Not many people know this trick for making coconut milk vegetable soup so that the sap disappears and doesn't cause itching.

YouTube/Nabila Sandra Kurniawan

Lumbu is also often known as taro leaf stem or lompong.

Brilio.net - Anyone who loves to cook must be familiar with the variety of home-cooked vegetable menus. In addition to the common vegetable menus such as kale and spinach, you can also process lumbu, you know. Lumbu is often also known as taro leaf stems or lompong .

Lumbu can be processed into various vegetable dishes, one of which is coconut milk vegetables. However, not many people know the trick to cooking it so that it is delicious. The reason is, lumbu vegetables contain sap that can make the tongue itchy when consumed.

That's why before cooking, the lumbu must be processed first so that the sap is gone. The owner of the YouTube account Nabila Sandra Kurniawan has a trick for making coconut milk seasoned lumbu vegetables so that the sap is gone and doesn't cause itching.

photo: YouTube/Nabila Sandra Kurniawan

Before cooking, the pieces of taro leaves or stems must be cleaned first to make them cleaner. You can use a knife or a fruit peeler to remove the skin.

photo: YouTube/Nabila Sandra Kurniawan

After peeling, the pork can be soaked in salt water. Yup, this is a trick to remove the sap from the pork, so that this vegetable doesn't make your tongue itchy when you eat it. Stir and squeeze the pork while soaking so that the salt is evenly distributed throughout.

Then, let it sit for 30 minutes. After soaking, the lumbu can be rinsed and drained.

photo: YouTube/Nabila Sandra Kurniawan

Then, saute the ground spices in a pan until fragrant. Also add aromatic spices to taste. When the spices are cooked, then add water and coconut milk to taste. Stir continuously until the sauce boils, so that the coconut milk does not split.

photo: YouTube/Nabila Sandra Kurniawan

After that, add the drained pieces of the lamb. Cook for a few moments until the lamb is cooked and soft. Don't forget to add salt, flavoring, and other complementary spices to taste.

"Just leave it alone, no need to turn it over too much, just let it shrink by itself," said YouTube account owner Nabila Sandra Kurniawan, quoted by BrilioFood on Thursday (15/8).

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