✨ Three generations in one bowl ✨
diandracappelut and her mom are cooking up Soto Betawi—a creamy, coconutty beef soup that’s floral, citrusy, savory, and sweet all at once 🌸🥥🥩
This recipe has been lovingly passed down from her grandma, who Diandra says made the best soto betawi ever.
Here’s the legendary recipe:
1️⃣Boil Beef
700g beef cubes, water, thumb-sized ginger -> Boil 2hrs till tender. Drain, return beef to pot with 2L fresh water.
2️⃣Spice Paste
12 shallots, 6 garlic cloves, 3 roasted candlenuts, 2cm ginger, 30–50ml vegetable oil -> Blend into smooth paste.
3️⃣Sauté Paste
Spice paste, vegetable oil, 2 bay leaves, 5 lime leaves, 3 smashed lemongrass, 2cm smashed galangal, 1 tsp nutmeg, 4 roasted cloves, 3cm roasted cinnamon -> Sauté paste in oil, add spices, cook until fragrant & yellowish. Transfer into beef pot, stir.
4️⃣Finish Soup
500ml coconut cream, 3 tbsp sweet soy sauce (to taste), 3 tsp salt, 1 tsp sugar, 0.5 tsp white pepper, 1 tsp beef stock powder, ~2L w...
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