indonesian spices

Omelette Java – Dadar Jawa


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Omelette Java – Dadar Jawa Ingredients:

Eggs 5
Spring onion 1, finely chopped
Dried prawn (shrimp) paste (terasi) 1 pea-size piece, softened in 1 tsp water
Sambal oelek ½ tsp
Tamarind (asam jawa) juice a dash
Salt ½ tsp
Vegetable oil or margarine 2 Tbsp

Method:

  1. Crack eggs into a bowl and beat lightly
  2. Add spring onion, dried prawn paste, sambal oelek, tamarind juice and salt. Stir to combine
  3. Heat oil or margarine in  a frying pan (skillet). Pour in egg mixture and fry on both sides
  4. Cut resulting omelette into wide strips. Serve.

source: The complete Indonesian cook book, Agnes de Keijzer Brackman and Cathay Brackman


Spiced Eggs – Sambal Goreng Telur


Ingredients:

 

Eggs 5, hard-boiled, shelled and helved
Peanut Oil 2 Tbsp
Onion 1, medium, peeled and chopped
Garlic 2 cloves, peeled and chopped
Candlenut (kemiri) 1, grated
Galangal (laos) 1 tsp
Sambal oelek 1 tsp
Salt 1 tsp
Brown sugar ½ tsp
Salam leaf (Daun Salam) 1
Coconut milk 250 ml (1 cup), squeezed from ½ grated coconut with sufficient water added

 

Method:

  1. Arrange egg halves on a serving dish. Set aside
  2. Heat oil in a saucepan. Sautè onion, garlic, candlenut, galangal, sambal oelek and salt. Be cautious to avoid burning
  3. Add brown sugar, salam leaf and coconut milk. Bring to the boil, then simmer for 10 minutes
  4. Pour mixture over hard-boiled eggs and serve. Alternatively, lower eggs into the spice mixture and heat together for a few minutes befor serving.

source: The complete Indonesian cook book, Agnes de Keijzer Brackman and Cathay Brackman


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