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Acar Awak
Acar Awak Recipe (Nyonya Spicy Mixed Vegetable Pickle).
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 300 g (10 oz) cucumber (cut lengthwise with the skin and seeds on)
- 150 g (5 oz) cabbage (cut into big pieces)
- 50 g (1½ oz) carrot (skin peeled and cut lengthwise)
- 50 g (1½ oz) French beans (cut into 1 1/2 inch lengths (3 cm))
- 50 g (1½ oz) long beans (cut into 1 1/2 inch lengths (3 cm))
- 50 g (1½ oz) roasted peanuts (grounded)
- salt to taste
- sugar to taste
- 5 tablespoons oil
- 5 shallots
- 12 fresh red chilies
- 1/2 inch (5mm) fresh turmeric (or some turmeric powder)
- 2 candle nuts
- tamarind pulp (about golf ball size)
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- 1
Soak the tamarind pulp in water for 15 minutes. Squeeze to extract the juice and set it aside.
- 2
Blend the spice paste in a food processor and set it aside.
- 3
Heat a wok and add oil. Stir-fry the spice paste until aromatic. Add the tamarind juice and bring to a boil. Season with salt and sugar to taste.
- 4
Add all the vegetables to the wok and turn off the heat immediately. Add the ground peanuts and stir to mix well.
- 5
Let it cool and serve. Acar is best when prepared a day in advance.