Tamarind Paste

Appears in
Fire Islands: Recipes from Indonesia

By Eleanor Ford

Published 2019

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Tamarind Paste one of my favourite kitchen ingredients. I use it often to give a sour note to balance sweetness. If you’ve run out of citrus, tamarind can step in. In the rujak dipping sauce, tamarind is the star. Use in a glaze for grilled fish, as in the Spice Islands tuna, or meats (adding salt, pepper and a slick of honey). Stir as a brightener into coconut-based curries such as Padang-style eggs. Maybe you’ll like my cola-like Sweet tamarind jamu.