Ayam Lado Hijau

In Minangkabau, there are many delicious traditional foods. There are even already known in the world such as Rendang, Dendeng, Itiak Lado Hijau, Ayam Lado Hijau, Sate, sambalado, and others. One of them that has to be known the steps in this essay is Ayam Lado Hijau.

The first thing that must do is prepare the ingredients.  There are 1 kilogram of chicken, ¼ kilogram of green chili, 1 ounce garlic, 1 ounce onion, a bar of ginger, a bar of turmeric, a bar of lemongrass, 2 lime leaves and the spices for making soup. 

Next, start to cook. Blend garlic, onions, a bar of ginger, a bar of turmeric. After mashed, divided them into two apart.  Blend the spices for making soup till mashed, too.

Then, boil chicken with ingredients that have been mashed, except the mashed ingredients two apart, take one of them. Wait up to 30 minutes to soak them into the meat seasoning.

After that, blend green chili. Start to fry. Heat the cooking oil, pour the mashed green chili, a bar of lemongrass, and lime leaves into the hot oil. Pour and fry the chicken stew after 10 minutes. Add enough salt and flavor. Stop frying.

Finally, serve it into a pretty plate. Add a little fried onions and garnish on it. Taste Ayam Lado Hijau.

My Lovely Hometown

My hometown is a beautiful place around the coastal area. It is located in Southern Pesisir. It has many green hills and clean water. Some of them are famous in the world. They are Cingkuak  Island, a legendary Island of  Indonesia, 

Carocok Beach, Jembatan Akar, and Bukik Langkisau. There are more interesting spots, but people do not know them before. They are Tembulun and Batu Kalang Beach.

          The first spot is about Tembulun. Tembulun is the sort of Tepian Mandi Beralun-alun. It is located in Tambulun, Painan, Southern Pesisir, Indonesia; about 75 kilometers from The Padang City. It is only about 3 hours driving. According to the name, people think that it is a swimming area, but it is not different. It is a river under the hills. The fantastic one is people can see many beautiful waterfalls which one of them has 7 meters in lenght. It looks like a way for climbing a mountain area. Visitors will not find a forest, but only the waterfalls. If everyone climbs the top of the hill, they will find more beautiful waterfalls. If they reach the top of the waterfall, they can find a small swimming pool likes a lake. It is awesome! Besides, if they go down, there is a hole that the water is hot. There, they even can boil an egg. Then, if they want to stay for having lunch or having meals, they can go to the park beside the waterfall. There, people can enjoy their meals and take some photos around the area. Morever, the ticket for Tembulun spot is only Rp 2,500.

          The second spot is Batu Kalang. It is a beach in Ampang Pulai, Tarusan, Southern Pesisir. It is about 55 kilometers driving. Actually the topography is similar to the beaches in Southern Pesisir that has clean water, beautiful corals, and sceneries. However, it can not be used for sports like diving and surfing, even more swimming. The water in the middle of the sea only reachs people’s ankle. Therefore, they can walk in the middle of the sea without sink underwater. Based on the history, it is called The Dead Sea. It consists of the rock corals on the surface of the sea. The best part is there is no cost for it.

          In conclusion, Southern Pesisir still has fantastic spots which are not popular yet, but they are important history to be known for the domestic or foreign people. They are Tembulun and Batu Kalang.