Lemper Ayam are sticky coconut rice packages filled with a deliciously spiced chicken filling, flavoured with fresh kurkuma, lemongrass, lime leaves, ginger, and a ton of other yummy ingredients. Each bite is fragrant, savoury, and just the right amount of sticky—basically, comfort food at its finest! It’s not very difficult, but definitely a bit of a labour of love. It took me about 2.5 hours from start to finish (luckily, I find pottering around in the kitchen super relaxing). The key is to take your time—letting the rice absorb all that coconut goodness, slowly cooking the Lemper Ayam filling until…
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Continue ReadingSurinamese Bakkeljauw with Kouseband & Mme. Jeanette Pickle is one of those dishes that’s packed with bold flavours and vibrant ingredients. The salty, umami-rich bakkeljauw (salted dried white fish) is perfectly balanced by the fresh crunch of kouseband (long beans) and the fiery kick of the Madame Jeanette pickle. It’s…
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Continue ReadingMan oh man I love soup. I used to be a Soup Sister, together with one of my besties I sold soup at markets and events. Soups of all kinds, simple vegetable soups, more elaborate stewy soups, from scratch chicken soups. Finished off with lovely toppings like roasted garlic, koriander,…
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Continue ReadingHungarian Goulash, an authentic stew packed with potatoes, vegetables and slow cooked beef. In the past couple of weeks I’ve been cooking dishes representing the countries that my colleagues are from and this week it’s Andi’s turn, she’s from Hungary. Hungary has got quite an interesting cuisine but I thought…
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Continue ReadingSurinamese Chicken Curry with Potato filled Roti is a staple dish in our household. The luscious curry sauce is full of flavour and spiced up by cooking a whole Mme Jeanette along with the sauce. But be careful to not burst it open while stirring. Otherwise, it might become too…
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Continue ReadingMalaysian Nasi Lemak with Sambal Ikan Bilis (Anchovies sambal) and Sambal Tumis Sotong (squid sambal) is a classic Malaysian dish. It brings me straight back to our trips to Malaysia, especially to our breakfasts in Georgetown on Penang island. Yes you read that right: breakfast. Back home in Amsterdam we’re…
