Resep Brambang Asem
This unique Javanese vegetable dish features boiled yam leaves served with a super spicy and sweet sambal made from grated red onions, chili peppers, brown sugar, shrimp paste, and tamarind – a truly flavorful and intense combination.

Ingredients
2 servings
Instructions
- Bring water and salt to a boil. Boil sweet potato leaves and shallots until cooked. Remove then drain,
- Puree/grind the boiled shallots, chilies, brown sugar, shrimp paste and salt until smooth. Only then add the tamarind. Blend the chili sauce again.
- Arrange the boiled sweet potato leaves on a serving plate. Drizzle with chili sauce.
- Ready to be served.
- 1. Choose fresh and fully ripe tamarind. 2. If you want the sweet potato leaves to remain green, add ½ tsp baking soda when boiling the sweet potato leaves. Once cooked, immediately put the sweet potato leaves in ice water to stop the cooking process.
💰 Cost Estimate
Total Ingredients
$8697.00
$8697.00
Per Serving
$4349.00/serving
$4349.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$17394.00 vs buying!
~$17394.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (50% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|
| Sweet potato leaves | - | - |
| Salt | - | - |
| Water | - | - |
| Shallots | 6 pieces | $5985.00 |
| Anaheim chili | 3 pieces | $1055.00 |
| cayenne pepper | 5 pieces | $1468.00 |
| Brown sugar | 1 oz | $13.00 |
| tamarind paste | 1 oz | $176.00 |
| Grilled shrimp paste | - | - |
| Salt | - | - |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
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