Indonesian Rawon (Black Beef Soup)

Name: Indonesian Rawon (Black Beef Soup)
Prep time: 8 h 30 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 10 h 30 min
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 600 g beef shin or chuck (cut into large chunks); 2 litres water; 3 tbsp cooking oil; 3 kaffir lime leaves; 2 bay leaves (Indonesian salam leaves preferred); 1 lemongrass stalk (bruised); Salt to taste; 4 keluak (black nuts, soaked, flesh scooped out); 8 shallots; 5 garlic cloves; 4 candlenuts; 3 red chillies (mild); 2 cm turmeric (peeled); 2 cm galangal (peeled); 1 tsp coriander seeds; 1 tsp ground white pepper; Steamed jasmine rice; Bean sprouts (lightly blanched); Fried shallots; Hard-boiled eggs; Fresh lime wedges; Sambal terasi (shrimp paste chilli sauce)

Instructions

Prep:8h 30minCook:2h

Rawon is a traditional East Javanese black beef soup made with keluak spices and tender beef chunks served with rice sambal bean sprouts and boiled eggs for a deeply savoury and comforting Indonesian meal

Updated at: Wed, 13 May 2026 08:08:59 GMT