Acar (Nyonya Pickled Vegetables)
TM6 TM5

Acar (Nyonya Pickled Vegetables)

4.7 (19 ratings)

Ingredients

  • 1000 g mixed vegetables, (e.g.. carrots, long beans, cucumbers, cabbage, pineapple, turnips), cut in strips
  • 40 g fresh red chillies, deseeded, cut in thin slices
  • 40 g fresh green chillies, deseeded, cut in thin slices
  • 3 tsp salt, adjust to taste
  • 5 - 8 dried chillies, deseeded, soaked to soften
  • 2 stalks fresh lemongrass, white part only
  • 4 candlenuts (buah keras)
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 60 g shallots
  • 10 g fresh turmeric
  • ½ tsp shrimp paste (belacan) (optional)
  • 4 tbsp cooking oil
  • 50 g sugar
  • 60 g white vinegar
  • 100 g unsalted roasted peanuts, coarsely ground, to garnish
  • 2 tbsp sesame seeds, toasted, to garnish

Nutrition
per 1 portion
Calories
1652.7 kJ / 395 kcal
Protein
11.8 g
Carbohydrates
38.6 g
Fat
23.9 g
Fibre
10.3 g

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