Soto Betawi
Soto Betawi, from above
Non vegJakarta

Soto Betawi

Jakarta's creamy beef soup made with milk and coconut milk. Rich, spiced and comforting.

120 minTime
46 gProtein each
mildSpice
Jakarta's soto2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayBeef soup with milk and coconut milk, potato and tomato.
The original
572kcalsame
46 gproteinsame
5 gfibresame
120minutessame

Soto Betawi.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Beefbrisket, and tripe if you like
Water1½ litres
Shallots10, some fried for topping
Garlic6 cloves
Candlenuts4
Gingera thumb
Turmeric (ground turmeric)1 tsp
Coriander seeds2 tsp
Black pepper½ tsp
Nutmega grating
Lemongrass2 stalks
Galangala thumb
Kaffir lime leaves (makrut lime leaves)4
Bay leaf (indian bay leaf)salam or bay
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)1½ tbsp
Milk1¼ cups
Thin coconut milk1¼ cups
Salt1½ tsp
Potatocubed, fried
Tomatowedges
Spring onion (green onion, scallion)sliced
Lemonlime wedges

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Simmer the beef in the water for 90 minutes until tender. Cube it and keep the broth.
  2. 2Blend the shallots, garlic, candlenuts, ginger, turmeric, coriander, pepper and nutmeg.
  3. 3Fry the paste with the lemongrass, galangal, lime leaves and salam for 6 minutes.
  4. 4Add to the broth with the beef, then stir in the milk and coconut milk. Heat gently for 10 minutes without a hard boil; season.
  5. 5Serve with fried potato, tomato, spring onion, fried shallots and lime.
Serve it like this

Serve in a deep bowl with rice on the side, fried shallots and emping crackers on top, lime and sambal at the table.

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What goes with Soto Betawi: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Nasi uduk40 min
Bread or rice Methi thepla40 min
On the side Sambal terasi25 min
On the side Perkedel kentang45 min
To drink Sweet lassi10 min
Something sweet Kolak pisang30 min
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