Sayur Asem
Ingredients
- 1/4 of a large cabbage
- 1 bunch of Chinese long beans
- Half tin of sweet corn kernels
- Tofu pow optional
- 500-700 g beef cubes
- 1 large shallots 2-3 if you are in Indonesia our shallots are hardly giant there ? Spanish shallots can get way larger here, in Canada
- 1 bird eye chili
- 2 1/2 candlenut
- 2-3 garlic
- Coffee spoon tip of hard shrimp paste terasi
- A thumb of tamarind more for stronger sour flavor - watch the vlog
- Mushroom granules
- Sugar salt, seasoning to taste
- Cooked warm rice for serving super recommended but also optional
Instructions
- Soak a large thumb of tamarind in hot water, set aside
- Rinse sliced cabbage and long beans
- In a pot, boil beef cubes in plenty water, skim away the scum, cook until tender
- Meanwhile, using food processor or mortar and pestle, make paste of shallots, chili, candlenut, garlic, and shrimp paste
- Drop veggies into pot, cook until tender
- Season with spice paste, mushroom granules, sugar, salt and seasoning such as MSG or Royco
- Pour tamarind juice, adjust flavor
- Serve with rice