I looked up 'lontong' and apparently there isn't a direct translation to English, I only found a description - rice cooked in a banana leaf. Ooh, peanut sauce too? I'm in!
The rice cooked in banana leaf, coconut leaf or sometimes food grade wrapper for hours (about 8-12 hours) just like this one
Can you guess which one is the "lontong"? Yeap.. those in triangle shape and those in arranged coconut leaf😊
Well.. if you find any white rice flour, you can try to fried a banana covered with the flour by adding dome waters and sliced shallot before fry it in the hot cooking oil, then spread the grated chedar cheese as topping and it's delicious.
Ahh the link, will share it later.. I use the phone to check on replies, that's why I can find it now. You know what mashed potatoe and bacon are not familiar breakfast to us, and sometimes I wonder how can you all get the energy from sandwich at lunch?
That looks delicious!
When you say 'banana' - I know there are many varieties. I have tried frying what I would call a 'regular' banana with brown sugar as a dessert but it turned very mushy. Then I heard that I should have used a 'plantain' which is a different variety and not sweet on it's own like a 'regular' banana.
I looked back about 6 months in his feed and read some interesting articles but didn't find one on bananas and cheese. No urgency but if you find the link I'd like to read it.
If I make mashed potatoes for supper I like to save some back and later make a fried mashed potato patty - fried until the outside is crisp, then separately fry an egg to put on top, like icing on a cake!
I guess it depends on what kind of sandwich. For example a grilled cheese sandwich I think would quickly raise the blood sugar then quickly drop. For most sandwiches we add extra nutrition by adding a handful of potato chips! (Just kidding. They are not a healthy thing to add!) But a healthy sandwich on whole wheat bread with meat or tuna filling, maybe with sliced celery or carrots on the side, that's fairly healthy.
My father, whose mother was raised in the South so maybe it's a Southern thing, liked to take a slice of bread, put butter on it, then thin slices of cheddar cheese and then sprinkle the top all over with white sugar. Then it goes under the broiler until the cheese turns brown with little bits of burned spots. The sugar makes a thin hard crust and those flavors together are very good! Not a healthy meal but a special treat.
We do not have banana leaves here @cicisaja. Now I am wondering do they add a flavor to the rice at all?
The peanut sauce sounds like something I would love. We combine peanut butter with banana a lot here. I am imagining the sauce would be like a melted peanut butter?
Well... the banana leaf or coconut leaf will add a natural delicious smell and it is better than plastic or aluminium foil, right? No.. they add no flavor.
The peanuts sauce
We add some fresh garlic, uhmm.. (I forgot the words for kencur or zingiber root in english), shallot, tamarind and palm sugar to the peanuts paste. Well... nuttela is not a contender for this peanut sauce.
The combination of garlic and peanut does not sound good to me at all. But then I associate peanut with something sweet.
Nutella is great but it is not real peanut butter.
Peanut butter is basically ground peanut with a bit of oil to male it smooth and just a hint of sweetner sometimes added.
I may have to get brave and try using peanut in more savory dishes like you describe.
You still shooting for those engagent league high spots? I am hoping to at least hit top twenty this week.
No.. I don't think I can hit even the top twenty this week.. I've been so lazy to make any comments or posts, but replies to all the comments on my posts only.
Well .. we usually fried or roasted the ground peanuts before we blend it with the spices I mentioned above. It is just like the mayonaise that you use for the salad. Now.. I really need to make a post about it.. will start to find some recipe from cookpad. I've never made the peanuts sauce myself because I can buy it from the vegetable seller. All I need to do is mix it with hot water.
I thought I was missing you a lot this week. That is a good thing if your shop is getting busy.
I think you are so lucky to have your vegetable seller. I loved reading about him. I will be around to your blog soon to see what you are up to.
Having the sp recharge again you know how it is.
Hahaha.. I know about the vp😉 I have the same probs too. I feel bad for being too busy with the shop and almost have no free time to write any post😢 and missing so many wonderful posts to comment on.
Oh don't worry I get busy sometimes and you know what? Every time I come back it is all still here. The bonus is the sp recovers a little bit while I am away.