Indonesia

Sayur Bening

Name: Sayur Bening
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Indonesia
Ingredients: 1 bunch Spinach; 1 Corn cob; some of each Shallots & garlic; 1 tbsp Palm sugar; some Temu kunci or ginger; to taste Salt

Clear Javanese spinach soup

Sayur bening is a light, clear Javanese vegetable soup with spinach and corn.

A pinch of palm sugar and temu kunci root give the watery broth its gentle sweetness.

Servings4

Time25 min

LevelEasy

Ingredients

Spinach1 bunch
Corn cob1
Shallots & garlicsome of each
Palm sugar1 tbsp
Temu kunci or gingersome
Saltto taste

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Bring water to a boil with shallots, garlic and ginger.
Add corn pieces and cook.
Season with palm sugar and salt.
Add the spinach only at the end.
Cook briefly and serve at once.

Make it original

Palm sugar is in the Asia Boutique.

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