Month: November 2017

Posted in ice cream

Oreo Ice Cream (No machine required !)

Posted on by mariahseptantri

 

 

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Ice cream ? Why not, this year’s weather in fall is very inviting to have cold and warm dessert. In California, weather can be as warm as 22 C/72 F in fall this year. This recipe does not need ice cream maker to make this ice cream. Original recipe is from America’s Test Kitchen but I modified to my taste.

Ingredients :

  • 100 ml sweetened condensed milk
  • 50 gr white chocolate
  • 1 tablespoons of vanilla extract
  • 75 gr sour cream
  • a pinch of salt
  • 250 ml heavy cream
  • 75 – 100 gr rough crushed Oreo (scrap out the cream)

 

Method :

  1. Combine sweetened condensed milk with white chocolate in the medium bowl, microwave it for 1 minutes. Stir halfway through and let it cool. I was melting the chocolate and the milk using double boiler or put it in the glass bowl over the boiling water in the saucepan ( don’t let the bowl touch the water, otherwise it will burn the chocolate). Let it cool
  2. Add the vanilla extract to the white chocolate mixture, mix it well.
  3. Add the sour cream to the white chocolate mixture, mix it well.
  4. Add salt, incorporate well.
  5. Whip the heavy cream with electric mixer until the soft peak.
  6. Whisk 1/3 of whipped cream to the white chocolate mixture and fold the rest.
  7. Gently whisk the Oreo crushed to the mixture.
  8. Pour the ice cream mixture to the air tight container, freeze for at least 6 hours.
  9. Enjoy your ice cream !

 

 

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Posted in Chicken

Sticky Honey and Soy Sauce Chicken Wings/Mid joint

Posted on by mariahseptantri

 

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Hi again !

 

I made this recipe long time ago, it’s quite easy and fast to make. I usually marinade this overnight and pop them in the morning in the oven for my daughter’s lunch. Here’s the recipe :

Ingredients :

  • 1 kg chicken wings/mid joints
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon cooking oil

 

Glazing sauce:

  • 3 cm peeled and grated ginger
  • 3 cloves garlic, diced thinly
  • 60 ml honey
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 60 ml water

 

Method :

1.In small saucepan, combine ginger,garlic,honey, soy sauce and water over medium heat until thickened and reduced to 60 ml liquid. Let it cool.

2. Toss chicken with salt and pepper, Put back in the refrigerator.

3. Put the glaze sauce and cooking oil in the clear plastic bag/ziploc, add the chicken and marinade for at least 1 hour (can be overnight).

4. Preheat oven to 180 Celcius/ 360 Fahrenheit

5. Bake for 40-50 minutes until cooked through.

6. Serve with warm jasmine rice or fries

 

 

 

Posted in Dessert

Matcha Agar

Posted on by mariahseptantri

Hello there !

 

I’m back after hiatus for more than 2 months ! Anyone missed me ? Really ? No one ! Oh well, that’s fine. I was absent for 2 months because I was traveling to my home-country, Indonesia. It was a fine holiday for me, I know I am so lucky to get a chance for a break. I will post my holiday pictures when I have a chance.

Well, back to my post.  sometimes days get warm here. I don’t even feel like cooking dessert that requires oven when it’s too hot. I lost my appetite when the heat breaks. I came across to this video. The video is in bahasa Indonesia. Here’s the picture of Matcha Agar

 

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Does the picture above convince you enough to try the dessert ? I know not my best photo but actually it tastes better than the picture itself. Let’s get cooking :

Ingredients :

  • 100 gr biscuit (I use Graham crackers), crushed finely
  • 50 gr unsalted butter, melted
  • 400 gr cream cheese
  • 100 gr granulated sugar
  • 1 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 200 ml heavy cream
  • 10 gr agar powder
  • 10 gr matcha powder
  • 200 ml hot water
  • 30 gr granulated sugar
  • 3 gr agar powder
  • 10 gr matcha powder

 

Directions  (make 6 medium glasses, if using serving glass) :

Making Crackers Layer:

  1. Crush/pound the crackers until crushed finely, You can use food processor or put the crackers in the ziploc/clear plastic bag and use the rolling pin to crush them.
  2. Combine the crackers with the melted butter until well incorporated
  3. Pour the crackers mixture in the spring form pan, press it using the back of the spoon. I am making this in the serving glass so I just spoon the crackers on the bottom of the glass, I prefer not to press the crackers mixture on the bottom of the serving glass.
  4. Chill in the refrigerator

 

Making Green Matcha Agar Layer:

  1. Use double boiler or boil water in the saucepan and put the glass bowl over it, make sure the bowl does not touch the water .Combine 200 gr cream cheese with 50 gr sugar and 100 ml heavy cream. Mix well using whisker until the cream cheese melted.
  2. Add 5 gr agar powder, mix it well.
  3. Add 10 gr matcha powder to the cream cheese mixture, mix it well
  4. Turn off the heat and pour it over the crackers mixture
  5. Chill in the refrigerator until it gets hardened

 

Making White Agar Layer :

  1. Use double boiler or boil water in the saucepan and put the glass bowl over it, make sure the bowl does not touch the water. Combine 200 gr cream cheese with 50 gr sugar and 1 tbsp of lemon juice.Add  100 ml heavy cream. Stir with whisker until cream cheese melted.
  2. Add 5 gr agar powder, mix it well.
  3. Turn off the heat and pour it over green matcha agar layer
  4. Chill in the refrigerator until it gets hardened

 

Making Agar Layer:

  1. Combine 200 ml hot water with 30 gr sugar and 3 gr agar powder, whisk it until well incorporated
  2. Add 10 gr matcha powder, whisk it well.
  3. Pour it over white agar layer
  4. Chill in the refrigerator until it gets hardened

It looks a lot of works but you can reward yourself with this yummy dessert.

 

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