Appetizer - Ulam Daun Kadok

Ingredients:

A
2 shallots
1 stalk lemon grass
1 inch fresh ginger
½ inch galangal
a knob of dried prawn paste
1 tbsp dried shrimps
1 tbsp toasted shredded coconut
2 tbsp roasted peanuts

B
1 cup palm sugar
2 cups water

C
2 limes, diced
1 ½ inch young ginger, diced
2 shallots, diced
2 tbsp toasted shredded coconut
2 tbsp dried shrimps
2 tbsp fried peanuts
2 tsp chillies, cut
20 piper sarmentosum (daun kadok) leaves – lettuce or other salad leaves can be used as a substitute

Preparation Method:

1. Grind or pound ingredients A finely.
2. Transfer ground ingredients A to a pot, add B and bring to a boil.
3. Lower heat and simmer liquid until it is reduced to 1 cup. Allow this sauce to cool.
4. To serve, pour thick sauce into a serving bowl.
5. Arrange ingredients B separately in small bowls.
6. To eat, shape a piper sarmentosum leaf into a cone. Place one of each C ingredient into the cone and add half a teasp of sauce. Enjoy!!

Care and cultivation of piper sarmentosum: part shade; water generously; not fussy about soil; propagate using vegetative cuttings