Makassarese Beef Rib Soup

Name: Makassarese Beef Rib Soup
Ingredients: 1 kg/ 2 lbs beef ribs, cut in serving portions; 2 cm or 1 tsp galangale, bruished; 5 kaffir-lime leaves; 1 stem lemon grass, outer leaves discarded, bruished; 2 salam or bay leaves; 1 tbsp tamarind pulp, soak with 50 ml hot water; 2 spring onions, thinly sliced; sugar/palm sugar (to taste); 2 tsp salt or to taste; 3 lt/ 6 pints hot water; 6 pcs shallots, chopped; 4 cloves garlic, chopped; 3 large red chillies, de-seeded, chopped; 3 fresh keluak nuts or 10 gr dried keluak block; 4 cloves; 2 cm fresh turmeric or 1 tsp turmeric powder; 1 tbsp coriander powder; 1/2 tsp pepper powder; 1/2 tsp cumin powder; 1/2 sdt nutmeg powder; lime, cut into wedges; fried shallots; sambal rawit or sambal oelek

14 steps

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 14:01:15 GMT

Ingredients

5 servings

1kgbeef ribs

cut in serving portions

2 cmgalangale

bruished

5kaffir-lime leaves

1 stemlemon grass

outer leaves discarded, bruished

2salam leaves

or bay

1 Tbsptamarind pulp

soak with 50 ml hot water

2 tspsalt

3 ltwater

6 pcsshallots

large, de-seeded, chopped

3keluak nuts

fresh, or 10 gr dried keluak block

4cloves

2 cmfresh turmeric

or 1 tsp turmeric powder

1 Tbspcoriander powder

½ tsppepper powder

½ tspcumin powder

½ tspnutmeg powder

Instructions

Step 1

1 Cut or separate beef ribs into a serving portions. Wash & set aside to drain.

Step 2

2 Put all ingredients for the paste in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth. (If necessery add a little bit oil to help the blending process).

Step 3

3 Heat 3 tbsp oil in a wok or large fryingpan. (Don't add oil if already added in a blender).

Step 4

4 Stir-fry the paste over medium heat until well cooked & fragrant (takes about 5-7 minutes).

Step 5

5 Add the kaffir-lime leaves, lemon grass, galangale & salam leaves. Stir all the time until wilted. ( about 2 minutes)

Step 6

6a Add the beef ribs, stir fry until the beef becomes harder & the color have changed to white.

Step 7

6b

Step 8

7 Transfer the beef ribs & all the spices into a large/deep saucepan.

Step 9

8a Add 3 liter hot water *** & tamarind juice. Stir to mix. *** Add boiled water into the beef ribs then cook on the medium heat to preserve it's best taste.

Step 10

8b

Step 11

9 Adjust the heat into medium-high, bring to boil & let it cook for 30 minutes.

Step 12

10 Cover the pan, adjust the heat into medium & simmer for 1 hour until the beef ribs become really tender. Stir occasionally.

Step 13

11 When the beef is already tender, add the sliced spring onion. Adjust the seasoning accordingly. Add salt & sugar to taste.

Step 14

12 Serve hot by preparing the soup in an individual serving dish, garnish with fried shallots, lime juice & sambal (if preferred).

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