Mixed Sweet and Sour Salad, Jakarta Style | Asinan Betawi

Ingredients:

• 250 g cucumber, cut into small pieces
• 400 g cabbage, finely sliced
• 400 g carrots, shredded or thinly sliced
• 200 g bean sprouts
• 400 g lettuce, shredded
• 400 g tofu, steamed and cut into small pieces
• 400 g pineapple cut into pieces
• Noodle crackers, fried

The Marinade Ingredients :

• 100 g sugar
• 2 tsp salt
• 2 tbsp sliced red chilies, blended
• 2 tsp vinegar
• 200 ml boiled water

The Sauce Ingredients :

• 50 g peanuts, fried
• 25 g dried shrimps
• 2 tbsp sliced red chilies
• 50 g sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 200 ml boiled water

How to make:

The sauce :

1. Blend peanuts, red chilies, and dried shrimps into a paste.
2. Add sugar, salt, and water into the paste, set aside

The marinade :

1. Put sugar, salt, red chilies, vinegar, and water in a bowl, mix together.

Finishing :

1. Put cucumber, cabbage, carrots, bean sprouts, tofu, and pineapple into the marinade mixture, let stand for 15 minutes drain.
2. In a salad bowl, arrange lettuce, marinated vegetables, and tofu on top.
3. Pour in the peanut sauce
4. Serve with fried noodle crackers.