Sop buntut — oxtail soup
Oxtail broth with carrots, potatoes and spices, served with chilli soy sauce.
Active time40 min
Cooking2 h 30 min
Total3 h
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Ingredients
- 250 g carrots
- 100 g shallots
- 5 garlic cloves
- 1 piece of fresh ginger
- 150 g onions
- 4 bird’s eye chillies
- 250 g potatoes
- 1000 g raw oxtail
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 10 cups of water
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
- 4 tbsp kecap manis sweet soy sauce
- 1 tbsp salt
- ½ tbsp sugar
- 5 cloves
Preparation
Put the oxtail and measured water in a stockpot. Bring to the boil, then simmer for about 120 min, until the meat is tender. Lift out the meat with tongs. Strain the broth and return it to the pot with the meat.
1000 g raw oxtail10 cups of water- stockpot
- kitchen tongs
- strainer
While the meat cooks, peel the carrots, potatoes, onion and shallots. Cut the carrots into thick rounds and the potatoes into wedges. Peel the garlic and 2.5 cm pieces of ginger. Blend the garlic, ginger, shallots and onion into a paste.
250 g carrots100 g shallots5 garlic cloves1 piece of fresh ginger150 g onions250 g potatoes- peeler
- knife
- chopping board
- food processor
Heat the oil in a frying pan. Fry the paste, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg until fragrant. Add to the broth and bring to the boil. Add the carrots, potatoes, salt, sugar and pepper. Simmer for 20 min, until the vegetables are tender but hold their shape. Remove the whole spices.
1 cinnamon stick2 tbsp vegetable oil1 tsp ground nutmeg1 tsp ground black pepper1 tbsp salt½ tbsp sugar5 cloves- large frying pan
- spoon
- stockpot
Remove the bird’s eye chilli stalks and slice the chillies thinly. Mix them with the kecap manis in a small bowl. Serve the soup hot with the sauce on the side.
4 bird’s eye chillies4 tbsp kecap manis sweet soy sauce- knife
- chopping board
- small bowl
- spoon
- ladle
Allergens
- Gluten
- Soy
Composition to check for: Celery, Crustaceans, Eggs, Fish, Lupin, Milk, Molluscs, Mustard, Tree nuts, Peanuts, Sesame, Sulphites.
Sources and credits
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