Name: Fruit Pickle (Asinan)
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: Yield: 5 to 6 cups [600 to 720 g]
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 1 medium cucumber; ½ tsp kosher salt, plus more as needed; 3 red bird’s eye chiles; 1 small jicama; ½ cup [120 ml] fresh lemon juice; Roasted or fried salted peanuts, for garnish; 1 cup [190 g] jaggery or demerara sugar; 1 small pineapple, 2 to 3 lb (0.9 to 1.3 kg); ½ tsp prepared shrimp paste (optional; see Tips); 1 green mango; ⅓ cup [80 ml] white vinegar

Preparation info

Yield:
5 to 6 cups

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
2 hr 30

Appears in

Islas

By Von Diaz

Published 2024

About

Fruits are abundant and beloved across the tropics, where most islands have long growing seasons and a wide variety of fruits with exciting flavors and textures. Firmer fruits lend themselves best to pickling, and this crunchy, spicy, refreshing fruit pickle brings together pineapple and mango with jicama and cucumber. It’s also a little funky with the addition of the shrimp paste, and the toasted peanuts make it dynamic.