SUKARAJA BEEF CLEAR SOUP

Sukaraja beef clear soup is a kind of beef clear soup from Sukaraja, a little city near Purwokerto, Center Java. Special beef clear soup, special taste. How to make it ? Here you are.

INGREDIENTS :
• 500 gr fresh beef, wash off
• 2 lt freshwater
• 3 tbsp cooking oil for saute

Ground seasoning :
• 5 cloves of garlic, peeled and chopped
• 10 cloves of red onion, peeled and chopped
• 4 cm turmeric root, peeled and baked
• 5 candlenuts seed fruit, fried without cooking oil
• 1 tsp ground white pepper
• 1 ½ tbsp sea salt (or season to taste)

Another seasoning :
• 3 cm alpina galangal roots, peeled and bruised
• 3 cm ginger root, peeled and bruised
• 2 stalks lemongrass, bruised
• 3 tbsp sweat ketchup (or season to taste)
Complements :
• 100 gr sohun (transparent bean flour vermicelli), pour and soak with hot water about 5 minutes, drained
• 100 gr soybeans, soaked with hot water for about 10 minutes, drained and fry it until done (crisp)
• 100 gr short soybean sprouts
• 2 stalks celery, thinly sliced
• 3 tbsp fried sliced red onion
• Shrimp chips (chips made of rice-flour flavored with shrimp)
• Peanuts chilies sauce (sauce made of fried peanuts and chilies)
METHOD :
1) Place the beef in stewpan, add 2 lt freshwater, bring to boil until the beef half-cooked (soft-boiled). Removed, drained and cut into small cubes about 2x2x2 cm. Set aside.
2) Use a mortal and pestle or prosessor food, grind or blend all ground seasoning ingredients finely.
3) Preheat 3 tbsp of cooking oil, sauté the ground seasoning until the mixture becomes fragrant, add bruised ginger roots, alpina galangal roots and lemongrass, stir frequently until done.
4) Place the sauté (point3) into the broth/stock (point 1), add the dices beef (point 1), and sweat ketchup. Reduce heat to medium, simmer it and stir frequently until the beef tender. Reduce heat to low and simmer on. Now, Sukaraja beef clear soup ready to serve.
5) Serve soup with all complements (season to taste).
Happy cooking. Thank you very much.