Yellow Squash Soup (Sayur Labu Kuning)
Ingredients:
1 lb. yellow squash, chopped into 1½ cm square
1 tsp. lime juice
50 gram dried shrimp, washed and grind coarsely (optional)
1 Tbs. fish sauce
4 cups light coconut milk (mixed with lots of water)
1 cup heavy coconut milk
50 gram basil leaves
Salt to taste
Spice Paste Ingredients:
1 tsp. granulated sugar
4 red chilies
1/2 tsp. white pepper
1 Tbs. ground lemongrass
1/4 tsp. shrimp paste
6 small-sized shallots
Instructions:
Pour the lime juice over the chopped squash. Let it stand for at least 10 minutes.
Put the light coconut milk in a heavy stockpot and bring it to a boil. Pour dried shrimp and spice paste (grind all spice ingredients finely).
Put in the squash into the mixture. Let the squash half-cooked and then pour in the heavy coconut milk. Stir for a few times until cooked.
Last, put in the fish sauce and salt.
Before serving, put in the basil
Makes 5-6 servings.
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