Indonesian Beef Soto

Ingredients

• 800g beef shin, cubed
• For paste: 6 shallots, 4 garlic cloves, 1 thumb ginger, 1 thumb turmeric (or 2 tsp ground), 4 candlenuts (or macadamias), 1 lemongrass stalk
• 3 lime leaves
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 3 cloves
• 3 tbsp oil
• Vermicelli noodles
• Boiled eggs, beansprouts, fried shallots, lime, sambal

Instructions

1. Simmer the beef in 2 litres salted water for 90 minutes; reserve broth.
2. Blend the paste ingredients smooth.
3. Fry the paste in oil with lime leaves, bay, cinnamon and cloves until very fragrant.
4. Add this back to the broth with the sliced beef.
5. Simmer 15 minutes.
6. Serve over vermicelli with boiled eggs, beansprouts, fried shallots, lime and sambal.

Serving suggestions

• Squeeze plenty of lime and add sambal to taste.

Storage & reheating

Broth keeps 4 days.

Nutrition

Nutrition information is not yet available for this recipe. Values vary with portion size and exact ingredients — we will add verified figures here soon.

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