Acar (Nyonya Pickled Vegetables)

Name: Acar (Nyonya Pickled Vegetables)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6 portions
Ingredients: 1000 g mixed vegetables; 40 g fresh red chillies; 40 g fresh green chillies; 3 tsp salt; 5 - 8 dried chillies; 2 stalks fresh lemongrass; 4 candlenuts (buah keras); 2 garlic cloves; 60 g shallots; 10 g fresh turmeric; 4 tbsp cooking oil; 50 g sugar; 60 g white vinegar; 100 g unsalted roasted peanuts; 2 tbsp sesame seeds

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Prep. 15min

Total 1 h

6 portions

Ingredients

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