Indonesian cooking : Satays, Sambals and more : 81 homestyle recipes with the treue taste of Indonesia

**Cook fresh and vibrant dishes with this friendly and instructive Indonesian cookbook.**__Indonesian Cooking__ is Chef Dina Yuen's culinary exploration of the world's largest and most diverse archipelago—the fabled Spice Islands of Indonesia. Dina began her culinary career in Jakarta at the tender age of 12, when she begged her parents to enroll her in a culinary academy. She was not only accepted—but surprised everyone (her parents included) by preparing dishes which tasted better than those of her adult classmates! After returning the US, she began sharing her knowledge and passion for the foods of Indonesia as a chef, a writer, and through her website Asian-Fusion. comThe dishes in __Indonesian Cooking__ range from the familiar Chicken and Beef Satays, Lumpia Spring Rolls, Fresh Steamed Vegetables with Peanut Dressing (Gado-Gado) and Nasi Goreng (Traditional Indonesian Fried Rice) to more exotic dishes like Spicy Lemongrass Beef, Burned Sugar Pork, Grilled Swordfish with Fragrant Yellow Rice, and Tamarind Roasted Prawns. Indonesian food is easy to make with ingredients readily found in any well-stocked supermarket. Bring the tastes of Indonesia home with the help of __Indonesian Cooking__!**Authentic Indonesian recipes include:*** Chicken and Potato Croquettes * Oxtail Soup * Avocado and Smoked Salmon Salad * Banjar Chicken Steak * Grilled Swordfish with Fragrant Yellow Rice * Classic Nasi Goreng * Sambal Eggplant * Dutch-Indo Crepes with Palm Sugar . Indonesian is a vibrant, multi-layered nation with a fabulous and largely unexplored cuisine—and these easy-to-follow recipes now make it accessible to everyone Indonesian Cooking is Chef Dina's culinary exploration of the world's largest and most diverse archipelago—the fabled Spice Islands of Indonesia. This is a vibrant, multi-layered nation with a fabulous and largely unexplored cuisine—and Chef Dina's easy-to-follow recipes now make them accessible to everyone. The dishes in Indonesian Cooking range from the familiar Chicken and Beef Satays, Lumpia Spring Rolls, Fresh Steamed Vegetables with Peanut Dressing (Gado-Gado) and Nasi Goreng (Traditional Indonesian Fried Rice) to more exotic dishes like Spicy Lemongrass Beef, Burned Sugar Pork, Grilled Swordfish with Fragrant Yellow Rice, and Tamarind Roasted Prawns. These flavorful recipes are easy to make with ingredients readily found in any well-stocked supermarket. Bring the tastes of Indonesia home with the help of Indonesian Cooking! Contents 5 Foreword by Glenn Chu 9 My Great Love of Indonesian Cuisine 11 Tips and Techniques 15 Useful Tools and Utensils 18 Buying the Right Ingredients 22 Sambal Dipping Sauces 31 Peanut Satay Dip 32 Sweet Soy Dip 34 Tomato Chili Sauce 35 Shrimp Paste Chili Sauce 36 Chapter One: Appetizers and Snacks 37 Pan-fried Soybean Cakes 38 Corn and Shrimp Fritters 40 Chicken and Potato Croquettes 42 Chicken Satays 45 Beef Satays 47 Fresh Spring Rolls 49 Savory Cucumber Relish 52 Chilied Eggs 54 Spinach Tempura 56 Savory Fish Cakes 58 Crisp Tofu with Sweet Spicy Sauce 60 Chapter Two: Soups 62 Lemongrass Chicken Soup 63 Oxtail Soup 65 Mushroom Medley Soup 67 Grandma’s Tomato Soup 69 Betawi Beef Soup 71 Chicken Chive Soup 73 Tamarind Vegetable Soup 75 Dutch-Indo Macaroni Soup 77 Buckwheat Noodle Soup 79 Chicken Noodle Soup 81 Chapter Three: Salads 85 Chicken Asparagus Salad 86 Cellophane Noodle Salad 88 Dutch-Indo Shrimp Salad 90 Tangy Melon Salad 93 Salad á la Mama 95 Mango and Grilled Shrimp Salad 97 Tropical Fruit Salad with Palm Sugar Dressing 99 Avocado and Smoked Salmon Salad 101 Indonesian Mixed Salad with Creamy Peanut Dressing 103 Cucumber Salad 106 Chapter Four: Poultry and Meat Dishes 108 Curried Chicken 109 Banjar Chicken Steak 111 Indonesian Fried Chicken 113 Balinese Chicken 115 Butter Fried Chicken 117 Sweet and Spicy Shredded Chicken 119 Carmelized Pork 121 Indonesian Mapo Tofu 123 Coconut Beef Stew 125 Spicy Lemongrass Beef 127 Chapter Five: Fish and Seafood Dishes 129 Crispy Fish with Chili Sauce 130 Sweet Soy Roasted Fish 132 Grilled Swordfish with Fragrant Yellow Rice 134 Tamarind Glazed Fish 136 Tamarind Roasted Shrimp 138 Shrimp with Spicy Bean Sauce 140 Javanese Sugar Shrimp 142 Crispy Sweet ’n Spicy Calamari 144 Spicy Sautéed Calamari 146 Sweet Grilled Calamari 148 Chapter Six: Rice and Noodle Dishes 151 Traditional Coconut Rice Platter 152 Classic Nasi Goreng 155 Chicken Rice Porridge 157 Fragrant Garlic Rice Stew 159 Coconut Noodle Soup 161 Stir-fried Rice Vermicelli 164 Stir-fried Noodles with Shrimp 166 Rice Noodle Soup with Meatballs 168 Noodle Soup with Spinach 170 Savory Flat Rice Noodles 172 Chapter Seven: Vegetables 174 Pan-fried Tofu Omelet 175 Green Beans in Sweet Soy 177 Spicy Potato Stir-fry 179 Butternut Squash Curry 181 Stir-fried Water Spinach with Shrimp Paste 183 Sambal Eggplant 185 Chapter Eight: Desserts 187 Dutch-Indo Crêpes with Palm Sugar 188 Sweet Potatoes in Coconut Milk 190 Banana Chif fon Cake 192 Banana Fritters 194 Iced Sweet Young Coconuts 196 Iced Soursop Dessert 198 Iced Coconut Cream with Jellies 200 Icy Sweet Melon Strips 204 Iced Sweet Green Beans 206 Tropical Shaved Ice with Fruit 208 Index 210 Acknowledgments 214 Copyright 215 About the Author 217 Back Cover 220 Cook fresh and vibrant dishes with this friendly and instructive Indonesian cookbook.

Indonesian Cooking is Chef Dina Yuen's culinary exploration of the world's largest and most diverse archipelago--the fabled Spice Islands of Indonesia. Dina began her culinary career in Jakarta at the tender age of 12, when she begged her parents to enroll her in a culinary academy. She was not only accepted--but surprised everyone (her parents included) by preparing dishes which tasted better than those of her adult classmates! After returning the US, she began sharing her knowledge and passion for the foods of Indonesia as a chef, a writer, and through her website Asian-Fusion. com

The dishes in Indonesian Cooking range from the familiar Chicken and Beef Satays, Lumpia Spring Rolls, Fresh Steamed Vegetables with Peanut Dressing (Gado-Gado) and Nasi Goreng (Traditional Indonesian Fried Rice) to more exotic dishes like Spicy Lemongrass Beef, Burned Sugar Pork, Grilled Swordfish with Fragrant Yellow Rice, and Tamarind Roasted Prawns. Indonesian food is easy to make with ingredients readily found in any well-stocked supermarket. Bring the tastes of Indonesia home with the help of Indonesian Cooking!

Authentic Indonesian recipes include:

• Chicken and Potato Croquettes
• Oxtail Soup
• Avocado and Smoked Salmon Salad
• Banjar Chicken Steak
• Grilled Swordfish with Fragrant Yellow Rice
• Classic Nasi Goreng
• Sambal Eggplant
• Dutch-Indo Crepes with Palm Sugar

. Indonesian is a vibrant, multi-layered nation with a fabulous and largely unexplored cuisine--and these easy-to-follow recipes now make it accessible to everyone. Cook fresh and vibrant dishes with this friendly and instructive Indonesian cookbook. Indonesian Cooking is Chef Dina Yuen's culinary exploration of the world's largest and most diverse archipelago—the fabled Spice Islands of Indonesia. Dina began her culinary career in Jakarta at the tender age of 12, when she begged her parents to enroll her in a culinary academy. She was not only accepted—but surprised everyone (her parents included) by preparing dishes which tasted better than those of her adult classmates! After returning the US, she began sharing her knowledge and passion for the foods of Indonesia as a chef, a writer, and through her website Asian-Fusion. com The dishes in Indonesian Cooking range from the familiar Chicken and Beef Satays, Lumpia Spring Rolls, Fresh Steamed Vegetables with Peanut Dressing (Gado-Gado) and Nasi Goreng (Traditional Indonesian Fried Rice) to more exotic dishes like Spicy Lemongrass Beef, Burned Sugar Pork, Grilled Swordfish with Fragrant Yellow Rice, and Tamarind Roasted Prawns. Indonesian food is easy to make with ingredients readily found in any well-stocked supermarket. Bring the tastes of Indonesia home with the help of Indonesian Cooking ! Authentic Indonesian recipes include: Chicken and Potato Croquettes Oxtail Soup Avocado and Smoked Salmon Salad Banjar Chicken Steak Grilled Swordfish with Fragrant Yellow Rice Classic Nasi Goreng Sambal Eggplant Dutch-Indo Crepes with Palm Sugar . Indonesian is a vibrant, multi-layered nation with a fabulous and largely unexplored cuisine—and these easy-to-follow recipes now make it accessible to everyone