SOTO SAPI (BEEF SOTO)

Ingredients:

• 300 grams beef
• 150 grams bean sprouts, soak in hot water
• 250 grams mung bean thread, soak in hot water until soft
• 2 sheets bay leaves
• 2 stalk lemongrass, take the white part, crushed
• 3 cm galangal, crushed
• 5 sheets lime leaves, remove the bone, sliced
• 2 stalks scallion, chopped
• 3 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tbsp sugar
• 2000 ml water
• Oil for sauteing

Ground spices:

• 12 pieces red onion
• 5 cloves garlic
• 4 pieces candlenut, roasted
• 2 cm turmeric, roasted
• 3 cm ginger, crushed
• 1/2 tbsp coriander
• 1/2 tsp pepper powder

Complement Ingredients:

• Fried onion and garlic
• 3 stalks celery, minced
• 2 pieces tomato, sliced
• Condiment
• Sweet soy sauce
• 4 pieces lime, cut into 6 parts

How to make Beef Soto:

1. Boil beef with bay leaves, lemongrass, galangal, and lime leaves until cooked and tender. Lift beef and cut into dice-shaped.
2. Boil again beef with broth until boiling.
3. Saute ground spices and scallion. Put into broth. Cook until boiling and cooked.
4. Arrange mung bean thread, bean sprouts, and tomato in a bowl, pour broth and beef. Sprinkle with minced celery and fried onion and garlic.
5. Serve with condiment, sweet soy sauce, and lime.