Soto Bandung

Recipe by Dapur Rasamasa

Spicy

Serve: 5 Person

This is a must try recipe for the traditional soup known as “soto”. The richly flavored broth is the key element of this dish, so be sure to serve it hot.

500 g beef shank
2/3 glass water in a medium pot
2 tbsp ground pepper
½ tsp salt
2 thumb-sized piece ginger, crushed
2 lemongrass stalks, crushed
Oil
3 spring onions, cut in half
2 bay leaves
5 shallots, sliced thinly
6 garlic cloves, sliced thinly
2 medium-sized radishes, peeled, cut in half and sliced thinly

Bird’s Eye Chili Sauce

5 bird’s eye chilies

3 tbsp water

Side dishes:

3 limes, cut in halves or quarters
3 green onions, sliced thinly
3 tbsp sweet soy sauce
½ glass fried soy beans
Sago crackers

This is a must try recipe for the traditional soup known as “soto”. The richly flavored broth is the key element of this dish, so be sure to serve it hot.

Steps

Bring water, beef, salt and pepper to a boil. Turn down heat and simmer.
Sauté the sliced garlic, shallots, ginger and lemongrass until fragrant. Add the radish and cook until tender. Drain.
Add sautéed vegetables into beef soup and cook until the beef is tender (add water if necessary). Remove the beef from the soup, dice, and put back into soup.
Grind Bird’s Eye Chilies and mix well with boiled water.
Serve Bandung Soto hot with sliced green onions, fried soy beans, lime juice, and sambal.