Today I am sharing my favorite condiment recipe known as Sambal Bawang or Indonesian garlic chili sauce. This sauce is a versatile condiment that you can pair it with basically anything. It is often served as a dipping sauce for various snacks, such as fried tofu, tempeh, or fritters. It can also be used as
Today, I am sharing another classic Indonesian dish called Sambal Goreng Kentang. It is basically Spicy Potato Stir-fry, a vegetarian dish. For meat lover, you can always add any of your favorite protein. Though it is named Sambal Goreng Kentang or Spicy Potato Stir-fry, you can opt-out the chili, substitute it with red seedless paprika,
This Mapo Tofu (麻婆豆腐) is such a comfort dish that you can’t get enough of. Mapo tofu is one of the popular Chinese dishes originating from Sichuan province. It is famous for its spicy “numbing” effect covering the silky-smooth tofu and savory juicy ground pork. However, in my recipe below, I am ‘taming’ the “numbing”
It’s my last post of the year so I decided to ‘spice it up’ and share this Sambal Bajak recipe with everyone. Sambal Bajak is an Indonesian-style red chili sauce that originated in Java island. There are many variations to this type of chili sauce. However, all ‘types’ of Sambal Bajak use red chilies that
Ayam penyet is one of the favorite meals amongst the spicy-food lovers in Indonesia. This spicy Indonesian penyet chicken, or ‘Ayam Penyet’, is famous for its super high-level spiciness. However, do not worry, it is actually a very flavorful chicken dish. Ayam penyet can be described as savory fried chicken dipped, sometimes coated, in Sambal
This type of Chinese glass noodle stir-fry, widely known as má yǐ shàng shù (蚂蚁上树), is very popular Szechuan dish. Literal translation is ‘ants climbing a tree’. What a weird name, right? Whoever invented this dish is very imaginative – the minced meat represents the ants, the glass noodle represents tree, and chopped scallions are seen
A very simple homemade asparagus stir-fry yet look sophisticated enough with a taste that do not disappoint. This stir-fry pork asparagus with red chili paste is tender yet crunchy and crisp, and coated with bold flavors – spicy and savory. I usually only need to pair this asparagus stir-fry with a bowl of fluffy steamed
This version of Rabokki (라볶이), or Korean spicy ramen and rice cake, is probably the simplest, yet sophisticated enough, easiest and quickest but still very tasty that my children never get bored of. It is considered as snack in Korea, but Rabokki is quite filling and satisfying. I think it is actually a full meal
Juicy pork and shrimp in each bite of wonton coated with spicy, sour and savory black bean sauce. This silky-smooth homemade wonton smothered in spicy black bean chili oil are filled up with pork, shrimp and many other spices that will completely satisfy your taste bud. The key in delicious spicy wonton is the chili
This salt and pepper soy sauce glazed pork is delicious, tender, juicy and full of flavors. It has a little heat, garlicky, sweet and savory all packed in each bite. This salt and pepper pork usually won’t last long and there are almost always no leftovers. The salt and pepper pork is easy to prepare,
