Indonesian Recipes

Here is what we had last night. I typed these as written, so if something doesn't make sense, let me know. My notes are in red.

Peanut Sauce for Sates
Peanut Butter - 1/2 cup
Lime Juice - 2 T
Hot Water - enough to thin the peanut butter to "dipping" consistency
Butter - 1/2 stick
Tobasco Sauce
A little brown sugar if desired

Cook - like gravy.

Fried Rice
Brown beef (diced) - 1/2 lb. Double amounts for dinner.
Add onion (small), 1/8 tsp. paprika, 1/8 tsp. Java Root, 1/8 tsp. salt, pepper, 1/8 tsp. Kemiri, 1/8 tsp. Sambal, 1/8 tsp. Ulek, (We left these things out) (Coriander powder if desired - just a pinch), 1 T. brown sugar, (garlic if desired).
Mix well, simmer.
Add cooked rice (cooked per instructions below), 1/2-1 cup shrimp, 1/2 cup green beans (French cut. Canned is fine.) 3 green onions (tops included). Mix thoroughly. Add 1/4 stick butter.
Mound on large plate or platter. Garnish with browned diced onions, omelet, surrounded with sliced cucumbers and wedges of tomatoes.

Instructions for cooking rice: Cook rice in coconut milk.

Coconut Milk
4 1/2 cups milk
1 1/2 cups water
1 1/2 t. salt
1/4 c finely shredded coconut (Shredded sweetened coconut from the baking aisle is fine)

Combine milk, water, salt, coconut in saucepan. Bring to a boil. Cook ten minutes. Strain. Yield - 6 cups.

(When you cook rice, you use 1 cup rice per 2 cups liquid, so for 6 cups of coconut milk you would use 3 cups of rice. You need to cook it on low heat, or the milk will scorch.)

Sates (Kebabs)
1 1/2 lb. beef (we used sirloin) - cut into 1/2 inch cubes. Put 5 or 6 cubes on each bamboo stick. (Be sure to soak the skewers first so that they don't burn.) Marinate for several hours in:

Soy Sauce - 1/2 bottle plus
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup lime juice
1/8 t. garlic powder or 2 cloves garlic
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 or 3 dashes Tobasco sauce

Grill kebabs.

Fried Cabbage
1 head of cabbage
2 or 3 tbs. salad oil
2 medium onions
1 tsp. ginger
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. paprika
1 tsp. curry powder
1 tbsp. sugar
soy sauce

Brown onions in oil, add spices, stir, then add cabbage, cut in strips, and keep turning it over high heat. When all the cabbage is moistened, turn down heat and simmer for about 5 minutes till flavor is well distributed. Soy sauce can be added to taste.