Rawon ( Javanese style of black beef soup)

As i said before I'll started to cook more traditional Indonesian food, but very slowly because i still find it hard to grind many ingredients, as well as my time, I'm busy all the time with my daughter, because she always need my attention.

I used to have this soup a lot before, it has a unique taste, because of the special ingredient called "kluwek", they have very black colour. Here is the recipe

Rawon ( Javanese style of black beef soup)

Ingredients:

• 250 gr diced beef
• 1000 ml water
• 1 tbsp oil
• 50 gr bean sprouts (from mung bean)
• 2 spring onion, sliced
• 2 stalk lemon grass, brushed
• 3 lime leaves
• 3 cm galangal,brushed

Grind:

• 4 black nuts/kluwek (you can find it in Indonesian grocery store)
• 3 cloves garlic
• 6 eschalots/small brown onion(bawang merah)
• 1 cm turmeric
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• 3 candle nut
• 1 tsp salt

Method:

• Stir grind ingredients (paste) in a large saucepan over medium heat for 1-2 minutes until fragrant.
• Add diced beef, stir for further 3 minutes, until change colour.
• Add water, simmer for 30-40 minutes.
• Serve with bean sprouts and sliced spring onion.

Source:Aneka masakan jawa (Demedia Pustaka)