Sayur Asem is a tangy and sweet recipe from Indonesia which is perfect for the cooler months. I ate this with noodles and it was the perfect slurpy combination!

This soup is:

Punchy
Spicy
Warming
Sweet

In a nutshell

Ingredients

For the paste

• 1 red onion, chopped
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 1-3 chillis
• 1 inch of ginger, chopped
• 1 inch of galangal, chopped
• Splash of water

• 1.5 litres water
• 2 tomatoes, chopped
• 1 corn cob, cut into rounds
• 1 potato, chopped
• 150 g green beans, cut into half
• 2 tbsp vegetable stock powder
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 2 tbsp tamarind paste
• Salt to taste

Method

1. Blend all paste ingredients in an immersion blender with a splash of water.
2. In a medium pot, fry the paste for 3-5 minutes until fragrant.
3. Add in the water, vegetable stock powder, tamarind paste and sugar. Let the liquid start to boil.
4. Add in the potato and corn and boil for 5-10 minutes, then add the beans and tomatoes.
5. Simmer for 5 more minutes until the tomatoes become softened and all the vegetables are cooked through.
6. Add extra tamarind paste, sugar or salt to taste.
    
   

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