Kuah Bakso Sapi – Beef Balls Soup

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Bakso is a popular street food in Indonesia. There’s even a children song about this food, which I am quite proud to say that I still remember the lyrics to it, haha. The main thing about bakso is of course the meat balls, the most common one is made from beef, but no one says you cannot use other meat of your choice. But a bakso is not just meat balls, it needs to come with the broth, the greens, the rice noodles, the toppings such as scallion, Chinese celery, deep fried shallots, and some sambal for those who love spicy food.

Bakso is such a common food that most people nowadays do not make their own meat balls. Any market, be it traditional wet market, the neighborhood convenient store, or the modern big box supermarket, carries packages of frozen bakso. They come in many varieties as well, from the traditional beef and chicken, to fish, shrimp, and cuttlefish. But, if you are worrywart like me, you probably still want to make your own bakso at home, just to be on the safe side (cos I am a worrywart, right?), and because it is actually not that hard to make anyway.