Gulai Sagu Cumi Udang Pakis

Name: Gulai Sagu Cumi Udang Pakis (Fern Soup with Sago Pearl, Shrimp, and Squid)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 300 gr pearl sago; 50 gr basil; 30 gr garlic (about 6 cloves; 40 gr shallot (about 8 cloves); 100 gr squid; 1 liter water; 3 stalks spring onion, sliced into 1-cm pieces, sautéed; 1 pc turmeric leaves; 200 cc hot water; 5 bundle fern leaves; 2 pcs red chilli; 1 gr turmeric or curcuma; 1 kg shrimp (about 50-60 pieces)

Fern Soup with Sago Pearl, Shrimp, and Squid

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Flavors of Indonesia

By William Wongso

Published 2016

About

A light soup made with shrimp broth as its base. Fern leaves add green shades and fibered texture to the soup.

Ingredients

300 gr pearl sago
50 gr basil
5 bun

Asia
Indonesia
Pescatarian
Gluten-free
Soup
South East Asia

Method

Directions

Soak pearl sago with hot water until thickened lump. Shape the sago lump into little sago balls with tablespoon.
In a medium stock pot, pour water and bring to boil. Add ground spices, shrimp, squid, salt, pepper, turmeric leaves, ferns, and basil.
Prepare soup bowl. Put sago ball into the bowl. Pour the soup. Sprinkle with spri