7 Delicious and Fresh Garang Asem Recipes, Easy to Make - Tempting the Appetite

Kapanlagi.com - Garang asem is one of the soupy dishes typical of Central Java that is very popular. With a savory and refreshing sour taste, garang asem with soup is perfect to be enjoyed during the day. Besides its taste, garang asem is also known as a dish that is not too difficult to make. Moreover, there are now many garang asem recipes on the internet.

Usually, garang asem is cooked with chicken meat as the main ingredient. Added with various spices, coconut milk, and wrapped in banana leaves, garang asem becomes one of the traditional dishes that should not be missed. Not only chicken meat, there are now many variations of garang asem fillings that are equally appetizing. Curious about what they are?

Without further ado, here are some appetizing garang asem recipes that have been collected by kapanlagi.com from various sources.

1. Recipe for Garang Asem Chicken

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Garang asem with chicken meat can be said to be the most original recipe. Because in its original area in Central Java, garang asem with chicken meat is the easiest to find. Already become a traditional dish passed down through generations, the taste of garang asem chicken certainly needs no doubt. Here's the recipe for delicious and refreshing garang asem chicken.

Ingredients:

- 750 gr chicken leg, cut into small pieces

- 6 banana leaves

- 3 plastic sheets

Ground spices:

- 9 shallots

- 6 garlic cloves

- 4 candlenuts, toasted

- 2 cm galangal, toasted

- 3 cm lesser galangal

- 1 tsp pepper

- 65 cc thick instant coconut milk

- 400 cc water

- Salt, sugar, and powdered broth to taste

Whole spices:

- 3 bay leaves

- 6 kaffir lime leaves

- 15 whole bird's eye chilies

- 3 green tomatoes, sliced

- 3 starfruits, sliced

- 3 large red chilies, diagonally sliced

- 3 large green chilies, diagonally sliced

Instructions:

1) Arrange banana leaves, plastic sheet, and banana leaves again in order. Place the leaves on a plate/bowl.

2) Place 1/3 of the chicken on top of the leaves, pour 1/3 of the blended spices. Then add 1 bay leaf, 2 kaffir lime leaves, tomatoes, starfruits, sliced green and red chilies, and red bird's eye chilies.

3) Wrap and secure the banana leaves with toothpicks. Repeat the process for the remaining ingredients (total of 3 packets).

4) Steam the packets over medium heat for 30-40 minutes. Lift. Spicy sour chicken ready to be served.

2. Recipe for Garang Asem Beef

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Besides using chicken, it turns out we can also make garang asem with beef. The fibrous texture of beef gives a unique sensation when enjoying this savory and sour dish. Here is the recipe for garang asem beef that is equally delicious as garang asem chicken.

Ingredients:

- 250 gr beef

- 1500 ml water

- 10 ciplukan fruits

- Baby green beans, clean the ends

- Soun noodles, boiled separately

- 2 stalks of lemongrass, crushed

- 3 large red chilies, sliced

- 3 large green chilies, sliced

- 6 pieces of bilimbi, sliced

- 6 bird's eye chilies

- 3 pieces of kaffir lime leaves, remove the stem

- 7 shallots, sliced

- 2 bay leaves

- 2 cm galangal, crushed

- 4 cloves of garlic, sliced

- 4 tsp salt

- 1 tbsp grated palm sugar

Instructions:

1) Cut the beef into pieces, wash thoroughly, and then boil the beef until tender.

2) Then add the shallots, garlic, bay leaves, lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, galangal, red chilies, green chilies, and bird's eye chilies. Mix well the ingredients that have just been added.

3) Let the spices soak into the beef, so that the beef has a delicious and savory taste and aroma.

4) Add the green beans, ciplukan fruits, bilimbi, grated palm sugar, and salt. Mix well until evenly distributed. Then add the boiled soun noodles.

3. Recipe for Clear Sour Garang Asem

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Spicy sour is generally cooked with coconut milk, so it has a slightly white-colored broth. But for those of you who are forbidden to eat coconut milk, don't worry. Because spicy sour can also be made without coconut milk. Curious? Here's the recipe for clear spicy sour broth that you must try.

Ingredients:

- 1/2 kg of free-range chicken, cut into pieces

- 500 ml of water

- 1 tbsp of cooking oil

- 1 tbsp of margarine, for sautéing

Sauté seasoning:

- 2 stalks of lemongrass, crushed

- 2 slices of ginger, thinly sliced

- 3 pieces of bay leaves

- 3 slices of galangal, thinly sliced

- 3 cloves of garlic, thinly sliced

- 5 pieces of kaffir lime leaves, remove the stems

- 6 large shallots, thinly sliced

Additional seasoning:

- 1 tsp of broth, according to taste

- 10 bird's eye chilies, 5 sliced and 5 left whole

- 2 green tomatoes, cut into pieces

- 4 starfruits, cut into pieces

- Salt and sugar to taste

How to make:

1) Wash the chicken until clean and rub with lime juice and salt, then let it sit for 15 minutes. Rinse thoroughly.

2) Boil water until boiling, then put in the chicken. Discard the boiling water and wash again.

3) Heat a pan, add oil and margarine. Saute all the spices until fragrant and wilted. Add the chicken and reduce the heat. Cook until the spices are evenly absorbed.

4) Add water and stir until well combined. Cover the pan and let it sit to allow the spices to penetrate. Wait until the chicken is tender.

5) Add tomatoes, starfruit, and chili. Stir well.

6) Add sugar, salt, and broth, adjust the taste. Serve.

4. Recipe for Sour Garang Asem Ribs

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Beef ribs are a favorite part for many people. This is because ribs have a unique taste and texture compared to other parts of beef. Now, you can also cook beef ribs into sour garang asem. How to do it? Let's check out the recipe for sour garang asem ribs.

Ingredients:

- 750 gr beef ribs

Ground spices:

- 7 shallots

- 2 garlic cloves

- 3 red chilies

- 3 roasted candlenuts

- 1/2 teaspoon roasted shrimp paste

Additional ingredients:

- 2 cm galangal, bruised

- 2 bay leaves

- 3 green tomatoes, sliced

- 3 red chilies, sliced

- 10 bird's eye chilies

- 1 tablespoon sweet soy sauce

- 1/2 teaspoon salt

- 5 pieces tamarind, soaked in hot water, take the water only

- 1 spring onion, chopped

- 1 liter water

Instructions:

1) Boil beef ribs with 1 liter of water until boiling, then remove the foam. Set aside.

2) Sauté the ground spices until fragrant. Then add bay leaves, galangal, red chilies, bird's eye chilies, and green tomatoes, stir until wilted.

3) Add the beef ribs and broth. Simmer until the ribs are tender.

4) Add sweet soy sauce and salt. Cook until absorbed.

5) Before removing from heat, add tamarind water and spring onion. Stir well. Remove from heat.

5. Recipe for Sour and Spicy Ati Ampela

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Not only meat, sour and spicy can also be made with ati ampela as the main ingredient. Cook until absorbed, this recipe for sour and spicy ati ampela is guaranteed to stimulate your appetite. Here is the recipe for delicious and tender sour and spicy ati ampela.

Ingredients:

- 5 pieces of ati ampela, clean and boil in water

- 1 tsp turmeric

- 1 tsp coriander

- Salt to taste

- 2 pieces of kaffir lime leaves

- 150 gr green tomatoes, sliced

- 10 bird's eye chilies, sliced

- 5 whole bird's eye chilies

- 2 slices of galangal

- 2 pieces of bay leaves

- Sugar, salt, and seasoning to taste

- 600 ml chicken broth

Ground spices:

- 4 candlenuts

- 7 cloves of shallots

- 4 cloves of garlic

Instructions:

1) Clean the ati ampela. Boil in water with 1 tsp turmeric, 1 tsp coriander, and salt to taste.

2) Add 2 pieces of kaffir lime leaves, boil until cooked. Drain.

3) Put all the ingredients in a pan, stir-fry, cook until done, taste test.

4) Sour and spicy ati ampela is ready to be served. Enjoy, hope it's useful.

6. Sour and Spicy Catfish

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Besides using beef and chicken, sour and spicy dish can also be made using fish. One of the suitable fish for making sour and spicy dish is catfish. Curious about the method and taste? Let's check out the recipe below.

Ingredients:

- 500 grams of catfish, cut into pieces

- 5 pieces of starfruit, cut into pieces

Seasonings:

- 2 stalks of lemongrass, use only the white part, then bruise it

- 2 bay leaves

- 20 whole red bird's eye chilies

- 3 kaffir lime leaves, remove the veins

- 4 cloves of garlic, bruise it, then finely chop

- 8 shallots, thinly sliced

- Salt to taste

- Sugar to taste

- Ground white pepper to taste

Instructions:

1) Marinate the catfish that has been washed and cut with lime juice.

2) Boil water in a pot until boiling.

3) Add all the seasonings, cook while stirring occasionally.

4) After boiling, put in the catfish and starfruit.

5) Cook until done, do not stir too often to avoid breaking the fish. Wait until cooked and serve.

7. Garang Asem Ikan Bandeng

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Not only catfish, it turns out that milkfish is also very suitable for cooking sour and spicy. The thick and tender texture of milkfish meat allows the sour and spicy broth to penetrate perfectly. So it's no wonder that milkfish cooked sour and spicy can be addictive with the first bite. Here is a recipe for tender and delicious sour and spicy milkfish.

Ingredients:

- 2 milkfish (600 gr)

- 2 banana leaves

- 5 pieces of heat-resistant plastic food wrap

- Toothpicks

- 3 torn bay leaves

- 2 torn kaffir lime leaves

- 2 large stalks of spring onion, thinly sliced

- 2 tsp flavor enhancer

- 2 tsp salt

- 1 heaping tbsp granulated sugar

- 8 starfruit, cut into 2 pieces and then into 4 pieces

- 2 red tomatoes, cut into pieces

- 25 whole bird's eye chilies

- 2 red chilies, thinly sliced diagonally

- 2 stalks of lemongrass, thinly sliced diagonally

- 4 cm galangal, thinly sliced

- 3 cm ginger, thinly sliced

- 3 cm clean turmeric, thinly sliced

- 8 shallots, thinly sliced

- 150 ml coconut milk

Ground spices:

- 4 cloves of garlic

- 6 cm lesser galangal

- 3 candlenuts

How to make:

1) Clean the milkfish, cut into 4 pieces. Rinse thoroughly and soak in 1 tbsp of lime juice. Set aside.

2) Place the milkfish in a container, add the ground spices, all the sliced ingredients, bay leaves, kaffir lime leaves, tomatoes, starfruit, tomatoes, whole bird's eye chilies.

3) Add flavor enhancer, salt, and granulated sugar.

4) Add coconut milk and stir well. Adjust the taste.

5) Take 1 piece of banana leaf. Place on a wide heat-resistant plastic, line again with 2 banana leaves on top of the plastic, put in 2 pieces of milkfish with coconut milk, spices, and herbs. Wrap and secure with a skewer.

6) Steam for 25 minutes over medium heat.

7) Serve while still warm.

Those are 7 delicious and fresh garang asem recipes. Hopefully useful and inspiring. Enjoy!

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