Indonesian Soup Recipe : Indonesian Vegetables in Tamarind Soup - Resep Sayur Asem

Masterspice.blogspot.com - Vegetables in Tamarind Soup is one of typical food in Indonesia. Do you familiar with the taste? The taste is so fresh, moreover served when lunch time with salted fish, grilled fish and chili sauce.

Could you imagine how tasty is it? Almost all Indonesian beside loved to eat Sweet Corn Soup also loved Sayur Asem – Vegetables in Tamarind Soup. Combine taste of sweet and sour make your body fresh also eliminate thirst, this Tamarind Soup contain nutrient and vitamins as good for your body. You want to try this one fresh food, Let’s check the recipes and good luck

Ingredients

• 500 gram cabbage, cored and cut into bite sizes
• 500 gram chayote (Indonesian: labu siam), peeled, cored, and cut into bite sizes
• 150 gram melinjo nuts (Indonesian: buah melinjo)
• 150 gram melinjo leaves (Indonesian: daun melinjo)
• 100 gram snake bean (Indonesian: kacang panjang), cut into 2 inches lengths
• 1 corn (Indonesian: jagung), cut into 1 inch sections
• 1 tomato, quartered
• 1½ liter water
• 8 fresh bay leaves (Indonesian: daun salam)
• 25 gram galangal (Indonesian: lengkuas), peeled and bruised
• 60 gram palm sugar (Indonesian: gula Jawa)
• 20 gram tamarind pulp (Indonesian: asam Jawa)
• 1 tablespoon salt

Grind the following into spice paste

• 10 red chilies
• 5 shallots
• 3 cloves garlic
• 5 candlenuts
• 10 gram (about ½ tablespoon) shrimp paste (Indonesian: terasi)

Instructions

1. Boil water in a soup pot, then add the spice paste, bay leaves, galangal, palm sugar, tamarind pulp, and salt and cook for 3-5 minutes or until fragrant.
2.  Add the melinjo nuts and melinjo leaves and cook for 10 minutes on medium heat.
3. Add cabbage, chayote, snake beans, corns, and tomatoes and cook for another 15-20 minutes or until all vegetables are tender and cooked through. Adjust salt as needed. Remove from heat and serve warm.

A very simple menu of Indonesian Sayur Asem to freshen up your day, you can do by yourself at your home. Enjoy it

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