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Easy Savory Fried Beef

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Fried beef or daging goreng is a very delicious dish and it is my favorite since I was little. The tender and flavorful beef with added onion and other vegetables do look really appetizing and can instigate hunger. There are many types of fried beef such as turmeric fried beef, soy sauce fried beef, ginger fried beef and the list goes on.  Here I will share a simple recipe of fried beef. I think this is the most basic version of fried beef and it is easy to make. The tender part of beef such as loin and fatty type of beef is suitable for this recipe. This dish is sweet, salty and sour from tamarind juice, and have hint of garlic and ginger flavor. Usually it is eaten with steamy rice. This is my father's version of fried beef. He added dried chili and lemongrass.  Prep time : around 30 minutes (boiling the beef time is not included) Cook time : around 10 minutes Ingredients 300 gram beef cut into flat pieces (about 1 inch x 1 inch) 1 table spoon tamarind...

Stir Fried Sweet Leaf

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Sweet leaf is a vegetable that is becoming less popular in my country. However it is easy to grow and requires less supervision. Here people loves to cook it with coconut milk and pumpkin or sweet potato. It is one of my aunt's favorite soup. Sweet potato and sweet leaves coconut soup is a delicious partner for fried fish and rice.  Sweet leaf is a vegetable which is widely grown and lives in Malaysia. It is also widely grown in tropical area. It is also known by the name katuk and stargooseberry and its botanical name is Sauropus Androgynus. In Malay it is called Pucuk Manis, Cekur Manis, Cekak Manis, Cangkok Manis (Brunei) and Asin-asin. In Chinese language it is called Mani Cai. In Thailand it is called Pak Waan Ban, in Japan it is called Amame Shiba, Rau Ngot in Vietnam, Chinese Malunggai in Filipina and Madhura Cheera in India. 1 Sweet Leaves or Sayur Manis This vegetable has many health benefits such as high in Vitamin K, B, C protein and minerals. 1  It is...

How To Cook Boiled Fish

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Boiled fish is product of a method of preserving fish for later use. It is a simple process of boiling the fish with some flavorings. The basis ingredients used are salt, water and tamarind peel. Some people add vinegar to get firmer texture. Boiling process will alter the taste of the fresh fish a bit as flavorings are added in the process.  The types of fish which are usually used to make the boiled fish vary, but the most common are tuna and sardine, and also Indian mackerel.  Purpose There are many purpose or you may say benefits of boiling fish before storing it. Some of the benefits are as below. Preserving the fish The main purpose of boiling fish is to preserve it from becoming bad, for those who do not own refrigerator. But it must be re-heated daily to prevent it from becoming bad in the next day.  Preserving the taste and texture of fresh fish The other purpose of boiling fish is to preserve the taste and texture of the fresh fish before keeping it in the fridg...