Shrimp & Vegetable Pickle

Notes, Tips & Tricks There are many varieties of Indonesian pickles, such as cucumber & carrot pickle, Madurese vegetable pickle and many more. In Indonesia, pickles are usually served as a condiment for fried rice, savory meat pancake (Martabak Telur) & various seafood dishes. A famous variant among them is "Acar Kupang" or Shrimp & Vegetable Pickle which originated from Kupang, the capital city of East Nusa Tenggara Province. The combination between shrimps, cucumber and tomato blend in sour-spicy dressing, makes this pickle a simply unique in taste & flavours ;-). Ingredients Ingredients for 3-4 persons: 400 gr, large sized shrimps, peeled 2 pieces/400 of middle sized cucumbers, discard the seeds, roughly sliced 1 tomato, discard the seeds, diced flat leaf parsley, roughly chopped 1 tbsp vinegar 2 tsp sugar a pinch of pepper 1/2 tsp salt or to taste 200 ml/ 1 cup water vegetable oil Seasonings, thinly sliced: 4 large red chillies,, thinly sliced 5 pcs/50 gr asian shallots (replace with french shallot if not available), thinly sliced 2 cm/10 fresh ginger, thinly sliced Step-by-Step Instructions: 1Peel-off and devein the shrimps /if necessary and rinse under running water. Put aside. 2Cut the cucumber in half lengthwise, use a spoon to discard the seeds. 3Slice the cucumber about 1 cm thick. Put aside. 4Cut the tomato in half, discard the seeds & cut in dice. 5Peel-off (if necessary) and slice the seasonings ingredients : chilis, shallots and fresh ginger. Set aside. 6aHeat 2 tbsp oil in a frying pan and saute the seasoning ingredients. Stirring all the time until fragrant and well cooked (approx. 2 minutes). 6b 7Add the shrimps, Stir quickly until the shrimps become harder & it's colour turns to whiten. 8Add the water and bring to boil over medium heat. Switch off the stove and remove from heat. 9Add salt, sugar, pepper and vinegar/wine vinegar. Stir to mix. 10Add the sliced cucumber and tomato. Stir throughly to mix. 11 12Adjust the taste, add salt, sugar or vinegar if necessary. Let it cool for about 15 minutes for the sesonings to seep into the pickle. 13Last but not least, add flat parsley as a garnish. Serve right away. Note: To find another authentic indonesian recipe please open at recipes collection.

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% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet