Homemade Caramel Sauce

Ingredients:
200g granulated sugar
1/4 cup water
200 ml heavy whipping cream
3/4 tsp sea salt
3 tbs butter

• In a heavy bottomed saucepan, add in the granulated sugar and water. Bring it to a boil over medium heat, do not stir!! Once its boiled turn the heat to medium low and cook until the color turn amber. Be careful not to burn, it could taste very bitter.
• Remove the sugar from the heat and carefully whisk in the heavy cream as the mixture can bubble vigorously.  Stir in the unsalted butter, and salt. Mix them well. Transfer the caramel to a dish and cool. 
• Keep it in an air tight container, the caramel sauce can last up to 2 weeks in the refrigerator. 
• Warm it up before serving.

My Favorite Cinnamon Rolls

These two recipes are gonna make you smitten, they both really complete each other. I personally think that Alton Brown's recipe of cinnamon rolls is perfect with the glaze from Paula Deen.

Alton Brown's Overnight Cinnamon Rolls
Click here for the recipe

Paula Deen's Glaze
Click here for the recipe

Bakso Goreng Babi (Fried Pork Meatballs)

Original recipe from my mom

Ingredients:
250g ground pork (preferably shoulder with sufficient fat)
250g peeled shrimps, coarsely chopped
1 tbs dried shrimps
2 cloves garlic, chopped
3 eggs
1 tsp chicken stock powder
Salt and white pepper to taste (about 1 full tsp salt and 1/2 tsp white pepper)
250g tapioca flour
Cooking oil

• In a large mixing bowl, mix the ground pork, chopped shrimp, dried shrimps,  garlic, eggs, chicken stock powder, salt and pepper until well combined.
• Gradually mix in the tapioca flour, mix well with cleaned hand. Do not overmix the mixture!
• On medium heat preheat enough cooking oil to deep fry the meatballs. Shape a heaped tablespoon of mixture into a ball, fry them until crisp and golden brown. 

Note: You can substitute the ground pork with ground chicken, preferably with sufficient fat too.