Page C2, Wednesday, November 17, 2010 Carroll County Times

LIFE & TIMES

Presidential palate
Obama has soup of childhood, bakso, while on trip to Indonesia
BY MICHELE KAYAL
ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON —
President Barack Obama
may have carried a mes-
sage of unity and tolerance
during his visit last week
to Indonesia, but it was his
love of meatball soup that
got the local headlines.
“Bakso, nasi goreng ...
semuanya enak!” or
“Meatball soup, fried rice
... it’s all delicious!” Obama
said during a state dinner
in Jakarta. The president
spent several years of his
childhood in the country.
AP PHOTO Bakso, a savory soup of
meatballs and noodles
No- bake chocolate oatmeal coal cookies are shown. often garnished with bok
These cookies are an easy way to start the holiday choy, wontons, tofu, crisp
season. fried shallots and hard-
boiled egg, is Indonesia’s

No oven needed national street food, a go-

to dish sold from push-
carts to hungry students,
midnight revelers and just AP PHOTO

for sweet treat

about anybody who wants
a satisfying snack any time
of day.
“When people hang out
Bakso, an Indonesian soup, is shown. It is a savory soup that includes meat-
balls, noodles and other regional ingredients.
3 tablespoons soy sauce ture into 20 tablespoon- Cover and set aside.

Holiday
at night and they feel hun-
BY ALISON LADMAN gry, they go for bakso,” Kosher salt, to taste size balls. Set aside. Use a mortar and pestle
ASSOCIATED PRESS says Djoko Supatmono, 2 tablespoons chopped In a large saucepan, heat or a knife to mash the garlic

Cookies
To ease you into the holi- executive chef at Satay celery the chicken broth. Add the and ginger to a paste.
day cookie baking spirit, we Junction, an Indonesian 4 hard- boiled eggs, meatballs, working in In a medium skillet over
decided to keep it easy and restaurant in New York. chopped batches if necessary. Cook
Like many dishes that medium-high, heat the oil.
start the season with a no- until the meatballs are firm Add the garlic-ginger paste
bake cookie. bubble up through the To make the meatballs, in and read 165 F at the center,
The AP’s “Holiday Cookies masses, bakso has endless and saute until aromatic,
variations. The meatballs a small skillet over medium, about 5 minutes. Use a slot- about 1 minute. Add the
Series” features a remake of
the classic chocolate oatmeal EDITOR’S NOTE can be made with beef, heat the oil. Add the garlic ted spoon to transfer the
chicken and soy sauce, then
and shallot and saute until
chicken, pork or fish. Ditto meatballs to a bowl. Cover
no-bake cookie. We thought This is the first part in saute until cooked through,
the original version was for the stock. The noodlesgolden and aromatic. Trans- to keep warm. Keep the
a six-part series on sea- can be made from mung broth warm over low heat. about 2 minutes. Season
over-the-top sweet and did- fer to a food processor, then
sonal cookies, with each bean starch, rice or wheat. To make the soup, bring a with salt.
n’t really come through on add the chicken, egg white
the chocolate flavor, so we building on the skills and sugar. Process until well large saucepan of salted Divide the noodles be-
intensified the chocolate and mastered in the previous Indonesian bakso water to a boil. Add the egg tween the serving bowls,
ground, about 1 minute.
the peanut butter and added cookie recipe. For the meatballs: Season with salt and pep- noodles and cook until al topping them with some of
a touch of spices for holiday 2 cloves garlic, minced per, then transfer to a bowl dente according to package the bok choy and sauteed
flavor. And if you prefer 1 tablespoon diced directions. Drain, then cover chicken. Ladle hot chicken
your chocolate oatmeal whisk together the sugar and place in the freezer for
and cocoa powder to elimi- shallot 15 minutes. and set aside. broth into each bowl, then
cookies with raisins, you
could easily add them — or nate lumps. Add the milk, 1 tablespoon canola or Transfer the chilled mix- Meanwhile, bring a sec- divide the meatballs among
any other small (or finely salt, butter, cinnamon and vegetable oil ture to a cutting board. Add ond saucepan of salted the bowls. Garnish with cel-
chopped) dried fruit. ginger. 1 pound boneless, the crushed ice and corn- water to a boil. Add the bok ery, hard-boiled eggs and
You don’t need to know Set the pan over skinless chicken breast, starch, then knead the mix- choy and blanch until just sambal.
how to bake to whip up in- medium-high and bring to finely chopped ture for 5 minutes. tender, about 1 to 2 min-
tensely good chocolate a boil, stirring constantly. 1 egg white utes. Use a slotted spoon to Start to finish: 1 hour
cookies. This recipe walks
Using 2 spoons or an ice
Boil for 2 minutes, then re- 2 tablespoons sugar cream scoop, form the mix- transfer to a plate. Servings: 4
you through a no-bake Kosher salt and
cookie. move the pan from the
heat. Let cool for 1 to 2 ground white pepper, to
minutes. taste
No-bake oatmeal
½ cup crushed ice

Le
Le tt’’s
coal cookies Add the oats, peanut
butter, chocolate chips 5 tablespoons corn-
2 cups granulated sugar and vanilla. Stir together starch
½ cup cocoa powder until well combined. 2 quarts chicken broth
½ cup whole milk
A tablespoon at a time,

Ta l k
Ta
Pinch salt For the soup:
drop balls of the dough
½ cup (1 stick) unsalted 14- ounce package egg
butter onto the prepared baking
noodles
1 teaspoon cinnamon sheets. If desired, the balls
1 head bok choy, cut
1 teaspoon ground ginger can be rolled between into ½- inch chunks

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Tuu r
rke
ke y y.. . .
2 ½ cups quick or rolled your hands for a smoother 4 cloves garlic
oats appearance. Let cool. 1 tablespoon grated
1 cup peanut butter Store in an airtight con- fresh ginger
½ cup chocolate chips tainer. 3 tablespoons veg-
1 teaspoon vanilla extract etable or canola oil
Line 2 baking sheets with Start to finish: 2 hours 1 pound boneless,
(30 minutes active) skinless chicken breast,
C a rro ll C o unty T im es
waxed paper.
In a medium saucepan, Makes 30 cookies finely chopped

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