FRIED NIAN GAO (年糕) OR DODOL GORENG

Ingredients:

5 tbs all-purpose flour + 5 tbs water
Nian Gao (年糕) or Dodol or Sweet Rice Cake or Basket Cake or Kue Keranjang
2 tbs oil

Direction:

• Slice nian gao not too thinly or thickly
• Mix nian gao in the flour mixture
• Heat the oil in the pan
• Place nian gao on the pan and fry till they are golden brown

CHINESE SAUSAGE RICE WITH MUSHROOM

Ingredients:

2 cups of rice, washed and soaked in cold water for 1 hour (remove water before putting it into the pan)
4 chicken feet

2 chinese sausages (lapchang / 膶肠)
8 shiitake mushrooms, soaked in cold water for 4 hours and cut into bite size (reserve the water)
2 shallots, sliced
2 slices of ginger
Oil
Fried onions/shallots/garlics (Optional)
Fried egg (Optional)
3 tbs soy sauce
2 tsp sugar
2 tbs oyster sauce
1/2 - 1 tsp white pepper powder
1 tbs mirin
1 tsp sesame oil

Direction:

• Marinade the chicken feet in oyster sauce, white pepper powder, mirin, and sesame oil for 1 hour
• Heat oil in the pan and add shallots till fragrant
• Add ginger, mushroom, and sugar to the pan and stir fry for 1 minute
• Add chicken feet along with its sauce to the pan and stir fry for 2 minutes.  You can also use chicken thigh or breast instead
• Add rice and soy sauce to the pan and stir fry for another 2 minutes
• Place them in the rice cooker
• Add water left from soaking the mushroom till the third bar in the rice cooker.  If you don't have enough mushroom water, just add the regular water
• Cook in the rice cooker till cooked
• Since we don't really like to eat the chicken feet this way, we threw them away once the rice is cooked.  The chicken feet are only for flavoring for us
• Serve hot with fried egg and fried onion/shallot/garlic

LENGKO RICE (NASI LENGKO)

Ingredients:

Fried tofu

Cucumber, skinned and sliced
Steamed rice
Shrimp crackers
Peanut sauce (I used what my mother-in-law made for me; next time I'll try to make my own peanut sauce and share with you)
Fried shallots
Bean sprouts (I didn't have this at the time; so I didn't use it)
Fried tempe (I also didn't have this at the time; so I didn't use it)

Direction:

• Place steamed rice on a plate
• Place fried tofu, cucumber, and crumbled shrimp crackers around and on top of the rice
• Pour peanut sauce over them
• Sprinkle some fried shallots and enjoy

FRIED TOFU

Ingredients:

Firm tofu, diced

Oil to fry
Salt

Direction:

• Heat oil in the pan
• Put diced tofu and fry till golden brown
• Set aside on paper-toweled plate and let it cool down
• Sprinkle some salt and enjoy