Sayur Asem

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I have a nice soup from Indonesia to share to you, which of course isn’t authentic as I am using whatever I can find in Canada 😁 Well it’s still super close ✌️ It’s refreshing, delicious, and super easy to prepare 😊

1 large thumb tamarind
1/4-1/2 c hot boiling water
800 g beef cubes
1/4 c oil
3 garlic, slice
1/2 onion, slice
Water
2 Indonesian bay leaf (daun salam)
1/4 tsp galangal powder
1 can of corn kernel (sweet is the best)
Cayenne powder, salt, sugar, MSG to taste
1-2 tomatoes, slice
1/4-1/2 cabbage head, slice/rip

Soak tamarind in hot water, let it stand until it’s not hot to touch, then rub the paste and remove the seed. We just want the juice. Set to side

Brown the beef until there is no more juice, then pour in oil, stir in garlic and onion slices, for a minute or two, then pour in enough water (as much as you’d like to have)

Add in daun salam and galangal powder, bring to boil on medium-low heat, skimming scum off as needed

Once beef is tender, add in corn kernel and tamarind juice

Add in sliced tomatoes, followed with cabbage, and season, adjusting for more tamarind juice should you like stronger sourness

Enjoy!

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Sayur Asem

Tamarind Soup

Ingredients

• 1 large thumb tamarind
• 1/4-1/2 c hot boiling water
• 800 g beef cubes
• 1/4 c oil
• 3 garlic slice
• 1/2 onion slice
• Water
• 2 Indonesian bay leaf daun salam
• 1/4 tsp galangal powder
• 1 can of corn kernel sweet is the best
• Cayenne powder salt, sugar, MSG to taste
• 1-2 tomatoes slice
• 1/4-1/2 cabbage head slice/rip

Instructions

• Soak tamarind in hot water, let it stand until it’s not hot to touch, then rub the paste and remove the seed. We just want the juice. Set to side
• Brown the beef until there is no more juice, then pour in oil, stir in garlic and onion slices, for a minute or two, then pour in enough water (as much as you’d like to have)
• Add in daun salam and galangal powder, bring to boil on medium-low heat, skimming scum off as needed
• Once beef is tender, add in corn kernel and tamarind juice
• Add in sliced tomatoes, followed with cabbage, and season, adjusting for more tamarind juice should you like stronger sourness

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