World Flavors Cookbook

Sayur Asem (Sour Vegetable Soup)

Name: Sayur Asem (Sour Vegetable Soup)
Cook time: 20 min
Cuisine: Indonesia
Ingredients: Corn, chayote, long beans, peanuts, tamarind, melinjo seeds/leaves Broth: Chillies, galangal, bay leaves

A light and tangy vegetable soup flavored with tamarind, featuring peanuts, corn, and chayote.

Cuisine: Indonesia

Ingredients

Corn, chayote, long beans, peanuts, tamarind, melinjo seeds/leaves Broth: Chillies, galangal, bay leaves

Instructions

1. Boil water with aromatics and tamarind. 2. Add vegetables in order of hardness (corn first, then chayote, then greens). 3. The soup should be clear and have a refreshing sour-sweet-spicy balance.