Indonesian Sayur Asem

Name: Indonesian Sayur Asem
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 1 corn cob, cut into rounds; 1/4 cup peanuts; 2 cups mixed greens and long beans; 3 tbsp tamarind paste

Sayur Asem/SAH-yoor AH-sem/

About this dish

A tangy vegetable soup soured with tamarind, packed with corn, peanuts, and leafy greens.

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Ingredients

🌽1 corn cob, cut into rounds

🥜1/4 cup peanuts

🥬2 cups mixed greens and long beans

🍋3 tbsp tamarind paste

Method

Serves 2

Bring water to a simmer with tamarind paste and a little palm sugar.

Add corn and peanuts, and simmer until nearly tender.

Add the greens and long beans, and cook until just tender.

Season with salt and chili to taste.

Serve hot with rice.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Sayur asem is a common Indonesian home-cooked vegetable soup, valued for its refreshing tamarind-soured broth.

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