Creamy Beef and Tripe Soup

Name: Creamy Beef and Tripe Soup (Soto Babat)
Yield: Makes 4–6 servings as part of a multicourse meal
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: ½ lb (225 g) daikon radish, cut into half-moons; Steamed rice; 4 Roma tomatoes, cut into wedges; 1 cup (240 ml) unsweetened coconut milk; Emping (melinjo nut crackers) (optional); 1 teaspoon sugar; Key lime or calamansi lime wedges; 1 stalk lemongrass, trimmed and bruised; Chopped Chinese celery leaves or parsley; 10 Asian shallots or 5 European shallots, chopped; 1 teaspoon coriander seeds or ground coriander; 5 cloves garlic, smashed; 3 candlenuts or unsalted macadamias; 1 lb (450 g) cleaned honeycomb tripe, soaked in water for 10 minutes (see notes); 2 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons fine sea salt, divided; 1 lb (450 g) boneless beef brisket or cross-cut beef shank, cut into ½-inch (12-mm) cubes; 4 (¼-inch/6-mm) slices fresh ginger; 2 salam leaves or bay leaves (optional); 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided; Fried shallots; 1 teaspoon ground white or black pepper; 4 makrut limes leaves; Sambal Soto; 2 (½-inch/12-mm) slices galangal; Kecap manis

Soto Babat

Preparation info

Makes
4–6
servings as part of a multicourse meal

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Mortar and Pestle

By Patricia Tanumihardja

Published 2024

About

I’m not usually a fan of innards, but I will eat tripe when Julia cooks it. Yes, her soto babat is that good. Even my husband was won over. He’s ordered tripe dishes at restaurants but none taste as good as Julia’s.

So what exactly is tripe? It’s the edible stomach walls of ruminant animals. Before you pooh-pooh the idea of eating tripe, here are two good reasons: Tripe is a complete source of protein and is packed with vitamins and minerals. (It is

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Asia
Indonesia
Dinner
Soup
South East Asia

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