Indonesian Sayur Asem (Tamarind Vegetable Soup)

Indonesian Sayur Asem (Tamarind Vegetable Soup)

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Sayur Asem is one of those dishes that quietly define Indonesian home cooking. It is not bold like rendang or fiery like sambal, yet its presence at the table

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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 litres water
  • 150 g tamarind pulp
  • 4 long beans (cut into 5cm lengths)
  • 150 g young jackfruit (cut into chunks)
  • 2 sweetcorn cobs (each cut into 3 pieces)
  • 100 g melinjo leaves (or spinach as substitute)
  • 50 g melinjo nuts (optional)
  • 1 medium chayote (peeled and cut into chunks)
  • 3 red chillies (left whole)
  • 5 shallots
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 2 candlenuts
  • 2 cm galangal (peeled)
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp palm sugar

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