Sun, 05 Oct 1997

Short ribs, cheesecake from Victoria

JAKARTA (JP): Harmonizing original recipes with today's "food- processing" culture, Victoria's Char-grill Steak-house and Cafe has achieved the ideal blend of Western and Eastern concepts, said Mulyadi, the restaurant's operations manager.

Situated at Jl. Sultan Hasanuddin No 47-52, South Jakarta, (7255539, 7255540), the restaurant has been able to garner the attention of the upper anybody-who-is-somebody crust of society, including government officials.

The restaurant's chef, Syefrudin Juhri, expresses his vibrancy and passion for good meat and dessert through the two recipes prepared for Jakarta Post readers.

Short Ribs -- 3 servings

Ingredients:

U.S. Short Ribs 3 pcs (300 grams)

Vegetables : Carrots 20 grams

Broccoli 20 grams

Cauliflower 20 grams

French Fries 20 grams

Barbecue Sauce : Onions, sauteed 300 grams

Garlic, sauteed 200 grams

Beef, chopped 400 grams

Honey 10 ml

Tomato ketchup 1 liter

Salt 20 grams

Pepper 5 grams

Chili sauce 100 grams

Preparation:

To make the barbecue sauce, boil all ingredients for three to four hours, strain, and blend in a food processor.

Marinate short ribs in sauce for at least three hours.

Arrange ribs on a rack in a roasting pan and bake for 30 minutes.

Serve with cooked vegetables and french fries on the side.

Cheesecake -- 12 servings

Ingredients:

Filling: Philadelphia Cream Cheese 600 grams

Sugar, used for icing 350 grams

Gelatin 50 grams

Eggs (whole) 14

Fresh Milk 400 ml

Anchor Cream 500 ml

Crust: Eggs (whole) 15

Sugar 300 grams

Stabilizer SP 1 teaspoon

Plain flour 250 grams

Cornstarch 60 grams

Powdered milk (full cream) 40 grams

Butter 120 grams

Vanilla Essence 1 teaspoon

Preparation

Crust : For two to four pans

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.

Beat eggs and sugar in a mixing bowl till fluffy.

Sift stabilizer SP, plain flour, cornstarch and milk powder in another bowl.

Melt butter and add vanilla essence to it in a container.

Blend the butter mixture with the flour mixture.

Add butter-flour mixture to the egg-sugar mixture and blend thoroughly.

Pat dough into the bases of the pans with sides removed.

Replace sides. Bake for 20 minutes in the oven.

Leave to cool.

Cake:

Use whisk to beat eggs and sugar until fluffy. Do the same with anchor cream in a separate bowl.

Boil fresh milk and gelatin.

Mix Philadelphia cheese into eggs and sugar mixture. Add in the cream, milk and gelatin.

Pour mixture into the prepared crust and chill. (02)