Home / All Recipes / Indonesian / Soto Betawi - Jakarta Beef SoupLast updated Nov 27, 2019 — Published Jun 19, 2013 — By Anita — 41 commentsAuthentic and easy soto betawi Jakarta beef soup recipe you can make at home that will remind you of the real deal you find in to prepare Indonesian soto betawi Jakarta beef soup beef stew cuts, honeycomb tripe, shalots, garlic, ginger, galangal, candlenuts, lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, and coconut traditional Indonesian soup is widely enjoyed throughout Indonesia and every region has its own specialty soto. In Jakarta, the de facto soto is soto betawi, where it can be found everywhere, from side street food carts, hole-in-a-wall places, food courts in malls, upscale restaurants, all the way to five-star place will have their own way of preparing soto betawi, with a highly guarded blend of secret spices, and each with fierce die-hard fans touting theirs has got be the one offering the most original and most delicious soto you need to prepare authentic Indonesian soto betawiLiving half-way across the globe means I need to find an excellent soto betawi recipe that can satisfy me and my hubby love for this soup. I am proud to say that we are extremely happy with this particular recipe. The soup tastes exactly like the one we used to have back in are the ingredients I use for my soto betawi1 kilogram beef shank Indonesian daging sengkel, or you can use other cuts that are suitable for stew or soup500 gram honeycomb tripe or other beef entrails like intestines, or increase the amount of beef if you want to omit this5 lemongrass5 kaffir lime leaves3 daun salam Indonesian bay leaves, these are not the same as regular bay leaves, and is best to omit if you don’t have themfresh milkcoconut milkshallotsgarlicgingergalangalcandlenuts, can be substituted with an equal amount of macadamia nutsA bowl of soto betawi - Jakarta beef the soupBefore cooking the soup, the very first thing we do is to prepare the spice paste. You can use a food processor or a blender to do this. If you want a truly smooth paste, please add about 2 tablespoons of water along with all the spices, but it is also okay if the spice paste is not very the spice paste is ready, you can do the following to cook the soupBoil together beef, tripes, lemongrass, daun salam, fresh milk, and spice paste over medium-high heat in a soup pot. Once it boils, reduce the heat to a simmer, cover, and cook until both the meat and tripe are tender. About 2 If using a pressure cooker, this step will only take 30 the meat and tripe from the pot to cool. Once they are cool enough to handle, cut into bite-size step Strain the soup to remove any impurities and scums to get a clear soup, then return the strained soup to the soup the pieces of meat and tripe into the soup pot, add water, coconut milk, salt, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for another 30 off the heat, discard lemongrass and daun salam. Stir in kaffir lime for soto betawi emping melinjo crackers, fried potato cubes, bawang goreng fried shallots, scallions, freshly squeezed lime juice, diced tomatoes, kecap manis not shown, and acar not shown.What to serve with soto betawiSoto betawi is never just about the soup. It is not considered complete if you don’t serve the soup with its accompaniments. I usually prepare all of these while the soup is slowly simmering awaymake some acar Indonesian picklefry potato cubesfry emping melinjo crackersfry shallots Indonesian bawang goreng, you can use store-bought toothinly slice some scallionsdice a couple of fresh tomatoescut a couple of limes into slices, so each person can add squeeze some fresh lime juice into the soup to suit their tasteWe usually enjoy our soto betawi with some steamed white rice, all the above accompaniments, and a bottle of kecap manis Indonesian sweet soy sauce.Soto Betawi - Jakarta Beef SoupSoto Betawi - Jakarta Beef Soup from 16 reviewsAuthor Anita JacobsonCategories One Dish Meal SoupCuisine IndonesianIngredients BeefPrep Time 30 minsCook Time 2 hours 30 minsTotal Time 3 hoursServes 8Print RecipeIngredients1 kilogram beef shank Indonesian daging sengkel500 gram honeycomb tripe Indonesian babat sapi5 stalks lemongrass Indonesian sereh, bruised and knotted3 Indonesian bay leaves Indonesian daun salam1 liter fresh milk1 liter water500 ml coconut milk1 tablespoon salt5 kaffir lime leaves Indonesian daun jeruk100 gram shallots Indonesian bawang merah4 cloves garlic Indonesian bawang putih1 inch ginger Indonesian jahe2 inch galangal Indonesian lengkuas5 candlenut Indonesian kemiri2 tomatoes, cut into 1/2 inch cubes2 potatoes, cut into 1/2 inch cubes and fried2 scallions, thinly sliced2 tablespoon deep fried shallot flakes Indonesian bawang gorengemping melinjo crackers10 kaffir limes or about 3 regular limessweet soy sauce Indonesian kecap manissteamed white riceacar Indonesian pickleInstructionsBoil together beef shank, honeycomb tripe, lemongrass, daun salamIndonesian bay leaves, milk, and spice paste over medium high heat in a soup pot. Once it reaches a rolling boil, reduce the heat to a simmer, cover the pot, and continue cooking until the meat and tripe are tender, about 2 If using a pressure cooker, this step will only take 30 the meat and tripe from the pot to cool. Once they are cool enough to handle, cut into bite-size pieces, about 1/2 inch step Strain the soup to remove any impurities and scums to get a clear soup, then return the strained soup to the soup the pieces of meat and tripe into the pot, add water, coconut milk, salt, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for another 30 off the heat, discard the lemongrass and bay leaves. Stir in kaffir lime the soup soto in soup bowls. Garnish each bowl with tomato and fried potato cubes, and top with sliced scallions, shallot flakes, and emping. Let each person add as much lime juice and sweet soy sauce to their soup. The soup soto is traditionally eaten with steamed white rice and a side of acar.