This meal is exactly what I felt like after a long time away, the comfort of hot broth with the lightness of lime, ginger and bean sprouts. It’s the enoki mushrooms that are the silent winner in this dish, though, blending through the noodles for extra depth of flavour and a deliciously silky texture.
Prawn and peanut noodles
This delicious dish is all the rice noodle, soy sauce and eggy goodness of a stirfry, mixed with the freshness of juicy prawns, chopped cabbage and a hit of lime – both filling and light at the same time
Sweet chilli prawns with asian broth
This dish kills me every time; it’s so simple and so bloody delicious. It’s even healthy, more so if you switch out the soba noodles with bean sprouts or other veggies
Crispy tofu with bokchoy and shiitake mushrooms
Frying up crispy tofu might not be the healthiest option, but it sure tastes the best, particularly when served with a sweet soy and rice wine sauce
Steamed ginger dory fish with sesame soy dressing
I really like Asian food, but I often find it hard to create authentic tasting flavours. This steamed dory fish is the closest I’ve come to replicating a restaurant quality dish and has since become one of my favourites
Dimsum Inc
There are a lot of good places to eat in Jakarta, but finding a local haunt for Saturday lunch, hungover Sunday or maybe even a 2am snack somewhere in between isn’t so simple