Indonesian Yellow Rice

Yayyy...another friend's birthday bash tonight.
We had this yummy Indonesian Yellow Rice (Nasi Kuning) for dinner.

Clockwise - Shredded Egg, Fried Chicken, Chilli Potato (Sambal Goreng Kentang), Beef Rendang, Chilli Tempe (Sambal Goreng Tempe), Lung with Balado sauce (Paru Balado), Anchovies + Peanut (Sambal Goreng Teri Kacang).

The pretty looking Yellow Rice and friends + shrimp paste chilli sauce (container) + crackers (at the back) was totally cleaned up within 1 hour.

So much effort for the presentation & taste . . . (obviously not done by any of us), we ordered the set from this Indonesian lady :o)

Vegetarian Vermicelli Noodle

Feeling inspired after watching Masterchef show tonight, I decided to cook whatever I can find in my kitchen for my dinner (= very lazy to go out from the house to buy takeaway).
Okie...no meat in the fridge and I just have to be a vego tonight which I don't mind at all. This recipe is fairly simple, nothing fancy, just a bit of chopping to do.


Ingredients-Part I:

1. 2 layers of Vermicelli noodle (normally there are 4 layers in a package) - soak in hot water for about 5 mins (as per instructions from the package) then run under cold water in strainer
2. 1 Carrot - shredded/ fine cut
3. 4-5 leaves of Cabbage - fine cut
4. 5 Shitake mushroom - soak in hot water, squeeze the water out & sliced thin
5. Ginger - about thumb size, cut into 2-3 pieces
   
6. 2 cloves Garlic - chopped
   
7. 2 chilli - remove seed, chopped
   
8. 1/2 bunch Baby Asparagus - chopped diagonal
   
9. 2 Egg
10. Cooking Oil
11. Chinese Cooking Wine
    

Ingredients - Part II:

1. 1-2 tablespoon Sesame Oil
2. 1 tablespoon Fish Sauce
3. Light Soy Sauce as desired
4. White Pepper

Method:

1. Heat up your wok, sprinkle some cooking oil
2. Make scrambled Egg & once cooked, put it in a bowl
3. Heat up the wok again, sprinkle some cooking oil
4. Add garlic, chilli, and cooking wine, stir fry for 1-2 minutes
5. Add carrot, asparagus, cabbage, mushroom, stir for 5 minutes/ till soft
6. Add vermicelli, give it a good stir
7. Add all ingredients - Part II
8. Add scrambled egg
9. Ready to serve

Note:
This portion is enough for 4 people, I think I cooked too much :o)
I am going to bring some for lunch & give some to my friends, they can be my guinea pigs.

Bombe Alaska

We decided to avoid crazy CBD on the weekend to have Birthday celebration for my dearest friend ... thank God he loves it !!

Bombe Alaska
533 Willoughby Road
Willoughby NSW 2068
Sydney - Australia
Phone (02) 9958 8628

Entree - Scallop on Chorizo w Salmon Roe & Eggplant sauce
Perfectly cooked scallop, the whole package is just amazing, I need more.

My main - Rabbit Pappardelle with Olive
Home made pappardelle and tasty rabbit for the sauce. No one will know if this is rabbit, it tasted like chicken.



Friend's main - Lamb w mushroom pastry

Dessert - Bombe Alaska
errrr not that fantastic eventhough this is what they are famous for, I still think Bombe Alaska from Bather's Pavillion is much better. Their meringue is on the gluey side & was too sweet for me.

Japanese style Dragon

I am not referring to the actual Dragon (animal) here, I am referring to Dragon Roll in a Japanese restaurant called Nazimi.

Really resembles a (yummy) dragon, don't you all agree ?

Dragon Roll - eel, avocado, mayo, crabstick, and other goodies



Great food !! Great service !!
and conveniently located across Queen Victoria Building.

Kazbah Breakfast 24/10/2009

I can hardly get myself out from the house & yet Middle Eastern buffet breakfast is on the agenda. We booked a table for 8 at 9am (took us 30 mins to get there - including parking), not sure how I can fit the whole thing in the morning. I will try my best.

Kazbah
379 Darling Street
Balmain NSW 2041
Sydney - Australia
Phone: (02) 9555 7067

Porridge with Pear and cinnamon dusting

Couscous with mixed nuts (pistacchio, almond, cashew) and dates
Supposed to have this with milk, I love it without milk.

Turkish bread with 3 different styles of egg
Nothing spectacular :o)

Lamb tajine - lamb, tomato, egg (AGAIN), pumpkin
Egg seems to be their must have items in the morning.
Eventhough I am not a big lamb fan, I can't stop eating it. This is the best amongst all.


Haloumi cheese, Sausage, Grilled tomato, Bacon, Potato Ball
Dissapointed with the cold haloumi and dry sausage.

Side dish - mushroom, beans, spinach


Final - Thick pancake with BUTTER on the top
I can feel my cholesterol is hiking up to the top of the mountain right now.

Final - Thick pancake with Chocolate ice cream

If you have large morning capacity, this is a place definitely worth going. For myself, I enjoyed the experience for sure with dinner being excluded on that day, I was so stuffed.