Beef Stick (Summer Sausage)

2 pounds lean hamburger (ground chuck)

1 tsp. cracked pepper

2 tbs Morton Tenderquick (DO NOT SUBSTITUTE)

¼ tsp. onion powder

½ tsp. garlic powder

1 ½ tsp. liquid smoke

1 cup water

1 tbs mustard seed

Mix all ingredients well

Refrigerate 12 – 24 hour

Shape into log

Bake on a rack 1 hour and 15 minute at 300 degrees. Turn once during baking. Cool, wrap in foil and refrigerate or freeze

Hint: The fresher the spices the stronger the flavor. If spices are not as fresh you could heap the amounts.

Morton’s Tenderquick is a meat preservative and can be difficult to find. Ask your grocer or check with a farm supply store such or search online for a supplier.

Keripik Pisang (Banana Chips)

Bahan :
1 Sisir pisang (iris tipis)
1 Sdt Kapur sirih ditambah 1 liter air

Bumbu Halus

5 Siung Bawang putih
1 ½ Sdm ketumbar
3 Butir kemiri
2 Cm kunyit
1 Sdm garam

Cara Membuat

Rendam irisan pisang dalam air kapur sirih, Diamkan selama 1 jam. Cuci, tiriskan.
Beri bumbu halus, aduk2 sehingga rata dan diamkan selama 5 menit atau sampai bumbu meresap, lalu goring dalam minyak cukup panas.

Cilok (Chewy Tapioka Ball)

Recipe Source : http://indonesia-eats.blogspot.com/2011/04/cilokpentol-indonesian-chewy-balls.html

Ingredients:
350 grams unbleach all purpose flour
250 grams arrowroot starch (can be substituted for tapioca flour or sago flour)
3 cloves garlic, roasted*
2 tablespoons ground dried shrimp (ebi)**
1 tablespoon chopped Chinese celery
kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper
1 tablespoon minced Chinese chives (can be substituted for green onion)
400 milliliter hot water

Methods:
In a bowl, use a spoon and mash roasted garlic until smooth. I like using roasted garlic since I don't need to grate them.

Stir in all purpose flour, ground dried shrimp, salt, ground white pepper, Chinese celery and chives. Mix well.

Add hot water. Mix well. Add in arrowroot flour and knead the mixture with your another hand.

In a big pot, heat some water (don't let the water boil, about 80 degrees C)

Scoop about 1 teaspoons, make round balls. Drop the balls in hot water. Cook until the balls are floating and continue cooking for another 10 minutes

Serve with pecel sambal or your favourite peanut sauce.

Hot Wings

This is simple and quick recipe that I've been use to make hot wings. My husband's friend at work are really like it. So today I make another one for them

Ingredients :

1 Bag(3lb) chicken wings from frozen section

1 Medium Onion

3 Garlic

1 Jar (8 Oz) Sambal Oelek

Lime Leaf

2 Tsp Coriander Powder

Sugar to taste (you don't need salt since sambal oelek is already salted)

Direction

1. Bake/cook chicken wings as directed

2. Meanwhile mixed all ingredient except chicken and lime leaf in the food processor/magic bullet.

3. Cook the sauce and add lime leaf and sugar until fragrant

4. Mixed the cooked chicken with the sauce and cook some more for few minute