Rawon Surabaya is something you can never forget! Locals in Surabaya curate this fast-cooked recipe to help you create the authentic Rawon dish!
Things to know about Rawon Surabaya Recipe
The Indonesian Traditional Black Meat Soup is known as “Rawon” locally. It is a unique beef stew dish with a black-colored broth. Rawon originated from the East Javanese region of Indonesia, in the city of Surabaya.
This dish is recently nominated as the best soup dish in Asia. Rawon was considered a peasant dish in the past, but due to its popularity, the royalties took an interest in it and enjoyed the dish.
The dark color of the broth comes from a special spice used in this dish, called keluak (kluwak), the Indonesian Black Nut. When eaten raw, Kluwak is highly toxic and must be fermented before use.
This spice is then dried and ground together with various spices to create the earthy, sour taste of the broth. This dish is amazing when eaten during cold weather, as it gives a warm feeling to your body from the heat of ginger and chili. This is a dish you would not want to miss!
Savory and Appetizing Indonesian Traditional Black Beef Soup from Surabaya. Authentic Recipe of Rawon Surabaya.
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Ingredients
Rawon
- 500 grams (1.1 lb) Beef Brisket Diced
- 2 sticks Lemongrass – Cymbopogon – Barbed Wire Grass – Cochin Grass – Malabar Grass Crushed
- 3 sheets Kaffir Lime Leaf Torn
- ½ thumb Fresh Galangal – Kencur – Aromatic Ginger – Kaempferia Galanga – Sand Ginger – Cutcherry – Resurrection Lily Peeled, crushed
- 4 sticks Scallion Sliced
- 1 tsp White Sugar – Regular Sugar – Granulated Sugar
- 2 tsp Salt
- 1500 ml (50.72 floz) Water
- 150 grams (5.29 oz) Bean Sprout Blanched
- 4 pcs Salted Duck Egg Boiled
- Fried Shrimp Crackers To taste
Blended Spices
- 7 cloves Shallot Onion
- 5 cloves Garlic
- 4 pcs Kluwak – Indonesian Blacknut
- 1 pc Red Chili Pepper
- ½ tbsp Coriander Seed
- 3 pcs Candlenut
- 1 thumb Fresh Ginger Root
- 1 tbsp Vegetable Oil For blending
- 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil For frying
Sambal Terasi
- 2 pcs Red Chili Pepper Large
- 10 pcs Fresh Cayenne Chili Pepper
- 1 pc Tomato
- 1 tsp Shrimp Paste – Terasi Variety – Indonesian Fermented Shrimp Paste
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp White Sugar – Regular Sugar – Granulated Sugar
- 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil
Instructions
Blended Spices
- Firstly, soak the Keluwak or Indonesian Black Nut in hot water for a few minutes.
- Into a food processor, add all the ingredients along with the vegetable oil.
- Blend into a smooth consistency.
- Into a stock pot, add the vegetable oil, and stir fry the blended spices until fragrant.
Rawon
- Add all the other dry ingredients (lemongrass, scallions, galangal, and lime leaves) into the pot (where the blended spices were fried), and cook with the blended spice until fragrant.
- Add the water into the pot and mix well.
- Bring the broth to heat, then add the diced beef to the pot.
- Cook in low heat for 1 to 2 hours or until the beef becomes tender.
- Serve the finished dish in a bowl with beansprout and boiled duck eggs.
Sambal Terasi
- Finely chop all the ingredients.
- Into a non-stick pan, add the vegetable oil.
- Stir fry all the chopped ingredients until they soften.
- Add the cooked peppers, tomato, garlic, shallot, and shrimp paste into a food processor and blend until smooth.
- Season to taste.
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Cooking tip for making Rawon Surabaya
Use an older keluwak for a tastier broth. You can know whether a keluwak is old by shaking it near your ear, and if you hear rattling sounds, it’s old.
You can replace the boiling water with beef stock to produce a richer taste.
Any part of beef is okay to use in Rawon, but the ones with a high-fat percentage produce the best result.
What to serve with Rawon Surabaya?
The Rawon is best served with warm white rice, shrimp crackers, key lime juice, and crispy fried shallot.
Variations of Rawon Surabaya
A faster alternative for this dish is to cook it with a pressure cooker, which reduces the cooking time to 30 minutes.
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