Sate Padang - Padangnese Satay



Helo, everyone...
How's your Fall? cooler temperature is the perfect time for hot food, right :)

As culinary haven, Indonesia has endless offer when it comes to delicious food.
The perfect ingredients combined with distinct spices brings bold and rich flavor on every plate.
Just like one recipe that I am about to share with you.


Have you heard of this before?
Have you tried this one?

Back home, sate padang or the Padangnese satay, is quite famous. 
Originated from Padang in West Sumatera, this sate is different from the usual Indonesian satay you have in the restaurant or on your favorite street vendor. Made of beef or ox tongue,- yes, originally it was the tongue,- this grilled satay is marinated with different mixture of Indonesian traditional herbs and spices, with a very special sauce too.

Here in NYC, we are lucky to have on Padangnese Restaurant, Upi Jaya, which serves this menu. We also have some other Indonesian restaurant having sate padang on their menus. We even have the famous Singkuan family, who has been staying in NYC for generations and famously known for their exquisite sate padang. Even on the last Indonesian Street Festival, their booth was the one with the longest queue :).

Read: New York Indonesian Street Festival 2016

So, I tried to cook it myself and I guess I nailed it :).
Not as authentic but at least it tastes yuuum and I am using no MSG!
Let's give it a try.

First, let's get the ingredients.

Ingredients:

2-3 lbs of Beef - the best, tender part, cut into cube. Or if you dare, try tongue :).
Sate skewers

Spices to grind:

3 Shallots
1 Onion
3 cloves of  Garlic
3-5 fresh chili *if you like it to be spicy
4 Candle nut
1 Cardamon
1 teaspoon Turmeric
1 teaspoon Coriander 
Salt and Pepperas needed
2 stalks of l emon grass
5-10 Lime leaves

1 piece of Ginger - bruised/pressed
2 Galangal, frozen or fresh - bruised-pressed

For the sauce:

Ground spice above
Rice flour
Beef broth

Condiments:
Ketupat or rice cake - I usually buy the instant, ready-to-cook one.
Fried onion - found in Asian groceries


some of the ingredients :)

How to cook:

There are 2 separate steps that we have to do here. Well, actually 3 if you want to cook the rice cake or lontong as well.

First, we will prepare the meat.
Put all the cube beef, mix the ground spice well, and add water. Cook it in medium stove until the beef is tender and well cooked, with the ground spices well mixed. Once it's done, put it aside until it's cool enough. Put the beef in bamboo skewer and grill it to your preferences. Best is not too well-done.
Ready to grill 
rick in sauce :)

Then we will prepare the special sauce or gravy.
This is the best part for me as I love it sooooo much :).
 Put the beef broth on a pot, add the ground spices and once it's boiling, put the rice flour little by little and stir it well until it gets thick. 
here's the gravy :)

Once it's done, put the grilled sate padang on a plate and pour the special sauce on top of it. 
You can eat it with ketupat or rice cake, or just like that!

it's ready yummy indeed :)

Bon appetit and I hope you enjoy sate Padang as much as we do :).

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Kenal Lebih Dekat dengan Susan Indriany




Kenal lebih dekat dengan Susan Indriany

Do you feel like writing is a quick gateway from the hectic life of motherhood or your day-to-day routines?
When life seems to be so stuffy and full of its endless hustles and bustles?

Then join me and my dear friend from Arisan, Susan Indriany.

Rasanya tidak bosan-bosan saya sampaikan bahwa teman adalah harta tak ternilai harganya. Termasuk teman bloggers. Dari komunitas dan lingkar pertemanan, aneka keseruan, suka duka, dan cerita kehidupan menjadi bagian berwarna dari kehidupan kami. Saling berbagi cerita, tawa, air mata dan juga rezeki. I am truly blessed to have so many blogger friends indeed.

So this time, allow me to introduce Susan Indriany with her blog www.dekathati.com.

Being a stay-at-home mom of 2 wonderful kids, Abby and Nolan, Susan is part of our fun, fearless Arisan group. Wanna know more about her?

Let's get a closer look :).


say hi to Susan :)

Melihat dari archive yang dimiliki Susan, she has started blogging since 2012. Or maybe even way before that. Dan menulis memang memiliki efek istimewa bagi perempuan cantik ini. 

Being a mom of two, blog Susan banyak diisi dengan aneka tips dan posts yang bermanfaat bagi ibu dan anak-anak, seperti masalah kesehatan, ketrampilan anak-anak di sekolah dan rumah, hingga cerita anak-anak sehari hari dan pola pengasuhan yang diterapkan Susan kepada kedua anaknya.

Ada beberapa posts yang menarik perhatian saya.
Salah satunya ketika Susan mengajarkan anak-anaknya untuk berani, to stand up for themselves. Di situ Susan bercerita bagaimana Abby kecil berani bilang tidak kepada kakak kelas yang memaksakan kehendaknya. Hal sederhana tapi mengandung pelajaran penting yang menjadi bekal utama anak-anak dalam menghadapi berbagai tantangan dalam hidup mereka nanti.

Satu lagi cerita Susan mengenai percakapan tentang Tuhan dan Abby, anaknya yang berusia 8 tahun.  Tentang doa dan pengharapan seorang anak agar doanya langsung terkabul. Tentang Tuhan yang mengingatkan kita untuk bisa bersabar lewat cara-caranya yang istimewa. Lewat cerita Abby, dara cantik putri pertama Susan, yang terus berdoa agar gatal-gatal di tubuhnya bisa hilang, saya turut belajar untuk menghargai pelajaran berharga yang diberikan oleh Gusti lewat berbagai cara, termasuk lewat penyakit. Ah nak...tante pun banyak mendapat pencerahan dari Yang Kuasa lewat kanker payudara yang diberikan oleh-Nya :). So hangin' there, kiddos ...

Another thing that grabbed my attention is the hashtag #7haritakteriak or #7daysnoyelling. Interesting indeed!  Di rangkaian post ini, Susan bercerita tentang perjuangannya untuk tidak membentak kedua anak-anaknya. Bukan hal yang mudah..apalagi anak-anak yang masih mudah seringkali menguji kesabaran ayah bundanya lewat aneka tingkah maupun tutur kata mereka. Satu hal yang pasti, sebagai orang tua, kita pun belajar banyak dari anak-anak  yang seringkali tanpa sadar, kita, orang dewasa, melupakannya.

Ah Susan...you have taught me a lot!
Thank you for sharing all those great posts!
And we have so many more to read on your blog :).



Dan ada masih banyak lagi cerita menarik yang bisa kita nikmati di blog ini.
So, jangan ragu untuk mengunjungi Susan di www.dekathati.com ya.

Happy browsing :)

WW: Jakarta Goes Pink

October is here!

And are you ready to join this wonderful cause we have in the month of October?



Love pink 💖? 
Me, too!
And now I love it even more because I know I am supporting a great cause!
#againstbreastcancer🎀 

Join the cause!
And soon we will have JAKARTA GOES PINK back home in Indonesia.



Sincerely hope all my dearest friends in Jakarta are able to join #jakartagoespink2016 and have a blast! 💖💖💖💖💖


And for sure....
501st LEGION 
9 October 2016
Altira Business Park

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STAR WARS character sambil berdonasi untuk LOVEPINK 💗 ya teman-teman.

Wait for more information, giveaways and more in my blog for #breastcancerawareness month.

#JGP2016
#501stIndonesia


Join us on (almost) Wordless Wednesday 
and have fun bloghopping :)

Are you always updated?





"Mama, do you know that Kim Kardashian is back to NYC after the incident in Paris?"
"I saw it on TV."

My son, Bo, said it calmly while helping me preparing pancakes for breakfast that morning. 
Yuuup..one crispy morning, in our Astoria kitchen.

Kim Kardashian, pancakes, dan segelas susu hangat menemani pagi saya, Bo dan Obi  :)
Well, well...

I have to admit that I was surprised to hear that he actually listens to those headlines.
Memang beberapa hari terakhir ini, berita tentang Kim Kardashian yang 'dirampok' di private apartment di Paris saat menghadiri Paris Fashion Show menjadi pembicaraan di mana-mana.
Di TV, radio, mobile sites, pop-up news dan entah di mana lagi.

When I asked why he suddenly talked about Kim, he said because I just bought Obi, my daughter, a Kardashian kid's jacket.
So he thought I was a big fan.
Oh my...
Obviously I am not but I can't blame my son for making this assumption.
Saya tidak tahan untuk tersenyum dan membatin.
Anak-anak jaman sekarang memang luar biasa.
Kalau tidak rajin-rajin updated myself, bisa kalah sama anak-anak nih :).

Anak-anak jaman sekarang memang jauh lebih 'canggih.'
Canggih dalam arti sensitivitas dan keahlian mereka terkait teknologi informasi dan komunikasi terakhir sangat tinggi. Banyaknya informasi yang tersedia dalam berbagai platform membuat anak-anak juga merasakan berbagai dampaknya, baik positif maupun negatif.

Positively, ada banyak informasi bermanfaat seperti aneka pengetahuan yang bisa membantu anak-anak dalam proses belajar mereka maupun keahlian praktis yang mudah diakses melalui platform populer seperti YouTube dan Facebook misalnya. Selain itu, saya merasakan manfaat belajar bahasa asing untuk saya dan anak-anak 

Tapi sisi negatifnya pun banyak, termasuk pornografi, kekerasan dan kejahatan cyber. Something that my hubby and I work diligently to avoid.

Then it leaves me to the question: am I always updated?
Hmmmmmm..


get more news here :)
Pastinya, ada banyak cara untuk tau berita terkini, salah satunya berita terkini hari ini okezone. Kalau mau tau berita terkini di dunia dan tanah air, this is the place.
Karena Bo ujug-ujug ngomongin Kim, saya jadi asyik browse cerita Nyonya Kanye West ini. Ada saja yang menjadi berita dari keluarga kontroversial yang entah kenapa tidak pernah sepi dari gosip. Truly headliners:).
Dan asli...time passes saat saya asyik browse aneka berita terkini hari ini okezone yang ada dan menjadi headlines.  Mulai dari yang buat deg-degan dan sedih sampai aneka berita ringan dan gosip selebritis di portal berita ini.

Ah, memang penting ya untuk selalu updated.
How about you?
Are you always updated?
How do you keep yourself updated then?

Wonderful Wednesday with Oh My Heartsie Girls

Fall is here and how excited we are to welcome this favorite season of ours.
The changing colors, cooler temperature, and favorite custom for Halloween are only a few interesting parts of Fall.



Not to mention that October is the month for Breast Cancer Awareness.
As previous years, I will honor this beautiful month with all the posts as well as giveaways related to breast cancer. Being a survivor myself, I have committed myself to contribute more to the work of cancer.org, lovepink in Indonesia, as well as breast cancer awareness in general.

Wait for more posts as well as Giveaways here in my blog and stay healthy people :).


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