[ENG] Ayam Betutu Gilimanuk (Balinese Spicy Braised Chicken Dish)

This is my mom's take on the famous Gilimanuk's Ayam Betutu. It's not the traditional Balinese Ayam Betutu, it's more like the easier soupy version of it, but it's really super delicious.

So, if you ever been to Bali, you may or may not have tried the famous Men Tempeh's Ayam Betutu Gilimanuk. It's super spicy, the chicken meat is really tender & has absorbed all the goodness of the spices, it's just super delicious. But yeah, it's not for people who can't eat spicy food! The massive amount of chili padi in it is one of the key element of the dish that makes it really good, and you can't order the non-spicy version, there's no non-spicy version. But it's basically heaven for people who loves spicy food. 

image source: http://yummyliciouss.blogspot.com/2012/12/betutu-ayam-men-tempeh-pedasnya-mantap.html

image source: http://bali.panduanwisata.id/restaurants/pedasnya-ayam-betutu-men-tempeh-di-gilimanuk/

It comes with sambal matah (balinese spicy raw shallot relish), sambal terasi (fermented shrimp paste sambal), pelecing kangkung (balinese spicy water spinach dish) and fried peanut, that makes it even more delicious and spicy. I really recommend you to go to this restaurant, even it's quite far from Denpasar (about 2-3 hours by car), it will worth the effort ;)

The other key ingredient to make this is the ayam kampong (kampong chicken). Using ayam kampong instead of regular chicken will make quite  a different. This recipe may not as good as the original (and of course nothing can beat Bali's tropical island- atmosphere), but i would say it's 80-90% there. And it's still is super yummy! Pair it with sambal matah, and welcome to paradise! 

[ENG] Sambal Matah (Balinese Spicy Shallot Relish)

Ingredients:
1/4 kg shallots
1 tsp terasi (indonesian fermented shrimp paste)
1/2 stick lemon grass
5 chili padi (or as spicy as you want it to be), thinly sliced
1 tsp sugar
coconut oil

[ENG] Cream Biscuits

Another simple yet really awesome recipe from Foodwishes! These biscuits are more on the savory side than the sweet side, flaky on the outside, soft on the inside buttery goodness. And they're so freakin simple to make! In fact, the only step i kinda hate about making this was actually cleaning my work surface for rolling out the dough -.- it's just too troublesome, maybe i should get a nice big wooden chopping board or silicon mat. 

Original video recipe from Foodwishes - Cream Biscuits

Ingredients (for 10 biscuits):
2 cups (250 grams) self-raising flour (or 2 cups/250 grams all purpose flour + 1 tbsp baking powder + 1 tsp salt)
1 tbsp sugar
1 1/2 cups (375 ml) heavy cream
2-3 tbsp butter (melted)

[ENG] Lemon Curd

If there's any dessert recipe with lemon & butter in it, i probably gonna make it. Lemon bars, lemon meringue pie, lemon macaron, and now lemon curd. Well, it's not really a dessert though ^^ it's more of a sauce 

I made lemon pie filling before for my lemon macarons, and compared with the gooey jelly-like texture of the lemon pie filling, this lemon curd is more like yogurt or sour cream. Both taste great but i like the texture on this lemon curd better, it's just so smooth & silky.

I'm gonna make some scones or biscuits to eat the lemon curd with, but i have to resist to not eat all of it because it's really good, refreshing and addictive! And it's like eating nuttela directly from the jar, with a spoon, i can just eat it like that. In fact, the next time i make it i probably gonna eat it just like that ;)

Making Homemade Vanilla Extract

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Gw hampir selalu pake vanilla ekstrak buat bikin kue, buat gw ini bahan yang penting banget dan membuat segalanya jadi lebih enak. Tapi sayangnya ini agak susah nyarinya, bahkan di toko bahan kue (TBK) yang gw sering pergi dia kadang ada kadang gak ada (seringan sih gak ada -.-), dan di indo emang lebih banyak dijualnya vanilli dan vanilla essence (perisa vanilla), yang katanya sih dibuatnya gak dari vanilla bean alias imitasi gitu. Dan kalo ada juga harganya mahal karna barang impor. Jadi gw memutuskan buat coba bikin sendiri, sapa tau berhasil jadi gw gak perlu susah2 cari lagi dan harganya pun lebih murah ;)

[ENG] Making Homemade Vanilla Exract

I almost always use vanilla extract in every baking, for me it's such a crucial baking ingredient that makes everything tastes even better. Unfortunately, it's quite hard to find it here, even at my baking speciality store that i always go to, sometimes  it's available, but most of the time it isn't.  And it's quite pricey. So i decided to try making my own vanilla extract, and if it works, i don't have to worry about where to find it anymore. Plus, it's cheaper! :D So this is more like a fun project, and if i fail, i'll just drink the rest of the vodka *teehee*

Classic Pancakes

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I love pancakes. Who doesn't? Dan bikinnya ternyata simpel banget, sekali lo coba bikin, lo gak bakal lagi beli pancake mix instan (kecuali lo orangnya super males hehe...)
Sebenernya ada 2 resep pancake yang gw suka, kalo dulu gw selalu pake resepnya Nigella Lawson. Tapi trus gw coba resepnya Chef John (Foodwishes), dan ternyata gw sedikit lebih suka rasanya, karna menteganya lebih banyak.  Penampakan pancake-nya, dengan resep Nigella jadinya pinggiran pancakenya lebih bulet dan mulus, kalo resepnya Chef John agak keriting pinggirnya.

pancake yang gw bikin pake resepnya Nigella

Gw juga suka nambahin vanilla extract ke adonan pancake gw, mnurut gw sih rasanya jadi lebih enak ;)

[ENG] Classic Pancakes

I love pancakes. Who doesn't? And it's actually very simple to make, once you try it, you'll never buy those premade pancake mix again (unless you're super lazy lol).

I actually have 2 pancake recipes that i really like, I used to make pancakes with Nigella Lawson's recipe all the time, and it works great every time. But then i tried Chef John's (Foodwishes) recipe and it turned out i like the taste a little bit better since it contains more butter. Apperance-wise, Nigella's recipe produces more round & smooth edge pancakes while Chef John's recipe produces kinda "curly" edge pancakes.

the pancakes i made using Nigella's recipe

I also love to add vanilla extract to my pancake batter, i think it just makes everything taste even better :)