Recipes · Indonesian · Soups and Broths
Sayur Asem (Sour Vegetable Soup)
One serving has 238 kcal and 8 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of copper (43%), manganese (43%), folate (40%), vitamin C (34%), magnesium (29%) and thiamin (28%). Ready in 35 minutes.
- Preparation: 15 min
- Cooking: 20 min
- Makes: 1 serving (549 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Vegan, Gluten-free, Dairy-free
- Contains: peanut
Ingredients
- 80 g Chayote, raw
- 40 g Yardlong beans, raw
- 40 g Corn, sweet, raw
- 15 g Peanuts, raw
- 20 g Onions, raw
- 4 g Garlic, raw
- 15 g Tamarind pulp
- 8 g Sugar, brown
- 1 g Bay leaves
- 4 g Chili peppers, red, raw
- 1.5 g Salt
- 320 g Water
Method
- Peel and cut the chayote into chunks, trim the yardlong beans into short lengths, and cut the corn into small rounds.
- Bring 320 g water to a boil with the onion, garlic, bay leaf (salam stand-in) and raw peanuts, and simmer for 10 minutes to soften the peanuts.
- Add the corn and chayote and simmer for 5 minutes, then add the yardlong beans.
- Stir in the tamarind pulp, palm sugar, chili and salt, and simmer for another 5-8 minutes until all the vegetables are tender.
- Taste and adjust the sour-sweet-salty balance, then serve hot as a light side soup with rice.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 238 kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 38.4 g | |
| Water | 490 mL | |
| Fiber | 5 g | 17% |
| Protein | 8 g | 17% |
| Tryptophan | 0.08 g | |
| Threonine | 0.27 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.3 g | |
| Leucine | 0.55 g | |
| Lysine | 0.34 g | |
| Methionine | 0.1 g | |
| Cystine | 0.08 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.38 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.29 g | |
| Valine | 0.37 g | |
| Histidine | 0.19 g | |
| Fat | 8.4 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 3.9 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 2.7 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 2.6 g | |
| Saturated | 1.2 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | |
| Calcium | 96.6 mg | 10% |
| Copper | 0.39 mg | 43% |
| Iron | 2.4 mg | 13% |
| Magnesium | 90.1 mg | 29% |
| Manganese | 0.78 mg | 43% |
| Phosphorus | 162 mg | 23% |
| Potassium | 578 mg | 12% |
| Selenium | 3.1 µg | 6% |
| Sodium | 615 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.6 mg | 20% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.31 mg | 28% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.15 mg | 14% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 3.5 mg | 25% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.86 mg | 17% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.28 mg | 22% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 161 µg | 40% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0 µg | 0% |
| Choline | 28.5 mg | 7% |
| Vitamin A | 26.1 µg | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 25.9 mg | 34% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 1.4 mg | 9% |
| Vitamin K | 4.5 µg | 5% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.2 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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