Asinan Betawi (Indonesian Salad from Jakarta)

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Asinan is some kind of pickled vegetables or fruits dish, commonly found in Indonesia. The term "asin" isIndonesian word for "salty", which explain the process of preserving the ingredients through soaking it in the solution of saltwater. Asinan is quite similar to rujak, the difference is rujak usually served fresh, while asinan is preserved vegetables or fruits. There is many types and variations of asinan in Indonesia, however, the most popular ones are Asinan Betawi and Asinan Bogor.

Experience this Indonesian mix salad. Those who like a combination of sour and a bit of sweet in this dressing salad must be loving it. One of the popular food that I love so much!

Serves 2

Ingredients and how to make it:



For the sauce:
a) 1 tbsp fried/ roasted peanuts
b) 1 clove of  garlic
c) 1 large fresh red chili
d) some of birds eye chili (the amount depends on how spicy hot you want--I use 7, so mine is pretty hot !)
e) 1 ½ tbsp sugar (or you can use palm sugar)
f) ½ teaspoon salt
g) ½ medium lemon, squeezed (or can use 2 tablespoons vinegar)
h) ± 150 g palm sugar + ¼ cup water and cook until thick. Set aside*

Crush and blend ingredients a) up to f). Give lemon juice or vinegar. mix in 4 ~ 8 tablespoons water (sauce thickness according to your taste), I like medium consistency for my sauce, so I added 5 tablespoons. Stir well and set aside.

Salad Ingredients:

a) 1 cup bean sprouts
b) 1 medium carrot, roughly shredded
c) 1 cup finely chopped cabbage
d) 1 medium cucumber, cut into cubes
e) lettuce, roughly torn
f) Tofu, fried half-soft and cubes
g) Enough fried/ roasted peanut for sprinkling
h) Prawn Crackers or any crackers

How to serve:
Arrange all vegetables and tofu in one big bowl, add the sauce. Sprinkle with fried peanuts and then flush with melted palm sugar sauce. Stir well. Keep in the refrigerator a few moments for the soaking process. 
Serve chilled with crackers.


Enjoy.

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