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Sop Buntut: Indonesian Oxtail Soup

Sop Buntut: Indonesian Oxtail Soup

  • Author: Nunuk Sri Rahayu
  • Prep Time: 30 minutes
  • Cook Time: 2 hours 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 3 hours
  • Yield: 4 1x
  • Category: Soups & Stews
  • Method: Boiling
  • Cuisine: Indonesian
  • Diet: Halal

Description

A healthy, clear oxtail soup, commonly found in hotels and restaurants across Indonesia. Cooked with carrots and potatoes, it makes for a great one-pot meal and is also a good first dish to try if you’re new to Indonesian cuisine.


Ingredients

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  • 1 kg oxtail, cut into small pieces and washed thoroughly
  • 2 medium potatoes, cut into small pieces.
  • 2 carrots, peeled, washed, and cut into small pieces
  • 2 spring onions, cut into small pieces (about 2 cm long)
  • 1 medium tomato, quartered
  • 8 shallots, peeled
  • 5 cloves garlic, peeled.
  • 1/4 tsp white pepper
  • Salt to taste
  • 3 cloves
  • 3 cm cinnamon
  • ½ tsp grated nutmeg
  • 3 tbs vegetable oil
  • 2.5 ltr water


Instructions

  1. Put the oxtail into a pot. Add enough water to cover the oxtail, and bring to a boil.
  2. Turn off the heat immediately after the water boils. Drain the water and rinse the oxtail with cold water.
  3. Add another 2.5 ltr of cold water to the pot containing the oxtail. Bring to a boil, then immediately lower the heat. Add salt.
  4. Using a blender or food processor, blend the shallots and garlic into a fine paste.
  5. Heat the vegetable oil in a small frying pan and then shallow fry the paste until fragrant, around 4 minutes. Add the fried paste to the soup.
  6. Add the white pepper, nutmeg, cloves and garlic.
  7. Continue cooking until the oxtail is tender, around 2 hrs. Adjust the seasoning.
  8. When the oxtail is tender, add the potatoes and carrots, cook for around 7 minutes or until potatoes are cooked.
  9. Add the spring onions and tomato, and turn off the heat immediately.
  10. Serve with white steamed rice and sambal.

Keywords: Soups & Stews, One-pot meals, Common ingredients, Beef, Boiled, Oxtail