Beef & Vegetable Roll/ Gyuniku no Yasai Maki

Foto ini diambil beberapa waktu yang lalu. Waktu itu aku baru aja ketemu sama resep masakan ini di buku masakan Jepang yg aku pinjam dari perpustakaan yang ada di dekat rumahku.
Waktu aku liat tuh resep dan foto dari buku itu, aku langsung ngiler.Hehe..
Makanya langsung deh tuh resep kucatat dan kupraktekkan, hasilnya? yah silahkan lihat foto di atas. Not bad khan? (wah sombong nih)
Enak juga resep ini. Gimana ngga enak, wong sapinya di rendam sama red wine, sake, mirin dan bumbu lainnya, trus di tengahnya di beri asparagus yg sudah di kukus lebi dahulu. jadinya siapapun yang memasak masakkan ini pasti hasilnya enak.
BEEF & VEGETABLE ROLL/ GYUNIKU NO YASAI MAKI
(From the book of Harumi's Japanese cooking)

Sauce for beef
4 tbsp of soy sauce
1 tbsp of sake
2 tbsp sesame oil
2 tbsp superfine sugar/caster sugar
2 tbsp red wine
3 tbsp ground sesame seeds
2 tsp finely crushed garlic
1 tsp grated ginger
Black pepper, to taste
Chili pepper or ichimi togarashi

Ingredients:
8 oz. fresh green asparagus (1/2 pound)
3 oz. green beans
12 oz. thinly sliced beef

Method:
1. Put all of the ingredients for the sauce into a bowl, making sure the sugar dissolve. Leave it to mature for 2-3 hours.
2. Cut off the woody base and strip the side leaves from the asparagus. Remove ends from the green beans. Steam the vegetable until tender but still crunchy.
3. Pour around 1/4 cup of the sauce onto the beef and mix it thoroughly.
4. Spread the beef slices out on a plate. Place a spear of asparagus and some green beans down the center of each slice and then roll the beef making the sausage shape, put skewer on them to secure them.
5. As the beef is so thin, these rolls cook very quickly. You can either grill them or pan-fry them.
6. Cerefully cut the rolls into bite-size pieces and place them on a serving plate. Pour over the remaining sauce and serve with white rice.
Enjoy and happy cooking!

Sauteed Squid Japanese Style/ Ika no Saute

Ini foto diambil beberapa hari yang lalu waktu aku lagi pas masak masakan ini.
Kebetulan Squidnya lagi sale di Korean market yang ada di dekat rumahku.
Cuminya gede banget yah, maklum dulu waktu di Indo ngga bisa masak jadi ngga tahu ada atau tidak cumi yang seperti ini di Indo.
Resepnya aku dapat dari buku masakan Jepang yang berjudul Harumi's Japanese Cooking.
Aku sudah 2 kali memasak masakkan ini, rasanya? enak dan cuminya lembut sekali.
Tapi sayangnya, aku tidak punya pangganan seperti tukang sate yang ada di Indo., jadinya dipanggangnya yah di oven. Jadinya yah itu, tidak sewangi kalau di panggang di atas arang. Hik..hik..hik..., but it's okay it's still good though.

SAUTEED SQUID JAPANESE STYLE/ IKA NO SAUTE
( From the book of Harumi's Japanese Cooking)

INGREDIENTS:
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup mirin
1 tsp superfine sugar
1 1/2 Lbs. fresh squid
Vegetable oil or any cooking oil of your choice
chili powder/ shichimi togarashi

Method:
1. Put the soy sauce, mirin and sugar into a small saucepan and bring to the boil over medium heat. Then turn the heat down and simmer for 2-3 minutes or until the sauce thickend a little bit. Put aside.
2. Clean the squid by removing the tentacles and intestinal sac. Wash.
3. Marinate in the cooled sauce for about 30 minutes.
4. Saute squid in a little oil in a frying pan over medium heat.Don't overcook the squid.
5. Once it cooked, cut into rings and serve immediately with chili powder or shichimi togarashi.

Note: You can either pan-fry them or grill them.
Enjoy and happy cooking!