Jackrabbit Cuisine & Libations

“Reintroduce your taste buds to the new concept and the new Executive Chef of Jackrabbit Jakarta”

There’s a saying which goes: “Two is a crowd and three is a party”. This couldn’t get any better for Jackrabbit’s new concept of dishes, which was only launched to public a few days ago. This time round, the new Executive Chef Nizar Achmad attempts to indulge your senses with three signature “Trio” dishes.

For starters, tease your taste buds with the Jackrabbit Salad Trio Combination:

Clockwise from left: Japanese Garden Salad, Grilled Artichoke Salad & Tuna Tataki Salad

•  Tuna Tataki Salad

Highlight of this salad is the partially cooked tuna chunk wrapped in crunchy sesame seeds. Normally, the dressing is in liquid and poured over the salad. However, the shoyu jelly cubes is such an interesting way to dress the salad up without overpowering the other ingredients.

• Grilled Artichoke Salad

There aren’t many restaurants in Jakarta that serve dishes containing artichokes. So, here’s a good news for you who miss this green, because now you can satiate your cravings with Jackrabbit’s refreshing version of grilled artichokes.

• Japanese Garden Salad

Sushi and salad, whoever thought that they could actually make a great pair?

Now, let’s proceed to the Trio Main Course, shall we?

4 Hours Slow-cooked Lamb Shank

Boneless BBQ Beef Ribs

Lightly Cured Swedish Salmon

•  4 Hours Slow Cooked Lamb Shank

The long cooking hours tenderized the lamb shanks which rest on top of a flatbread goat-cheese sandwich.

• Boneless BBQ Beef Ribs

This dish is not for the faint-hearted ones. The sweet and sour beef ribs come served with soft mashed potato that’s mixed with pumpkin to create a light texture. Personally, this is my favourite of the three main course dishes. While others complained that sour beef was a failed experiment, somehow it won my taste buds away. Well, "suum cuique", t each his/her own (taste buds)...

• Lightly Cured Swedish Salmon

The salmon is marinated in advance and by the time you order it, the sauce would have soaked thoroughly, to give you a rich, grilled salmon.

photo courtesy of Jackrabbit

And there is always room for dessert, right? Especially for the Trio Dessert which consists of Raspberry Panna Cotta, Jackrabbit Homemade chocolate Truffles (available in Whisky, Chilli & original flavours) and Apple Pie. The apple pie is accompanied by such an unusual homemade gelato, made from tropical spices like cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, etc, that you will either love it or hate it. Which side do you think you would be?

Jackrabbit Jakarta

Cyber 2 Tower,Ground Floor

JL. H.R. Rasuna Said Blok X-5 No. 13

Jakarta Selatan – 12710

Ph: (021) 290 21357

*) This article has been previously published on The Jakarta Globe Blogs under Life Lived section, 25 February 2012