Bakso - Indonesian Meatball Soup (Best Street Food!)

Name: Bakso - Indonesian Meatball Soup (Best Street Food!)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 400 g minced beef; 100 g cornstarch / cornflour (sub tapioca starch or potato starch); 3 tsp garlic; ⅓ cup ice water; 1 egg; 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp beef stock (powder); 1 tbsp crispy fried shallots; 3 cups beef stock (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: Thu, 13 Mar 2025 18:26:47 GMT