Vegetable Pickle Recipe(Acar Campur – Indonesian Recipe) |
Ingredients: Serves 4 |
300g cucumber 150g carrots 150g bamboo shoots 3 tablespoons oil 1 stalk lemon grass, bruised (use only the bottom white tender part) 1 pandanus leaf, cut into 5 cm pieces 250cc water 1-2 teaspoons vinegar 100g french beans, cut into 3 cm pieces, then slit lengthwise 100g peanuts, boiled and skinned 10 bird’s eye chilies 1-2 tablespoons sugar Spices (ground): 5 candlenuts, roasted 1 teaspoon chopped turmeric 2 cloves garlic 4 shallots 1 teaspoon salt |
Method: Cut the cucumber, carrots and bamboo shoots into 1 x 1 x 3cm pieces. Boil bamboo shoots to remove bitterness. Heat oil and sauté ground spices, lemon grass and pandanus leaf until fragrant. Add water and vinegar, and bring to the boil. Add cooked bamboo shoots, french beans, carrots, cucumber, peanuts and bird’s eye chilies. Add sugar to taste. Remove from heat when ingredients are cooked thoroughly. |
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