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Pickled tamarind childhood snack

I was always missing confirmation classes so I could pick and pickle tamarinds and mangos in the church yards as a child, probably one of my first pickling experiences after pickling octopus: sweet and sour fresh tamarind.

Pickled tamarind

Credit: Frank Yang

  • serves

    2-4

  • prep

    5 minutes

  • difficulty

    Easy

serves

2-4

people

preparation

5

minutes

difficulty

Easy

level

Ingredients

  • 250 g fresh ripe tamarind, shelled
  • ½ cup soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp caster sugar
  • ½ tsp dried strawberry gum

Instructions

  1. In a medium jam jar place shelled tamarind, soy sauce and sugar shake well until sugar has dissolved. Let it sit for 20 mins and eat as a little snack.
 

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Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.


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Published 4 July 2022 11:29am
By Nornie Bero
Source: SBS



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