Soto Betawi

Name: Soto Betawi
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 500g beef, cubed; 400ml coconut milk; 1 tsp nutmeg; 2 potatoes, chunked

Soto Betawi/SOH-toh beh-TAH-wee/

About this dish

A rich beef and offal soup in a creamy coconut milk broth, from Jakarta.

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Ingredients

🥩500g beef, cubed

🥥400ml coconut milk

🌰1 tsp nutmeg

🥔2 potatoes, chunked

Method

Serves 2

Simmer the beef in water with spices until tender, reserving the broth.

Add coconut milk to the broth and bring to a gentle simmer.

Add potato and continue cooking until soft.

Season with nutmeg and salt.

Serve hot with rice and fried shallots.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Soto Betawi is a specialty of Jakarta, distinguished by its creamy coconut milk base, unlike the clearer broths of other soto varieties.

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