Date archives: September 27th, 2009

Udang Goreng (fried shrimp)

Today I found this recipe for Indonesian fried shrimp http://cuek.wordpress.com/2007/08/22/udang-goreng-tradisional. This is a great recipe, delicious dish.

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Here’s the, loosely translated, english version of that recipe:

15 large size shrimps, 1 key lime

Spices, mixed and made into paste:

  1. 5 pieces of garlic
  2. 2 pieces challote
  3. 2 pieces of candle nuts
  4. 2 teaspoon coriander powder
  5. 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
  6. 1/2 teaspoon salt

Cooking steps:

  1. Remove shrimp heads, marinate with squeezed key lime juice for 30 minutes, then wash
  2. Marinate shrimps in the spice paste for 2 hours
  3. Deep fry shrimps in hot oil until change color

Recipe for 4.

Happy Eid Al Fitri 1430H

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As we passed the Holy Ramadhan to purify the deepest soul,it is time to emabrace the triumph with all forgiveness and happiness.  Happy Eid Al Fitri.

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Today we went to Fort Mason in San Francisco.  Sholat (prayer) for Eid took place in Golden Gate Room.  Leading the prayer was Ustadz Adi while the preach was given by Dr. KH Atabik Lutfi.  After Sholat, everybody rushed to the residence of Indonesian Consul, Wisma Indonesia, on Scott Street for Halal Bil Halal. A gathering to celebrate the day and to feast on traditional Eid Al Fitri dishes.

Complete pictures are posted in the Idul Fitri 1430H album.

Beef scrambled eggs & Shrimp worcestershire sauce

Today is the last day of fasting and I thought I would cook some ‘chinese’ dishes.  When I looked for materials in the freezer, I found some large tiger shrimps and beef tenderloin.  So I thought I’d cook the meat as ‘beef with scrambled eggs’ and make the shrimp into ‘shrimp in butterred worcestershire sauce’.

Here’s what I did to create those dishes.  As usual, measurements are not included because when I cook, I don’t measure.

Beef with scrambled eggs:

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  1. slice meat (beef tenderloin), not too thin
  2. marinate (10 min) in a mix of: sesame oil, soy sauce, rice cooking wine, oyster sauce and a bit of cornstach
  3. stir fry the marinated beef in a high heat until beef turns brown, then set the beef aside
  4. stir fry thinly sliced onions until they change color, then add in some oyster sauce
  5. put the beef in, immediately followed by chopped green onions and beaten eggs
  6. turn heat down, turn the mixture often and wait till eggs are just done

Shrimp in butter and worcestershire sauce:

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  1. marinate shrimp in a mix of lemon juice and salt
  2. fry the shrimp in high heat until they turn red, set aside
  3. add butter and peanut oil into the frying pan
  4. add a couple crushed fresh garlic
  5. after about 30 seconds, add a mixture of cooking rice wine, worcestershire sauce, fish sauce, white pepper
  6. wait a few seconds until mixture is boiled then add the shrimp back into the pan and mix thouroughly
  7. serve with garnish of cucumber, tomato and lettuce.  you can also add slices of bell pepper and chopped green onions

Fixed: CPAN failed with "Undefined subroutine &Compress::Zlib::gzopen…

For some unknown reasons, CPAN on my macbook suddenly stopped working.  This is the error I got whenever I tried to use CPAN to install a module:

Catching error: “Undefined subroutine &Compress::Zlib::gzopen called at /Library/Perl/Updates/5.8.8/CPAN/Tarzip.pm line 122.\cJ” at /Library/Perl/Updates/5.8.8/CPAN.pm line 390
CPAN::shell() called at /usr/bin/cpan line 198

I found a lot of suggestions from googling for it.  The best solution for my case was to remove all Compress::Zlib (Zlib.pm) from every perl library and re-install a new one.

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Simpang Asia

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Simpang Asia is an Indonesian Food Court in West Covina, California. The address is:

989 S Glendora Ave (google map)
West Covina, CA 91790-4264
(626) 338-5151

The last time we visited this place, there were 4 food stands:

  1. Kedai Nikmat
  2. Rasa Minang
  3. Janty Noodle
  4. Bakmi Parahyangan

The food are pretty descent.  We have tried sate ayam, gule kikil, soto betawi, bakmi bakso, pempek, siomay, etc. Price is very affordable.