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Jamu Beras Kencur
Traditional Indonesian jamu made from rice (beras) and kencur: warm-aromatic, gently sweet, with a distinctive peppery finish.
Easy
2h 40m
Prep: 2h 30m
Cook: 10 min
4 servings
Ingredients
- 100g (3.5 oz) uncooked white rice (beras), rinsed
- 50g (1.8 oz) fresh kencur (Kaempferia galanga), peeled and roughly chopped
- 30g (1.1 oz) fresh ginger, peeled and roughly chopped
- 80g (2.8 oz) palm sugar (gula aren/gula jawa), chopped
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Method
- 1Rinse 100g (3.5 oz) rice under cool running water until the water runs clear; drain well.
- 2Soak the rinsed rice in 250ml (1 cup) water for 2 hours; drain, reserving the soaking water.
- 3Blend the soaked rice, 50g (1.8 oz) kencur, and 30g (1.1 oz) ginger with 250ml (1 cup) reserved soaking water (or 250ml (1 cup) fresh water) until very smooth, about 1 to 2 minutes.
- 4Strain through a fine-mesh sieve lined with cheesecloth into a bowl, squeezing firmly to extract as much liquid as possible.
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