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Soto padang

A spicy, creamy beef soup from Padang in Sumatra, with a broth flavored with ginger and garlic. It is served with rice vermicelli, potato cakes and a squeeze of lime.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Bouillon

Garniture

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

On the side

Instructions

  1. Cut the meat into large pieces and put it in a large pot with cold water.
  2. Bring to a boil, skim, then lower the heat and simmer for 1 hour.
  3. Add the ginger, garlic, chopped shallots, bay leaves, cinnamon and turmeric.
  4. Continue cooking for 45 minutes until the meat is tender, then season.
  5. Boil the potatoes in water, then roughly mash them and fry them in a pan until golden.
  6. Soak the vermicelli in hot water for 5 minutes, then drain.
  7. Arrange the vermicelli, meat, mashed potato and sliced egg in bowls, then pour over the hot broth.
  8. Serve with a lime wedge and sambal.

Variations and tips

Chicken version. Replace the beef with chicken thighs and reduce the cooking time to 30 minutes.

More ideas

Original Ecomely recipe.