• 7 thin slices smoked bacon, sliced, cook and crumbled
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 2 tbs sugar
• 1 tbs baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 large egg
• 4 tbs unsalted butter, melted
• 1 cup milk
• 2 tbs sour cream/plain yoghurt
• 3/4 cup diced gruyere cheese

1. In a bowl, stir the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
2. In another bowl, whisk the egg, melted butter, milk and sour cream
3. Add the egg mixture to the dry ingredients and stir evenly
4. Fold in the bacon and cheese evenly, do not overmix
5. Spoon the batter into muffin cup
6. Bake until golden about 25 minutes

MAKES 9 MUFFINS 

Serving tips: These muffins also make great accompaniments to soups, salads and omeletes.

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Perkedel Tahu (Fried Mashed Tofu)

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 kotak tahu, block tofu
• 3 siung bw putih, cloves garlic
• 1 Telur, egg
• Garam, salt

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Tahu di hancurkan. Mashed tofu
2. Bw putih diulek. Grind garlic
3. Campur tahu, bw putih, telur dan garam. Mixed tofu, garlic, egg and salt
4. Buat bola2 kecil dan goreng. Make a small ball and fry

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I always wanted to make sushi but never get to make it until after one day my Japanese friend brought me the two Japanese Recipes Books from her vacation.

The recipe book on the left side (below) is very comprehensive with step-by-step instructions and picture. It's written in both Japanese and English and very explanatory.

I love this book better than the other one, but I recommend the recipe book on the right side (below) for anyone who is new to cooking as it provides an easy to cook japanese food.

CA Rolls

1.       The first thing to do to make sushi is to make the vinegared rice by combining sushi rice, mirin and rice vinegar.
2.       After the rice is cooked, it will take a while to cool off.. in the meanwhile, you can spread the rice on the wooden/bamboo bowl and top it with a wet napkin...
3.       Then you add different fillings to your preference, I never use more than three ingredients for my sushi, as Alton Brown said, your taste buds will get confuse if you have too many ingredients in your sushi, plus it's also make it harder to roll the rice.
4.       I usually use crab (imitation and sometimes real), cucumber and avocado and topped it with tobiko. Other times, I combine spam with omelet and cucumber.

I made this soup so many times, especially during cold weathers. And over the time, I noticed that I am combining both recipes from my mom and my m.i.l., and the blend of both recipes brings out a truly wonderful taste.

The trick to a great sup merah lays in the boiled tomatoes, I loved mine a bit tart and sweet to balance the richness of the meats.

Sup Merah – Tomato Soup
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1 kaleng maling potong kecil2 & goreng, can of spam cut into small pcs and fry

2 biji dada ayam potong kotak2 kecil, pcs of chicken breast cut into small cubes

¼ kg udang, ½ lb shrimp

Sosis daging dipotong kecil2 & goreng, beef sausage cut into small pieces and fry

Jamur kuping, ear mushroom

Wortel dipotong kecil2, carrots cut into small pieces

Seledri, Celery

Kacang polong, peas

6-8 siung bawang putih dipotong2, garlic, chopped

1 bawang bombay dipotong2 , onion, chopped

3-4 bj tomat direbus, pcs of tomatoes – boil

1 kaleng saus tomat, can of tomato paste

1-2 sdm kaldu ayam, tbs chicken stock

1 sdm anggur merah / arak, tbs cooking wine

1 sdm saus inggris, tbs worcestershire sauce

1 sdt pala, tsp nutmeg

½ std merica, tsp pepper

Gula, garam, sugar and salt

Kecap asin, soy sauce

1 ½ sdm tepung maizena campur dgn air, tbs cornstarch mixed with water

1.      Ayam & udang di marinate dengan kecap asin dan merica, biarkan beberapa menit

      Marinate chicken with soy sauce and pepper

2.      Panaskan minyak, masukkan bawang putih dan bawang bombay, kemudian ayam dan udang

      Add garlic and onion into preheated oil. Add the marinated chicken and shrimp

3.      Masukkan perasan air dari tomat

      Strain the tomato. Bring in the liquid from the boild tomatoes

4.      Masukkan kaldu ayam dan wortel

      Add in chicken stock and carrots

5.      Masukkan spam, sosis, jamur, saus tomat, gula, garam, pala

      Add in spam, sausage, mushrooms, tomato paste, sugar, salt and nutmeg

6.      Setelah wortel lunak, masukkan seledri dan kacang polong

      When the carrots is soft, add in celery and peas

7.      Masukkan maizena

      Add in the cornstarch

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Pangsit Goreng (Fried Pork Wonton)

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1. Panaskan minyak, masukkan bawang putih dan bawang merah. Gongso sampe harum.
    Heat oil, add in garlic and onion. Sautee until translucent.
2. Masukkan babi cacah. Tambahkan minyak wijen, kecap manis, garam dan kaldu.
    Add in pork, sweet soy sauce, sesame oil, salt and pepper.
3. Masak hingga air hampir kering, tambahkan bawang daun.
    Let it cooked until the sauce almost dry, then the green onion.

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