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Homemade Lasagna

April 1, 2009
It’s gonna be the first & the best homemade lasagna I ever made. (Next… I don’t guarantee what will happen). So, before anything happen, here I want to share my own recipe. Completed with ingredients and spices & herbs from my magic box….. ^_^ *lol*

Ingredients :
12 sheets Lasagna, prepare as instruction on a packing sheet
100 gr grated mozarella cheese

Meat Sauce : (you can prepare it one day ahead)
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 onion (medium), coarsely chopped
300 gr ground beef
1 can button mushroom, sliced
2 carrots, finely chopped or grated
1 stalk celery, finely chopped
300 gr red tomatoes, blanched & crushed
1 can tomato paste
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1 bayleaf
1 sprig of fresh rosemary
3 tbsp sugar
1 1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp nutmeg

Bechamel Sauce :
60 gr butter
1/2 cup flour
700 ml milk
1/2 tsp sugar
salt & pepper to taste
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 cup grated cheddar cheese

Instructions :
Meat Sauce : saute garlic & onion until aromatic, then brown the beef (about 7 minutes). Add the remain ingredients, reduce heat to low & bring to simmer for about 30 minutes.

B
échamel Sauce : melt butter in a stock pot. Add flour and stir well. Pour in milk gradualy and stir well. Stir in the remain ingredients until well thicken. Remove from heat & set aside.

How to assemble the lasagna
: Turn the oven to 200 degC.
Grease baking dish with butter or olive oil. Arrange some sheets of cooked lasagna noodles over the bottom (overlapping noodles slightly to cover the bottom). Spoon meat sauce over lasagna noodles. Top with béchamel sauce mixture. Repeat the above method of layering. Top the last layer (bechamel sauce) with mozzarella cheese. Bake about 30 minutes in the preheated oven.

Note :
If it takes too long, you may skip the béchamel sauce with crème fraîche mixture. hehee.. sorry I haven’t the recipe here.

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Baked Broccoli Potato

October 24, 2008

Snacky Time……..!!!
I co-pas the recipe from the owner directly. She allowed everyone to try this savory recipe. Why don’t I…??

Ingredients :
- 7 btr. kentang ukuran sedang, rebus dan haluskan bersama 2 sdm. mentega.
- 2 buah wortel, kupas dan potong2 dadu (kecil).
- 150 gr. brokoli, cuci bersih dan petik2 per batang.
- 1 btr. telur ayam.
- 3 sdm. tepung terigu + 2 sdm. maizena.
- Daun bawang dan seledri secukupnya, iris halus.
- Keju parut secukupnya, untuk taburan diatas.
- 200 ml. susu cair.
- Minyak goreng secukupnya untuk mengoles.
Condiments :
- 2 siung bawang putih
- 3 siung bawang merah
- 1/2 sdt. lada bubuk & pala bubuk
- 1 sdt. garam halus
- 1 sdt. kaldu sapi instant / bumbu lain sesuai selera.
- 1 sdm. minyak goreng untuk menumis.

How To :
1. Campur kentang yang telah dihaluskan dengan susu cair, telur ayam, wortel, seledri dan daun bawang hingga rata. Masukkan kemudian terigu dan maizena aduk kuat hingga rata. Sisihkan.
2. Sementara itu haluskan kedua macam bawang kemudian tumis hingga harum, angkat dan tuangkan kedalam adonan kentang tadi, aduk hingga rata. Masukkan sisa bumbu yang lain sambil terus aduk hingga rata. Siapkan cetakan cup dan olesi masing2 cetakan dengan minyak goreng.
3. Tuangkan adonan secukupnya dalam cetakan dan selipkan 1 batang brokoli pada bagian tengah adonan dan taburi parutan keju diatasnya, begitu seterusnya hingga adonan habis. Panggang dalam oven 180° temperatur, hingga matang kecoklatan.
4. Hidangkan brokoli panggang ini bersama ketimun dan cabe rawit atau mayonese sebagai pelengkap.


Note :
- kentang sengaja tidak kuhancurin sampe halus,
- volume susu tetap, tapi kubikin lebih kental… biar lebih yum-yum
- sebelumnya brokoli kucelup ke air panas / mendidih beberapa detik, biar agak setengah matang & nantinya waktu dipanggang tetep ijo & gak kering.
- boleh juga campurin jamur campignon yang udah dicuci bersih & dicincang kasar

So tasty & yummeee… Thanks for the recipe, Madam. I’ll try it again next!

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Ketupat Lebaran – Lebaran Ketupat

October 10, 2008

My family ussualy enjoy this Ketupat Lebaran at day 5th of Syawal. You can enjoy this traditional food anytime… but, it would be different while you are enjoying this ketupat lebaran at Lebaran day (Eid-ul-Fitri). Your Eid-ul-Fitri won’t be complete without this food. And you’re gonna miss your Eid-ul-Fitri for all year round if you skip this menu.

Ketupat (boiled rice cakes) made from uncooked rice wrapped with plaited coconut leaves. Deep boil in high heat about 4 hours. Hang them after well cooked. Cool completely to dense them. Cut them as you like before serving. Serve with Sayur Labu (gourd or squash dish cooked with coconut cream and spices), Opor Ayam (Coconut Gravy Chicken), sambal goreng ati-kentang (could be changed with Rendang /Dry Beef Curry / beef simmered in spices & coconut milk). Don’t forget to sprinkle it with bubuk kedelai (chilli bean powder). I guarantee the last food stuff makes the ketupat perfect!

Pics taken from: flickr, 123Greetings