Udang Goreng Kecap Inggris - Prawns in Sweet Worcestershire Sauce - 印尼甜蝦

This is a popular Chinese Indonesian dish. Sometimes it's called udang goreng mentega (stir fried prawns in butter sauce), or udang goreng kecap manis (stir fried prawns in sweet soy sauce), or udang goreng kecap inggris (stir fried prawns in worcestershire sauce). Ah well, the name doesn't matter, for as long as we know that it's always guaranteed to be good.
哩碟係好出名既印尼華僑餸, 哩碟餸又有另一個名, 叫牛油/甜豉油炒蝦. 不過名唔緊要, 最緊要係好食!

It has the perfect balance of sweet, savory, acid and smoky. It's one of my favorite Indonesian-Chinese flavor combo.
又甜又酸又有獲氣, 係我最鐘意既其中一碟印尼華僑餸

Plus, again, it is very easy to make. Just a simple stir fry.
仲有, 唔單企好食, 仲好易煮添!

Recipe

- 2 garlic, crushed

- 1 cm ginger, crushed

- 4 shallot, thinly sliced (or half an onion, thinly sliced)

- about 12 of medium sized prawns (I used tiger prawns with shell)

- butter, cooking oil, light soy sauce, worcestershire sauce, Indonesian sweet soy sauce (kecap manis), ketchup, pepper

- 1 tsp corn starch with a bit of water to make the sauce stick to the prawns

Saute garlic, ginger and shallot/onion in a bit of vegetable oil and a couple tbsp of butter. Add shrimps, seasoning very quickly with the sauces until you reach the desired balanced flavor, add the corn starch mixture, and serve. The prawns cook very very quickly so you gotta be quick. If you're worried about overcooking the prawns, you can saute the prawns separately, prepare the sauce separately and mix it after the sauce is done.

用油同牛油炒熟D蒜頭, 薑, 紅䓤頭. 落蝦, 調味料, 落埋個Sweet Worcestershire 醬直到啱味, 落生粉水, 攪均, 攪掂! D蝦好快熟, 要煮得快, 如果驚煮得太熟, 可以分開炒熟左佢先.

Finger licking good. That's a promise.
好食到舔手指!

Easy Tasty Minced Meat and Mushrooms in Spicy Worcestershire Sauce

I am very partial to cheap and cheesy souvenirs. Fridge magnets, souvenir t-shirts (think "My friend went to Hong Kong and all I got is this lousy t-shirt" or "I was lost in Hong Kong" or any tee from Hardrock Cafe), shot glasses, mugs, plates, key chains...you name it, I probably got it.

These days, I have a new souvenir-related habit. I buy less souvenir tees. However, I buy LOADS of cute props from everywhere. Cute tableware, adorable plates, place settings, table runners, tiny little baskets, vintage looking glasses, cups and bowls....
whose job descriptions are:
- looking pretty in pictures
- never to be used to eat/cook at all times (some of them are so teeny tiny, it is just impossible to cook/eat with them)
- occupying/taking over my tiny flat (Ialmost can't see my living/dining room floor anymore, and don't even think about the kitchen. Man, I need a new flat!)

Let me show off share some of my favorite new finds from Jakarta...tiny wok (Rp.5000) and a pair of gorgeous fork and spoon (Rp.1000 each). My, oh my, how adorable!...how could I ever resist them?

Minced Meat and Mushrooms in Spicy Worchestershire Sauce

On weekdays, when 24 hour is never enough, minced meat is the way to go. No butchering, no slicing, no nothing, pair it with anything, and it always tastes great no matter how I screw it up. This time, I am pairing it with red chilli, fresh shiitake mushrooms, and Worcestershire Sauce (it took me years before I could pronounce this right. We used to call it kecap inggris back home). I love the balance of flavors soy and worcestershire sauce in this easy and tasty dish.

Recipe
(serves 4)
- 4 cloves of garlic (crushed)
- 4 red chilli (chopped)
- a pack of shiitake mushrooms (remove stem, sliced, you can adjust the quantity)
- 1/2 lb of minced meat (beef, pork or chicken)
- light soy, dark soy, sweet soy, and worcestershire sauce
- olive oil
Saute garlic and chilli until fragrant, add minced meat, add mushrooms, season to get the perfect balance of salty, sweet and acidity. Serve over steamed rice or noodles.

By the way, my brilliant Indonesian blogger friends, a group of super talented photograpers, host a monthly Still Life Photography event at multiply. I've learnt soooo much about photography from this event and I always enjoy admiring the technically brilliant and/or the creative shots and settings from everyone. This event is in Bahasa Indonesia, but I think language is not really a barrier for us to appreciate great works of art, eh?

Here are my two initial submissions for the second challenge, Books:
It's a book I am currently reading (Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain. I guess I am pretty outdated hehehe - alllllmost finished though), borrowed from Hong Kong Public Library. This photograph was taken beside my living room window, on a small wooden table. The background is a baking sheet, the bookmarks are a fork and a knife, and the book is placed on a roasting rack.
Is it my eyes or does Bourdain look kinda hot in this tattered book cover?


Below shot was taken in the kitchen, the book was placed in the oven (which is dark and dirty)...and I don't think you'd wanna see how I contorted myself to take the shots...

...I never thought that I could be so....acrobatic.