Sayur Asem

Sayur Asem

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Ingredients

500 gram jackfruit, boil untill soft,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

100 gram small corn (Indonesian: jagung muda), each cut into two

1 tomato, quartered

1½ liter water

2 lemon grass (Indonesian: sereh), bruised

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 chilie

10 chilie padi

5 shallots

3 cloves garlic

5 candlenuts

1 inch fresh ginger, peeled

1 inch fresh turmeric, peeled (or about 1 teaspoon turmeric powder)

10 gram (about ½ tablespoon) shrimp paste (Indonesian: terasi)

Instructions

Boil water in a soup pot, then add the spice paste, lemon grass, bay leaves, galangal, palm sugar, tamarind pulp, and salt and cook for 3-5 minutes or until fragrant.

Add the melinjo nuts and melinjo leaves and cook for 10 minutes on medium heat.

Add jackfruit, 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.

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