Eating a bowl of soto bandung (beef and daikon soup) with its refreshing broth and a sprinkle of fried soy beans will be lovely in a cold day. for spicy lovers, you can add sambal into the soup. it will elevate the taste to the next level.
500 grams beef brisket
2,000 ml water
2 lemongrasses, crushed
2 cm ginger,crushed
2 cm galangal,crushed
½ tablespoon salt
1 block beef bouillon powder
1 teaspoon sugar
2 tablespoons cooking oilfor sautéing
ground spices blend:
7 cloves shallot
4 cloves garlic
1 teaspoon salt
sambal ingredients (blended into paste):
30 bird’s eye chili peppers,boiled
¼ teaspoon vinegar
½ teaspoon salt
25 ml broth of the soup
complements:
1 daikon, finely sliced,boiled quickly
2 celery, finely sliced
1 scallion, finely sliced
100 grams fried soybeans
2 tablespoons crispy shallots
2 limes
sweet soy sauce
1. Boil beef over low heat until tender. Remove it from heat. Cut into 2x2 cm cubes. Strain the broth. Add in more water into 1,800 ml. Cook it again until it is boiling.
2. Heat cooking oil on the pan. Sauté ground spices blend, lemongrass, galangal, and ginger until fragrant. Pour it into the beef soup. Cook it until tender.
3. Add in salt, beef bouillon block, and sugar. Cook it until the beef is well done.
4. Put the complements in the bowl. Drench it with soup.
5. Soto Bandung (Beef and Daikon Soup) is ready to serve with sambal.
