Garang Asem, Legendary Grobogan Typical Culinary
Friday, August 9, 2019
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From the name, it's predictable if this one has a sour taste. Yes, just giving the name Garang Asem does refer to the taste of the food and how to cook it. Namely culinary cooked by wrapping banana leaves and steaming (cracked or heated) and has a sour taste.
To get this one culinary, you don't need to bother. In almost all districts there are food stalls that provide this culinary. Like WM Mpok Intun on Jalan Pangeran Diponegoro, south of the intersection of Purwodadi, WM Raharjo and many more.
The uniqueness of tamarind is that, although the ingredients are minimalist, namely the main condiment of the seasoning is cayenne pepper, green tomatoes, and vegetable starfruit, but tamarind sour triggers the taste of spicy acid in clear broth that is really capable of pounding the tongue. The banana leaf wrap contributes a beautiful aroma during the steaming process.
As for the chicken used, usually native chicken, because the native chicken will feel softer and tender, and not easily destroyed even though the steaming process is quite long. Free-range chicken also contributes to a more fragrant broth that adds to the fierce sour taste of the more charming. So that tamarind does not leak alias the sauce seeps, usually the banana leaf is coated with heat-resistant plastic in it.