Bilimbi Sour Soup

Monday, 30 May 2016 | 19:59 WIB
Sour soup is one of the most frequent variants appearing in indonesian's daily menu. adding bilimbi to sour soup enhances the refreshing taste of the dish. to suit your palate and make it more enjoyable, you can adjust the amount of bilimbis used in the dish.

Bilimbi Sour Soup

Ingredients

2 sweet corns, cut into chunks
100 grams peanuts
100 grams paddy oat
1 chayote squash, cut into chunks
10 baby corns, cut into chunks
50 grams paddy oat young leaves
3,000 ml beef stock
8 cloves shallot,finely sliced
3 cloves garlic,finely sliced
2 large red chili peppers,sliced diagonally
2 salam (indonesian bay)leaves
2 cm galangal,crushed
1/2 teaspoon terasi (shrimp paste),toasted,
2 1/2 tablespoons salt
15 bilimbis, halved
Cooking Steps

  1. Boil beef stock, shallot, garlic, red chili, salam leaves, and galangal until fragrant.
  2. Add in sweet corn, peanut, paddy oat, terasi, and salt. Cook it until boiling and fragrant.
  3. Add bilimbi, chayote squash, and paddy oat leaves. Cook it until all ingredients are well done. Remove it from heat.
  4. Bilimbi sour soup is ready to serve.