BUJA CAPPI

BUJA CAPPI
(SALTISH CHILLIES)
Recipe since 1920’s

INGREDIENTS:
-3 Fresh Red chillies (Optional 3 Fresh Red Chillies & 3pcs Red Chilli Padi)
-3 Fresh Green chilles
-1/2 tsp or 1/2 of green calamansi juice
-1/2 tsp sliced green calamansi zest
-1 tbsp of coarse salt

Prepare: *Ingredients MUST be pounded together: (NOT advisable to blend)
-Pound both Fresh Red & Green chillies coarsely
(Optional: Those who prefer with cooked chillies, can fry chilles with little oil until skin turn slighty
brown before pounding)
-Add coarse salt & pound coarsely together
-Add calamansi juice, zest & mix well

Serving:
-Serve Fresh Buja Cappi as a sauce condiment with Hot Plain White Rice, Fried or Grilled Fish, Salad & Kella Celok (Tuna Tamarind in Clear Broth) or any of the Pindang menu.



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SAMBAL BELACAN

SAMBAL BELACAN (HOT SPICY SHRIMP PASTE)
Recipe since 1920's

FYI: Sambal Belacan-Spicy shrimp paste can be eaten in many ways of varieties as a sauce condiment eating with Plain White Rice, Crackers, Vegetable or Fresh Fruit Salads & also can be used as a base of Fried Rice or Grilled Seafood.


INGREDIENTS:
*Ingredients to be pounded together:
-5 Fresh Red chillies (Optional 3 Fresh Red Chillies & 3pcs Red Chilli Padi)
-1 tbsp belacan (dried shrimp paste to be toasted or fry with ½ tsp oil until fragrant)
-1 tbsp or 4pcs of green calamansi juice
-1 tbsp sliced green calamansi zest

Prepare Sambal:
-Pound Fresh Red chillies
-Add toasted or fried belacan & thoroughly combined (optional 1 piece of sliced
tomatoes to be pounded coarsely together)
-Add calamansi juice, zest & mix well

Serving:
-Serve Sambal Belacan as a sauce condiment with Plain White Rice, Fried or Grilled Fish, Crackers, Salad & Kella Celok (Tuna Tamarind in Clear Broth) or any of the Pindang menus.



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SAMBAL

SAMBAL
(SWEET CHILLI PASTE)
Recipe since 1920’s

FYI: Sambal can be used in the same many ways as Sambal Belacan as sauce condiment preferably eating with Nasi Lemak, Ikan Panggang (Barbequed Fishes), Crackers or as a base ingredients to Nasi Goreng (Fried Rice) or Mee Goreng (Fried noodle), Prata, Roti or Murtabak Boyan, Pasta Sambal, French Loaf & finally add to your favourite fried vegetables.

INGREDIENTS:
-1/2 large onion-slice
- ½ cup tamarind juice (from ½ tbsp tamarind paste with ½ cup water)
-2 tbsps sugar or palm sugar
-Salt to taste

*Ingredients to be pounded or blended together:
-5 shallots
-1 large onion
-1 clove of garlic
-1 candle nut
-1 tsp belacan (dried shrimp paste-for vegetarian may choose to omit)
-10 dried chillies-soaked with hot water

Prepare Sambal (Sweet chilli paste):
-Heat 2 tbsps of oil in a wok, fry sliced onions until translucent
-Add & fry paste until aromatic
-Add tamarind juice, salt & sugar
(Optional: Add soaked dried anchovies or soaked dried prawns)
-Cook till paste thickens and oil simmer to the top.
-Remove from heat

Serving:
-Serve Sambal as sauce condiment or base to your favorite fried dishes.



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SEMUR CUKOK MERAH

SEMUR CUKOK MERAH ATAU TONGKOL
(RED SNAPPER OR TUNA SOYA SWEET SAUCE)
Recipe since 1940’s

INGREDIENTS:
-500 or 600gms Red Snapper or Tuna fish - cut into 4steak pieces, cleaned & drained.
(Rub fish steaks with some salt & 2tbsps of grounded tumeric to marinate)
-2 cm cinnamon stick
-3 pcs of cloves
-1 large onion - sliced
-1/2 tsp of black pepper seed-crushed
-1/2 tsp of white pepper seed-crushed
-5 tbsps sweet soya sauce
-25 gms vermicelli (soo hoon) -soaked
-1 cup of tamarind juice (from ½ tbsp of tamarind paste with 1cup of water)
-2 cups of water
-4 tbsps of oil
-Salt to taste
-1 pc of each fresh red & green chillies (garnish)
-1 tomato – cut into wedges (garnish)

WET PASTE*Fry all Ingredients without oil (sangar) before pounding or blending together:
-10 shallots
-4 cloves of garlic
-1 cm ginger
-3 cm fresh tumeric
-2 pcs candle nuts
¼ tsp dried shrimp paste (belacan)
(Optional 1: Those prefer hotter dish can add 10pcs of soaked dried chillies to the paste)
(Optional 2: Those prefer tomato saucy dish can add 3tbsps tomato ketchup during the preparation before adding the fried fish)

DRY PASTE*Fry below Ingredients without oil (sangar) & grind together:
-1 tsp coriander seed
-1 tsp fennel seed

Prepare Dish:
-Deep fry marinated fish stakes & set aside
-Heat 4 tbsps of oil in a wok, fry cinnamon & cloves for few seconds.
-Add sliced onions until slightly brown & set aside
-Heat remaining oil in wok to fry both wet & dry paste untill aromatic
-Add water, tamarind juice, sweet soya sauce, crushed white & black pepper & salt.
-Let it boil for 10mins
-Add fried fish, vermicelli & let it cook fr another 3mins by mixing well.
-Lastly pour over the fried ingredients
-Remove from heat

Serving:-
Serve Hot Semur Cukok Merah or Tongkol with plain white rice & garnish with tomato wedges & strips of fresh red & green chillies.


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SAMBAL TOMES SATAY NOS

SAMBAL TOMES SATAY NOS
(SWEET CHILLI SATAY CUTTLEFISH)

Recipe since 1970's

INGREDIENTS:
-1 can preserved Cuttlefish (Nos-Sotong) – cut in round bite sizes
(Canned Cuttlefish with soyabean sauce-recommended REX brand)
-1 cup of roasted & grinded peanuts
-1 large onion-slice
-1/2 cup tamarind juice (1/2 tbsp of tamarind paste with ½ cup of water)
-1 cups of water
-1/2 cup of Marie biscuits-grounded
-2 tbsps sugar
-Salt to taste

PASTE*Ingredients to be pounded or blended together for satay sauce:
OR 300ml ready made satay sauce
-8 shallots
-2 cloves garlic
-3 candle nuts
-2 stalks serai (lemongrass)- sliced
-2 cm lengkuas (galangal)
-1 cm belacan (dried shrimp paste)
-10 dried chillies-soaked
-2 fresh chillies
-1 tsp ketumbar (coriander)-grounded
-1 tsp jintan manis (cumin)-grounded
-1 tsp jintan putih (fennel)-grounded


Prepare Dish:
-Heat 3tbsp of oil in a wok, fry sliced onions until slightly brown
-Add & fry paste until fragrant & oil separates
-Add tamarind juice & water & allow to cook for 5mins
-Add roasted & grinded peanuts, biscuits & mix evenly
-Add Cuttlefish, salt, sugar & cook for another 5-10mins
-Remove from heat

Serving:
-Serve Hot Sambal Tomes Satay Nos with Plain White Rice, Scalded Tapioca Leaves and Fried Fish (or introduce scalded beansprout, kangkong & fried beancurd)



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DEGING GURING MANIS

DEGING GURING MANIS (SWEET FRIED BEEF)
Recipe since 1940's

INGREDIENTS:
-1 kg boiled beef (mixed beef knuckles & tenderloin parts)
A low temperature is recommended for semi tender or tough cuts.
Boiled with a pinch of salt fr 20mins.
Separate beef from stock & slice beef into ½ or 1cm thickness.

-1 cup of beef stock (from the stock of 1kg boiled beef)
-2 pieces fresh kaffir leaves
-1 cup tamarind juice (from ½ tbsp of tamarind paste with 1cup of water)
-200 ml of coconut milk
-4 potatoes (skinned & quarter)
-1 red onion (slice)
-4 tbsps oil
-3 tbsps sugar
-Salt to taste

PASTE*Ingredients to be pounded or blended together:
-15 shallots
-4 cloves of garlic
-1 tsp belacan (dried shrimp paste)
-20 dried chillies (soaked & seeded)
-2 tbsps of coriander seeds
-1 tbsp cumin
-2 tbsps white pepper
-5 cm fresh tumeric
-2 cm ginger
-2 cm galangal (lengkuas)
-2 cm kaemferia galanga (cekur)
-2 stalks of lemongrass
-5 pcs of candle nuts
-1 tsp of kaffir rinds

Prepare Dish:
-Heat 4 tbsps of oil in a wok, fry sliced onions until slightly brown
-Add & fry paste till fragrant
-Add tamarind juice, beef stock, potatoes & cover wok or pot with lid to cook for 10mins or let it boil.
-Add & mix well with sliced beef, coconut milk, kaffir leaves, sugar & salt.
-Simmer until potatoes softened & beef are tender.
-If too dry & those who wish to have more gravy, just add 1 or 2cups of remaining beef stock.
-Remove from heat

Serving:
-Serve Hot Deging Guring Manis as a main dish or eaten with Plain White Rice, Savoury Rice, Beryani Rice, French Loaf or Roti Jala.

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SAMBAL TOMES IKANBILIS TAHU TELOR

SAMBAL TOMES IKANBILIS TAHU TELOR
(SWEET CHILLI ANCHOVIES/BEANCURD/HARDBOILED EGGS)

Recipe since 1950's

INGREDIENTS:
-1 cup medium size splitted Dried Ikan Bilis (anchovies)-wash & drained
-1 piece yellow bean curd (cut in quarters before frying)
-2 pcs hard-boiled eggs-make 4 slits onto white egg (optional: 6pcs of quails)
-1 large onion-slice
-½ cup tamarind juice (from ½ tbsp of tamarind paste with ½ cup water)
-2 tbsps sugar
-Salt to taste

PASTE*Ingredients to be pounded or blended together:
-4 shallots
-1 clove of garlic
-½ tsp belacan (dried shrimp paste)
-10 dried chillies-soaked

Prepare Dish:
-Heat 2 tbsps of oil in a wok, fry sliced onions until slightly brown
-Add & fry paste till fragrant
-Add Dried Ikan Bilis and mix through for 3mins
-Add tamarind juice, salt & sugar
-Allow to cook for 5-10 minutes.
-Add fried bean curd, hard-boiled eggs (or quails) & mix well for another 3mins
-Remove from heat

Serving:
-Serve Hot Sambal Tomes Ikan Bilis/Bean Curd/Hardboiled Eggs as a main dish or eaten with Nasi Lemak, Plain White Rice or French Loaf.



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SAMBAL TOMES BIRJUNGAN

SAMBAL TOMES BIRJUNGAN (SWEET CHILLI FLOWER CRABS)
Recipe since 1980's

INGREDIENTS:
-500-600gms or 3pcs of flower crabs with shell intact - cleaned, cut bodies into halves, retain shells & drained)
-1 tbsp of dried fried silver ikan bilis (optional fried shallots)
-1 large onion-slice
-1 beaten egg
-1 stalk of spring onion –cut 1cm length
-2 tbsps chopped coriander leaves
-2 tbsps sugar
-Salt to taste

PASTE*Ingredients to be pounded or blended together:
-8 shallots
-4 clove of garlic
-2½ cm ginger
-½ tsp belacan (dried shrimp paste)
-1 cup tamarind juice (from ½ tbsp of tamarind paste with 1 cup of water)
-20 dried chillies-soaked
-2 fresh chillies
-1 fresh tomato

Prepare Dish:
-Heat 2 tbsps of oil in a wok, fry sliced onions until slightly brown
-Add & fry paste till fragrant
-Add in 1 tbsp coriander & fry for a few seconds
-Add Crabs & cooked for 5mins
-When crab start to change red color, add tamarind juice, salt & sugar
-Allow to cook for another 5-7mins by covering wok & let it simmer over high heat until shells turn red
-Add spring onion & stir in beaten egg
-Remove from heat

Serving:
-Serve Hot Sambal Tomes Birjungan and garnish with fried silver ikan bilis or fried shallots & sprinkle with remaining coriander leaves.

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