Soto Padang

December 'Masak Bareng YUk ' event is Soto Padang.

I don't remember when was the last time I have this menu, maybe since 1993 when I visited Bukit Tinggi. It's just I prefer Soto ayam or Soto Lamongan better than this.

Actually I am not sure if this is the correct soto Padang. But I got the recipe from "Seri Masak Femina PRIMARASA" so I am a bit confident to post this.

Here is the recipe (I copied from the book)

SOTO PADANG

Ingredients :

400 gram beef

2000 ml water

1 tsp salt

5 kaffir lime leave

2 lemongrass

2 salam leaves

1 1/2 cm ginger

1 cm galangal

1/2 nutmeg, 5 cloves, 5 cm cinamon

spring onion

glass noodles (I don't use it)

Potatoes - boiled and dice

fried shallot, and shrimp crackers

Ground spices : 10 shallot, 4 garlic, 2 chilies, 1 cm turmeric, salt and pepper to taste

Method :

Boil beef with salt, kaffir lime leaves, lemongrass, salam leavs, ginger, galangal, nutmeg, cloves, and cinamon until tender.

Slice the beef thinly and fried until crispy ( I cheated --- I used ready made crispy beff from Pelita Nasi Padang)

Fry the ground spice until fragrant and add to the stock.

Add spring onion and serve hot.

I serve it with rice cube and this 'kampung crackers' since I can not find the 'kerupuk merah'

Enjoy...

Blue baby hat

This blue baby hat was made for one of my friend who just has a baby girl.

I plan to make a pair of booties to comlete it.

It's just simle crochet with sc, dc and shell stitch, using 'Four Season - Cotton quick' yarn in blue and blend colour, and hook no 4.

Update : the booties finished, using Indonesian Cotton Thread blue and white, and hook no 4

The pattern is from Thata's book second edition, Crochet for Baby.

For those who wants to know more about the thread and other Indonesian yarn please email me.