Sup Daging Medan - Medan Style Beef Soup

Author: Anita Jacobson

Categories: Soup

Cuisines: Indonesian

Ingredients: Beef

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 40 mins

Total Time: 1 hour

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 500 gram beef shank (Indonesian: daging sengkel), cut into bite size pieces
• 1 liter water
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 inch fresh ginger, peeled and minced
• 1 cinnamon stick (Indonesian: kayu manis)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon ground pepper (Indonesian: bubuk lada)
• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg (Indonesian: bubuk pala)
• 1 potato (about 150 gram), peeled and quartered lengthwise
• 1 tomato, cored and quartered lengthwise
• 2 scallion (Indonesian: daun bawang), finely chopped
• 1 celery leaf (Indonesian: daun seledri), finely chopped

Instructions

1. Boil water and beef in a soup pot. Reduce heat and simmer until beef is tender and fully cooked.
2. Add garlic, ginger, cinnamon stick, salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Bring to a boil again and cook until fragrant.
3. Add potato and cook until potato is tender but still firm.
4. Add tomato, scallion, and celery leaf. Cook for another 1-2 minutes. Turn off heat and serve immediately.