Soto Betawi — beef and tripe soup with coconut milk
Beef shank and tripe in a milk and coconut broth with lemongrass and makrut lime leaves.
Active time40 min
Cooking2 h 30 min
Total3 h
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Ingredients
- 100 g shallots
- 3 Indonesian bay leaves
- 4 garlic cloves
- 1 piece of fresh ginger
- 5 lemongrass stalks
- 4 cups of whole milk
- 1000 g raw beef shank
- 500 g cleaned honeycomb beef tripe
- 4 cups of water
- 2 cups of coconut milk
- 5 candlenuts
- 1 tbsp salt
- 5 makrut lime leaves
- 1 piece of fresh galangal
Preparation
Use tripe already cleaned by the butcher. Peel the shallots, garlic, 2.5 cm pieces of ginger and 5 cm pieces of galangal. Blend them with the candlenuts into a paste. Bruise the lemongrass stalks. Leave the beef shank and tripe in large pieces.
100 g shallots4 garlic cloves1 piece of fresh ginger5 lemongrass stalks1000 g raw beef shank500 g cleaned honeycomb beef tripe5 candlenuts1 piece of fresh galangal- knife
- chopping board
- food processor
Put the beef, tripe, lemongrass, Indonesian bay leaves, milk and paste in a stockpot. Heat while stirring to keep the milk from catching. Once it starts bubbling, cover and simmer gently for about 120 min, until the meat and tripe are tender. Watch the bottom and avoid a hard boil.
3 Indonesian bay leaves4 cups of whole milk- stockpot
- spoon
- lid
Lift out the meat and tripe and cut into bite-size pieces. Strain the broth and return it to the pot with the meat and tripe. Add the measured water, coconut milk and salt. Simmer for 30 min. Meanwhile, rinse the makrut lime leaves, remove their central ribs and slice finely. Take the soup off the heat and stir in the leaves. Serve hot.
4 cups of water2 cups of coconut milk1 tbsp salt5 makrut lime leaves- kitchen tongs
- knife
- chopping board
- strainer
- stockpot
- spoon
- ladle
Allergens
- Milk
Composition to check for: Celery, Crustaceans, Eggs, Fish, Gluten, Lupin, Molluscs, Mustard, Tree nuts, Peanuts, Sesame, Soy, Sulphites.
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