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Daging kicap (beef in sweet soy sauce)

Beef pieces slowly simmered in a sweet soy sauce flavored with garlic and onion, until the meat is melt-in-your-mouth tender and the sauce is dark and glossy. A family dish served hot with white rice.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

On the side

Nutrition facts

321 kcal per serving

Protein
37.9 g
Carbohydrates
7.7 g
of which sugars
5.9 g
Fat
15 g
of which saturated fat
4.5 g
Fiber
1.2 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Cut the beef into 3 cm pieces and set aside.
  2. Thinly slice the onions and crush the garlic with the ginger.
  3. Heat the oil in a large pot and brown the onions for 5 minutes over medium heat.
  4. Add the garlic, ginger, cinnamon and clove, then stir for 1 minute.
  5. Add the meat and sear for 5 minutes, turning it occasionally.
  6. Pour in the soy sauce, sugar and water, then bring to a gentle simmer.
  7. Cover and cook over low heat for 1 h 15 until the beef is tender and the sauce is well reduced.
  8. Adjust the seasoning and serve hot with rice.

Variations and tips

Quick version. Use ground beef and reduce the cooking time to 20 minutes.

Using what's easy to find. Replace Indonesian sweet soy sauce (kecap manis) with regular soy sauce plus a spoonful of sugar.

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Original Ecomely recipe.