Bakso - Indonesian Meatball Soup

Name: Bakso - Indonesian Meatball Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 400 g minced beef (14.10 oz); 100 g cornstarch / cornflour (3.52 oz, sub tapioca starch or potato starch); 3 tsp garlic; ⅓ cup ice water (85 ml / 2.87 fl oz); 1 egg; ½ tsp baking powder; 1 tsp beef stock (powder); 1 tbsp crispy fried shallots; 3 cups beef stock (750 ml / 1.58 pt, bone broth is best); 1 spring onion (chopped); 2 tsp garlic; ½ tsp ginger; ½ celery stalk; 1 lemongrass (whole and crushed); ½ tsp sugar; Salt and pepper (to taste); vermicelli rice noodles (bihun); bok choy (or gai lan, Chinese spinach etc); kecap manis / sweet soy sauce; sambal; eggs (hard boiled); tofu

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:30min

Get ready for bakso! A flavour packed meatball soup from the streets of Indonesia, with the chewy texture we know and love. Complete with sambal and kecap manis for a sweet and spicy zing!

Updated at: Sat, 01 Nov 2025 00:02:05 GMT