Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Sour Soup


Ingredients


Blended Spices:


  • 4 cloves of shallot

  • 2 cloves of garlic

  • 3 pieces of candlenut

  • 1 piece of red chili

  • 1 teaspoon of shrimp paste

  • salt and brown sugar as desired

Grind all spices in a mortar or blend in a blender (add a little amount of water if using blender)


Solid Ingredients:



  • 3 cm of galangale, crushed

  • 3 salam leaves

  • 100 gram of beef meat, small chopped

  • 1/4 young jackfruit, medium diced

  • 1 chayote, peeled and diced

  • 2 corns, divided into 3 parts

  • 2 handfull gnetum gnemon (melinjo) and the leaves (if desired)

  • 100 gram of string bean, medium chopped

  • 1 fresh tamarind

Cooking direction


Boil 600 ml of water in a stewpan. Add blended spices, galangale, salam leaves, beef meat, young jackfruit, chayote, corns, melinjo & the leaves. Boil until all ingredients nicely cook and tender. Add string bean, cook again for 3 minutes or until string beans cooked. Take out, served warm in a bowl.

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