Soto Tangkar Betawi
Soto tangkar betawi is an iconic beef soup from Indonesia. The beef is cooked low and slow in an aromatic spice paste. It’s a rich and savory one-pot meal that everyone will love. And this version can be done without coconut milk (soto tangkar betawi tanpa santan).
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Ingredients
- 1 kilogram beef ribs
- 1.5 liter water
- 1 inch galangal bruised
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 6 kaffir lime laves
- 2 lemongrass bruised and smashed
- 1 liter milk about 4 cups
- Oil
Spice paste
- 15-20 shallots
- 8 garlic
- 8 red chilies
- 1 inch ginger
- 3 candlenuts
- ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
- Salt to taste
- Sugar to taste
Garnish and accompaniments
- Green onions sliced
- Tomato sliced
- Fried shallot
- Lime
- Potato
Instructions
- Boil together beef ribs and water in a soup pot and remove the scum as needed
- Heat oil in a frying pan and fry spice paste, lime leaves, cinnamon stick, and lemongrass until fragrant, about 5 minutes. Transfer into the soup pot. Reduce the heat, cover the pot, and let it simmer until the meat has become tender, about 2 hours
- Add in milk, mix well, and bring to a boil. Season with salt and turn off the heat
- Transfer to serving bowls, and serve with the garnish and accompaniments