Jakarta Bound for a week

Well, it's time again to go back to the motherland..... just for a short trip. To oversee some things actually and to pay some local bills.

I can't cook in this country, the kitchen is the territory of the trusty maids, so I shall give a past dish for you today. I did cook this here in Jakarta, but I had to borrow the kitchen from a friend who has the ORIGINAL SINGAPORE STYLED YONG TAU FU. For those who like Yong Tau Fu, take a visit to this resto when you visit Jakarta. It's only 15 mins away from the airport and they serve 100% AUTHENTIC Yong Tau Fu! Get into thier website for more details and branches in Singapore and Jakarta: http://www.tanglinytf.sg/

Well, in Jakarta, the Carrefour is MASSIVE!!!! Even the one out of town is huge! The whole basement of the shopping mall - Pluit Emporium is Carrefour. Well, food here is cheap, but only certain types. The topside steak was a cheap SGD 5 for 650 grm! I bought 4 of those and also some Bell Peppers and potatoes to make Spicy Teriyaki Mash.

Grilled Mid-Rare Topside with Bell Peppers and Teriyaki Sauce Mash:

- boil the potatoes till soft and then msh them together. Use some butter to highten the taste. Add a touch of salt to taste. To make it more creamy, add 4 table spoons of FULL CREAM MILK (that's right all, FULL CREAM! You want healthy? Just eat salad then....) Let this rest on the side.

- for the peppers, cut them into strips and just grill them. Lay the grill pan with Olive oil and just grill them peppers! Make sure to allow some char-ing as this will add crisp and enhance its sweetness. About 10 minutes and on high heat with constant turning to make sure that the peppers are not over burnt!

- I bought ready made BBQ sauce and just soaked the raw meats into it for 4 hours. After its done, I let them rest for awhile before putting them on a hot and olive oiled grill pan. As the meat is thick, we have to make sure that we time the cooking properly. 3 mins on 1 side of the steak and then add a knob of butter for when we turn it to the uncooked side. Butter is for taste, so it's going to make the meat explode with its own juiciness and the salt from the butter will make the kitchen smell like heaven. for 3 mins on the other side and then turn the heat to mid and for 1 min on each side, continue to cook the meat.

Serving - make sure that you re-grill the peppers to ensure heat. The potatoes are meant to be covered with alu foil / cling film to maintain its heat as well. The BBQ sauce to be made warm for dressing. As above picture, serving can be done as above. For the mash, use a table spoon and create a semi-scoop sized helping of the mash and place 1 scoop on top of the other. Lay the grilled peppers on another part of the serving plate and lastly, the steak. Scoop a helping of the BBQ sauce and lay it above the steak. From the grill pan, there will be remains of the juices of the steak, use some and lace it above the steak as well. Lastly, dress it with pepper and a teaspoon of olive oil. READY TO EAT!!!

MAKAN!! Ayo! Makan dong!! :)