahkan sayuran, tumis 2 menit.
Tambahkan daun seledri, aduk sebentar, angkat.

Saus Jawa:
1 buah bawang bombay ukuran sedang, iris kasar
1/2 sdm margarin
250 ml air kaldu (ayam ato sapi)
4 sdm saus tomat
4 sdm kecap manis
3 sdm tauco
2 sdt bawang putih bubuk
1 sdm gula pasir (optional)
2-3 tetes cuka & 2 sdt maizena larutkan dengan 3-4 sdm air
Cara:
Satukan tauco, 150ml air kaldu, saus tomat, kecap manis, bawang putih bubuk dan gula, blender hingga halus.
Panasin margarin, tumis bawang bombay 1 menit, tuangi blenderan saus.
Tambahkan sisa air kaldu, didihkan dengan api kecil 5 menit.
Kentalkan dengan campuran maizena, didihkan sekali lagi & angkat.

Penyelesaian:
Goreng chicken cordon bleu hingga kuning keemasan, potong2.
Atur sauted vegetables, kripik kentang dan chicken cordon bleu di piring saji.
Tuang saus diatas chicken cordon bleu, sajikan segera.

Shrimp & Cheese Croquette

A breaded rolls made of mashed potatoes, you could throw anything on your fridge to the batter, trust me anything would always be good in it. Smoked beef, ground meat, chopped vegetables, raisins, watever. I try to mix it with shrimp and cheese, and a pinch of celery. Ow ow... wat a unique & tasty combination!

SHRIMP & CHEESE CROQUETTE
By: Lia, Dapurgue
Ingredients:
750 gr skinned potato, deep fried & coarsely mashed
100 ml fresh cream
1/3 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
2 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp finely sliced celery or parsley
50-75 gr finely grated parmesan/edammer/gouda cheese
150 gr shelled shrimp, coarsely chopped
3 tbs butter
Oil for deepfrying
Coating:
Egg whites
Breadcrumb
Method:
Heat buter in a pan, saute shrimp until pink, season with salt and sugar.
In a large bowl combine mashed potatoes, sauted shrimp and all other ingredients, mix well & thoroughly. Shape into rolls or balls.
Dip each into egg whites, roll them out onto breadcrumb until evenly breaded, do this coating twice.
Freeze breaded rolls at least for thirty minutes then deep fry until golden brown.
Serve warm with your favourite condiments (tomato sauce, mayonnaise, sweet & sour chilli sauce, etc)


Indonesian Version

KROKET UDANG KEJU
By: Lia, Dapurgue
Bahan:
750 gr kentang kupas
100 ml krim kental
1/3 sdt garam /secukupnya
1 sdt gula pasir /secukupnya
1 sdt merica bubuk /secukupnya
1/2 sdt pala bubuk /secukupnya
2 sdt bawang putih bubuk
50-75 gr keju parmesan/edam/gouda parut halus (boleh ganti cheddar)
2 sdt irisan seledri (optional)
150 gr udang kupas, cincang kasar
3 sdm mentega
Coating:
Putih telur secukupnya
Breadcrumb secukupnya
Cara:
Goreng kentang hingga matang, panas2 lumatkan jangan terlalu halus (kalo ada pake piso pastry aja)
Panasin mentega, tumis udang hingga berubah warna, bumbui garam dan gula pasir.
Masukkan udang tumis, merica, pala, bawang putih bubuk, krim, keju, seledri ke dalam kentang, aduk rata sampai menyatu.
Bentuk bulat atau lonjong, celup putih telur dan gulingkan pada breadcrumb, ulangi sekali lagi.
Simpan di friser sekitar 30 menit, deepfry dengan api medium hingga luarnya kering golden brown.
Sajikan dengan pelengkap sesuai selera (mayones, saus tomat, sambal botol, sambal bangkok dll)

Alya's Kitchen on Miss Universe event in Surabaya

Another Breakthru of Alya's kitchen.
-click on the pictures fo detail image-

One day Lydia Santoso (an online buddy) dropped me an email, it was just a simple question, "Hi Lia, do you make cakes for order? I need many boxes on early August."
Then there I was, on a fantastic challange she offered me. She asked me to supply some snacks for a prestigious beauty event in Surabaya, sponsored by Shiseido (where Lydia works for), with a world famous sensational guest star: Riyo Mori, Miss Universe 2007...! Ommi.... :)
The first plan was a snack buffet with free flow coffee and tea. I hadnt had experience in professional buffet service, yet it challanged me to prepare an elegant buffet. I quickly looking for partners for coffee service and serving equipments including some waitress, and I got. I also had prepare the buffet scheme.
But the plan was changed due to room capacity limitation, they decided to order snack boxes instead of snack buffet. The next and BIG challange was: the box MUST be in red with unique and exclusive design. I took a long and almost neverending search to find the right box that suit to their criteria, the right red, right dimension, right material, right design, and right price :)) I contacted many printing services all over Surabaya, nearly hopeless since they ALL said that minimum orders for new design printing should be FIVE THOUSAND box-sheets! Yet the order was only 300 :(( They could make my order actually, but you know how much it would cost me, for making 350 sheets with the same machine and processing for five thousand sheets, the box price would be four or five times than normal price!
"Never give up, Baby uh yeah... you're a tough girl, and only the tough will going through" I keep singing it myself. Alhamdulillah, my toughness really found me the way. I got the perfect box with perfect price, a beautiful madame -Yovita- who owned a renowned printing business helped me to make the box. Believe me, she was soooo... gracious, she made the new print for TEN THOUSANDS only to fill my 350 boxes order...!! I could get the boxes with nomal price!! Subhanallah, it was really like a daydreaming. She told me that she could sell any beautiful design boxes easily, that was why she didnt cost me too much. See the boxes in the pictures, it's beautiful isn't it? It's deep red with gold ivy printed on top and gold strips on bottom.
Well back to the event. Lydia couldnt come to Surabaya as she was ill and took bedrest for a couple days in hospital :( (Hi Darling how are you, get well soon yah! Hope to see you again in more relax situation).

I dropped the boxes on 08AM (the snack was: Fruit Taart, Steamed Chocolate Cake with Cocoa Dusting, Strawberry Brownies, Smoked Beef Cup Bread and Cheese Cup Bread). Unfortunately, I couldn't meet the World-Famous Miss as her schedule was on the afternoon. Lydia said there would be some famous celebrities and press on the spot, but I couldn't stay any longer for some urgent reason.

Above of all, this event just made me learned some new experiences to make me bigger from my home-kitchen business :) I noted two things:
- learned to organize a professional buffet service
- new experience of being "tukang kardus" (box seller) hahahaha....!! surely I will make this as my new business ;)

And the greatest lesson I learned is: Don't Give Up...! You could do anyhing beyond your capability only if you wanted it really happened to you!

Special thanks to Lydia Santoso who has brought Alya's Kitchen to another milestone :)

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Satu hari salah satu temen onlen gue, Lydia Santoso, ngirim imel singkat, "Lia, trima orderan kue? Aku perlu jumlah besar awal Agustus".
Jadilah, gue dapet tantangan fantastis dari Lydia. Dia nawarin gue menyuplai snack untuk satu acara prestisius yang diselenggarain Shiseido (kantor Lydia) dengan mengundang bintang tamu: Miss Universe 2007!! Ommigod...!
Rencana awal adalah snack buffet dengan konsep elegan lengkap dengan teh dan kopi. Gue belum ada experience untuk jasa buffet profesional (palingan buffet acara2 kantor/rumahan yang standar2 aja). gue segera cari partner termasuk penyedia layanan kopi free-flow (tau kan, yang pake tangki stenlis guede), alat2 serving dll. Gue juga nyiapin skema buffetnya tar mo gimana.
Tapi rencana ini terpaksa berubah karena keterbatasan kapasitas ruangan, jadinya pake snackbox aja. Snackbox pun bukannya tanpa tantangan, tantangan terbesar adalah: kotaknya HARUS warna merah dengan disain unik dan elegan. Gue berkelana seantero Surabaya cari percetakan yang bisa menyediakan box yang sesuai (sesuai jenis merahnya, dimensinya, ketebalan bahannya, disainnya, dan tentu aja sesuai harganya hehehe...).
Too bad, hampir semua percetakan di Sby menolak order gue dengan alasan minimum order adalah LIMARIBU lembar, sementara order gue cuma 350 lembar! Kalo mau sih bisa aja, tapi tentu harganya jadi sangat mahal bisa sampe 4-5 kali dari harga normal karena meski cuma bikin 350 lembar tapi mesin dan prosesnya adalah untuk kapasitas limaribu lembar. Rasanya nyaris hopeless deh... :(

"Never give up, Baby uh yeah... you're a tough girl, and only the tough will going through" gue nyanyi2 menghibur diri. Alhamdulillah akhirnya dapet jalan juga. Seorang Ibu cantik pemilik percetakan besar dan terkenal bersedia membantu gue bikin box yang gue maksud. Gue sangat terharu dengn Ibu Yovita yang sangat cantik ini, blio rela bikin SEPULUH RIBU lembar (ini angka mati blio untuk sekali cetak) hanya sekedar untuk melayani order gue yang cuma 350 doang. Ternyata, blio bilang ngga kesulitan menjual box2 dengan disain cantik jadi blio ngga keberatan dengan orderan gue (kebayang sih, customer blio nih katering2 besar di Sby, party organizer dan cake shop beken2 bahkan airlines juga). Jadi, meski cuma 350 lembar gue dapet harga normal loh...! Subhanallah, rasanya kayak mimpi gue bisa dapet box ini karena gue udah nyaris hopeless merasa smuanya gagal hanya karena gak nemu box yang tepat :D
Balik ke acara. Lydia ngga bisa dateng karna dia lagi sakit & opname di rumahsakit (Hai say, cepet sembuh ya... pengen ketemu kamu sambil nyantei2 gituh). Box dianter jam 8 pagi, isinya: Fruit Taart, Steamed Chocolate Cake, Strawberry Brownies, Smoked Beef Cup Bread dan Cheese Cup Bread. Sayang gue ada kepentingan lain yang urgent jadi gue gak sempet liyat si mbakyu Miss Universe 2007 (lha jadwalnya jam 12 siang jek!). Padahal Lydia bilang bakal ada bebrapa seleb dan banyak wartawan yang dateng *sapatau Alya's Kitchen dimuat di koran hahaha...*
Secara keseluruhan gue dapet beberapa pengalaman baru untuk perkembangan ome-kitchen business gue :D setidaknya ada dua hal:
- belajar mengorganisir professional buffet service
- pengalaman baru sebagai "Tukang Kardus" huahahahaha.... pasti nih gue jadiin bisnis baru gue ;)
Dan satu pelajaran paling berharga: Jangan Menyerah! Kita bisa melakukan apapun yang kita pikir diluar kapasitas kita, hanya bila kita benar2 menginginkannya terjadi!

Special thanks buat Lydia Santoso yang membawa Alya's Kitchen ke satu milestone baru :)